I painted my shocks.
#11
RE: I painted my shocks.
ORIGINAL: RM_Indy
Nice lookin truck and good job on the shocks. Be carefull with the paint bug, its as bad as the performance mod bug!!
Nice lookin truck and good job on the shocks. Be carefull with the paint bug, its as bad as the performance mod bug!!
#12
RE: I painted my shocks.
ORIGINAL: BIGRED97
How do you like the proflow intake? i got the round intake, and i dunno if i noticed anything really.
How do you like the proflow intake? i got the round intake, and i dunno if i noticed anything really.
#13
RE: I painted my shocks.
I'd probably just leave them be, but keep an eye on them incase the bushing splits.
All the shocks I have ever used on my truck (except the stock shock) had a nut that was accessible through the shock tower just under the boot. You put a wrench on it there, and that holds the stem so you can tighten the stem nut up on top. Works a lot better then vise grips. I don't recall the torque on that stem nut, but I don't think it was more then about 30 ftlbs. I'll see if I can find it again.
What is the official name of that color? I have almost never seen a Ram in real life in that color. I see the bright blue pretty often, but almost never that color.
All the shocks I have ever used on my truck (except the stock shock) had a nut that was accessible through the shock tower just under the boot. You put a wrench on it there, and that holds the stem so you can tighten the stem nut up on top. Works a lot better then vise grips. I don't recall the torque on that stem nut, but I don't think it was more then about 30 ftlbs. I'll see if I can find it again.
What is the official name of that color? I have almost never seen a Ram in real life in that color. I see the bright blue pretty often, but almost never that color.
#14
RE: I painted my shocks.
Ok, I found it. The upper shock nut is 35 ft/lbs. The three nuts on the shock tower are 55 ft/lbs, and the lower shock nut is 100 ft/lbs.
Here is a picture I once took to show someone esle where the nut is that you can use to hold the stem while you tighten.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/BC599FFA83484AE48299C4FD309B1E8E.jpg[/IMG]
Here's the only picture I could find where you can see my upper shock bushings. These are tightened to spec. Compare to yours.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/5F355FF943324937A73DFB2760006DC7.jpg[/IMG]
Here is a picture I once took to show someone esle where the nut is that you can use to hold the stem while you tighten.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/BC599FFA83484AE48299C4FD309B1E8E.jpg[/IMG]
Here's the only picture I could find where you can see my upper shock bushings. These are tightened to spec. Compare to yours.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/5F355FF943324937A73DFB2760006DC7.jpg[/IMG]
#15
RE: I painted my shocks.
Thanks. Mine doesn't have a nut there that I've seen or I would have used that.It's just a round little lip for the boot to hold onto.
I saw that picture and yours don't look compressed at all. A shop installed these front shocks a year and a half ago as I did the rears and the fronts were so rusted I couldn't get them off and didn't really have the time to mess with them so I had a shop do it. Now that I have more time I can do stuff like this myself more. The boots are already compressed down some as I think they tightened them way more than yours. I may loosen it up slightly though.
BTW I'm not sure what color this truck is called. I like it because it's a nice dark blue but in the sun it really looks more like a light blue. I also really like it although I'd rather repaint my truck bright orange. I think that would look awesome.
I saw that picture and yours don't look compressed at all. A shop installed these front shocks a year and a half ago as I did the rears and the fronts were so rusted I couldn't get them off and didn't really have the time to mess with them so I had a shop do it. Now that I have more time I can do stuff like this myself more. The boots are already compressed down some as I think they tightened them way more than yours. I may loosen it up slightly though.
BTW I'm not sure what color this truck is called. I like it because it's a nice dark blue but in the sun it really looks more like a light blue. I also really like it although I'd rather repaint my truck bright orange. I think that would look awesome.
#16
RE: I painted my shocks.
I went a loosened them up and got them fairly loose and the bushing still didn't come up. I think they are just like that from being compressed like that over time. They also don't look as thick to me as yours though. I'm not positive on that though. Do you think they will be okay to just leave like that?
#17
RE: I painted my shocks.
I'd just tighten them back up till snug and leave them be, but you might want to get some new bushings eventually. If the shock starts making any noise, you'll hear it and can just tighten them up some more. I'll look around the garage, I might have some bushings left over that I can just send to you to replace them with. Or, you could e-mail a company like Rancho or Skyjacker, and tell them you need just an upper bushing. I bet they would send you one for very cheap or no cost at all. Skyjacker sent me a new control arm bushing for free when I asked them for one.
#19
RE: I painted my shocks.
ORIGINAL: Silver_Dodge
Ok, I found it. The upper shock nut is 35 ft/lbs. The three nuts on the shock tower are 55 ft/lbs, and the lower shock nut is 100 ft/lbs.
Here is a picture I once took to show someone esle where the nut is that you can use to hold the stem while you tighten.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/BC599FFA83484AE48299C4FD309B1E8E.jpg[/IMG]
Here's the only picture I could find where you can see my upper shock bushings. These are tightened to spec. Compare to yours.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/5F355FF943324937A73DFB2760006DC7.jpg[/IMG]
Ok, I found it. The upper shock nut is 35 ft/lbs. The three nuts on the shock tower are 55 ft/lbs, and the lower shock nut is 100 ft/lbs.
Here is a picture I once took to show someone esle where the nut is that you can use to hold the stem while you tighten.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/BC599FFA83484AE48299C4FD309B1E8E.jpg[/IMG]
Here's the only picture I could find where you can see my upper shock bushings. These are tightened to spec. Compare to yours.
[IMG]local://upfiles/9095/5F355FF943324937A73DFB2760006DC7.jpg[/IMG]
#20