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

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by TaylorU, Aug 23, 2014.

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  1. Sep 3, 2021 at 10:23 AM
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  2. Sep 3, 2021 at 10:24 AM
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    Lower them to 35. I used to run 33 psi in those when I had them. Im guessing they are e rated. You are going to want to run them way lower than 38 psi because the truck is light compared to what the tire is rated for.
     
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  3. Sep 3, 2021 at 10:39 AM
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    Well I had them at 38, just checked and they all dropped to 34.5, air density with change of weather I imagine. I'll try a few different pressures and see. But the shocks are still getting revalved. About 600# extra in the back and I'd rather have the valving for it
     
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  4. Sep 3, 2021 at 11:07 AM
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    just curious…what coils do you have in the front being yours is a second gen correct??
     
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  5. Sep 3, 2021 at 11:09 AM
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    700, with steel bumper, winch, rci skid, and AGM battery
     
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  6. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:20 PM
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    almost identical to mine. Nice. I have all-pro bumper and run extended 700’s, but will be changing to ext. 650’s on the next rebuild because I want a slightly softer front because of the control enabled with clickers
     
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  7. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:34 PM
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    Yeah she got some weight up front. I find the 700s pretty good. I forgot to turn the clickers up before getting on the highway and talk about a squirmy ride. But I keep em about 3 clicks from full and it's great

    20210816_180237.jpg
     
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  8. Sep 3, 2021 at 12:43 PM
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    sexy
     
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  9. Sep 8, 2021 at 2:08 PM
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    Anyone else find their 650# springs to be too much for a factory bumper? Mine performs well at speed but seems well over sprung on my daily routes. Thinking a bumper would help to settle the front out a bit.
     
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  10. Sep 8, 2021 at 2:29 PM
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    stock or extended?
     
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  11. Sep 8, 2021 at 2:35 PM
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    Extended, assuming you mean travel.
     
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  12. Sep 8, 2021 at 4:53 PM
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    yes. Stock coil is basically 13” I believe and extended is 14”. Someone please correct me if I’m wrong

    I have a lo-pro bumper and winch at 135lbs and when I get around to doing a rebuild I will be switching to the 650# ext coils. If you decide to change them out and sell the coils please let me know.

    right now I’m running 700# coils with my setup and it is just a smidge stiff for everyday driving
     
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    Did you raise it higher then they came out of the box? According to Tyler @ ADS, they should be set to 2.5" out of the box and not to exceed .875" preload.
     
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  14. Sep 8, 2021 at 5:13 PM
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    Only on the drivers side. They actually came set incorrectly, the passenger had more preload than the driver.
     
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  15. Sep 8, 2021 at 5:42 PM
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    mine did not have that when they came from ADS. About 1/4” of threads or so. Now about 7/8” on each side for 1.5” of lift
     
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  16. Sep 15, 2021 at 2:53 PM
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    Got my shocks back from ADS, and found this interesting. When I swapped to the piggyback shocks they went in way easier, didn't have to compress them into the lower shock mount, whereas I had to lift the axle to get the other ones in. Huge difference in length between the two

    20210915_134440.jpg
     
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    Smaller shock, of course it will fit easier. You also are going to lose a couple inches of droop travel.
     
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  18. Sep 15, 2021 at 3:07 PM
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    Dude! I've got a small shock and yours is bigger! Quit telling everyone about it!
     
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  19. Sep 15, 2021 at 3:08 PM
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    It's kind of a wash, right, because you'd have more up-travel with the shorter shock, assuming the bump stop doesn't limit the travel...
     
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  20. Sep 15, 2021 at 3:13 PM
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    You went from a remote reservoir to bottom take off piggyback? Or other way around?
     
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