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

that last pic....an ADS Sex machine?

 

more important question is did you get any stickers?

 

#tacobonermaterial

 

Let me get this straight.

You put high performance coilovers on a truck that will hopefully get dirty by using said suspension, and you are worried about the stickers....? With all the movement and debris going on down there the stickers are going to get abused. They look good to me. Just sayin

 

replace stickers every 3 months?

 

Just get them replaced at a rebuild when it shows you need new decals.

If one were to call into ADS they may be able to get custom colors...??

Or if a buddy has a vinyl cutter, you can make them super quick in any color combo you have vinyl for.

Black background with white outline frame and gold sparkle or yellow letters would be schweeeeeet

 

priorities...amirite

 

which ass is that?

 

All my armor is SOS Concepts

 

whats a good sticker height?

 

How much do these run?

 

I paid about $700ish shipped

 

Needs! Drill out the frame for install??

 

drill out rivets, yes

 

5 inches?

 

Nice. Who did you order from? I just put on locked off road bumps, but they limit my up travel. So I might switch it up down the road.

 

If you have an air compressor an air hammer is your friend. Made quick work of the rivets after grinding the heads off.

$65 Ingersoll Rand 114GQC Air Hammer - 3 PC Chisel Set with Tapered Punch, Panel Cutter, Flat Chisel, 2-5/8" stroke, 3500 BPM, Lightweight, Compact, Gray

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You couldn’t pay me to use locked anything again.
I heard they are still telling people they have rebuild kits...

 

Installed my new set up today. Coming from a fox 2.5 non Resi. First impressions are very nice build quality and definitely improved ride control vs. the FOX. Two things that seem a little off with the ADS though . First thing is the length of the Resi hose; It is very tight when clamped to the bracket. I had to really apply a lot of force even after adjusting the hose orientation to get it closer to the bracket. I feel with that much tension on the hose it would leak prematurely. I noticed that the resis that have the click adjusters the hose seems a little closer up on the Resi with a 45° fitting vs. the non adjuster Resi (like mine) that are a 90° Fitting. I would think that another 1/4 - 1/2 “ hose length on the plain Resi models would be beneficial.
Secondly, After I installed them I added some preload (about 7-8 turns each side) I went for a quick drive and when I looked everything over when I got back, I noticed that the top and bottom are not sitting centered in the mounts. The uppers have some rubbing in the top hat mount. I can rotate the shock by hand back to centered but then it just goes back crooked.
Any pointers are greatly appreciated.

 

ADS still having hose issues. Looks like they switched vendors as well. Might want to call ADS up and send them some pics.