ADS Off-Road Racing Shocks - Information, Pictures, & BS Thread

Right so that block has two holes that you mount it to the frame with, then 2 bolts which clamp the bracket to the block. You can arrange those so the bracket is more towards the front (see photo) and that should give you plenty of clearance, as shown below

 

Just mount it so that one of those two bolts it comes with is the forward-most (towards the front of the truck) thing, and you should be good.

 

Wait so the forward bolts of that block is for the mount? I thought that was for the sway bar?

 

Good call on that protection. I'm going to do the same.

 

Unclear on that interaction because I don't have a sway bar anymore. I know the bolts you use to attach the block to your frame are the old sway bar bolts

 

Right. You were able to attach the mount to forward bolts because you don't have a swaybar. For those that do, we use those forward bolts for the sway bar but the mount is still sandwiches in between frame and the block.

 

This has me curious myself since I will be running the swaybar also. I have been going back thru this thread checking pics w/ resi’s and swaybar. Seems some have bracket sandwiched between block and frame, while others have it between swaybar mount plate and the block. So how was it’s actual design intended?

Seems both ways will work.

 

Supposed to be the mount is sandwiched. It's a swaybar relocation block so as the name implies, the swaybar is relocated a bit further forward and down so as to not hit the coils etc.

You can't even mount the swaybar mount if you have the reservoir mount bolted on to the forward bolts.

 

The hoses shouldn't be kinked like that. You can crack the JIC fittings on the hoses and adjust them without losing oil or pressure, you can also loosen the o-ring boss fitting on the resi to clock it properly. The hose should route smoothly out from the resi at about 30 degrees and flow up to the shock top.

 

The resi bracket goes up to the frame, than the spacer if you are keeping the sway bar.

 

Thank you for this info..I want to adjust mine but at the same time, dont want to mess anything up

 

Here is how the hoses should look.

 

Are you able to point out the parts that we can adjust (preferably with a red arrow )? That setup looks clean and does not look like it will rub on anything

 

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All of the fittings can be adjusted. You just have to barely crack the fittings and you can adjust them to where needed. 13/16 and 7/8 wrench will be needed. If a little bit of oil drips out it will not affect the charge pressure. The fitting going in to the resi is an o ring boss, so just loosen the jam nut and you can rotate it. There is an o ring under the nut so as long as you don't get carried away it will keep the sealing. The JIC fitting on the actually hoses don't need to be loosened much to be able to rotate them, sometimes you can get the wrench on the hose end and rotate it than just snug up the fitting afterwards.

 

Pursuant to @Jibbs and @slomoe suggestion ( thanks gents) here is how mine now sits.

 

Fwiw, these shocks and springs are sturdy enough you can lose the sway bar without much drama. I snap my back end lose before I'm ever afraid the truck will roll

 

Sway Bars are for Cars....

 

whats a sway bar?