I'd jack the back of your truck up and measure the max distance the shock will have to stretch with the axle at full droop. That should narrow it down - remember, the minimum distance will be the same as stock - if you overloaded the truck and bottomed out.

 

Ya the only thing is I'd have to set the shackles where their honna be to get my full 3" of lift and then disconnect the shocks as they are limiting my travel and then measure the distance. And then reverse all that again until the shocks come in and do it all again! Haha
Not that i dont love working on my truck but......

 

If you do what pittman said, make sure you give yourself .5" before full extension and .5" before full collapse , you wouldnt want to over extend the shock nor FULLY compress it at any time during suspension cycle,
always good to be safe about it!:salute:

 

That pretty good advice. Didn't think about that. OK thanks I might try and measure tomorrow, we'll see. No one else is running a 3" rear setup though on here? I thought for sure someone would be running it. Super easy and cheap to get the 3".

So if my full droop is lets say 24", i should look for one that 24.5"?
And when parked on the ground if it's 14" compressed I should get a shock thats about 13.5". Is that right?? or would I want 14.5"?? I would think the 13.5" though

Thanks guys

 

Find out how long a shock you will need and call Bilstein and get there 5100 series Mono Tube shock. If there anything like the 4600 series mono tubes I got you'll be happy. They will be able to match a shock to what you need. I would deff go mono tube over twin tube shock

 

This! The 5100's are the best bolt on shock one can buy for these trucks. they are light years ahead of rancho / skyjacker / procomp or any other "white" generic shock.

 

Longer,..

So say your full Bump is 25" and full droop is 35"(just random numbers), youd set the shock so at full bump you have about .5" of shaft still showing,and youd want to either limit the rear or account for the droop in length.

Im just used to setting up after market resi'd shocks. cause thats the same technique i use as well as any other shop that does that type of work.

Go big, get you some resi'd shocks They make a night and day difference, trust me. lol did it on mine awhile back.:salute:

 

So found a set of shocks that work for 3" rear lift setups for future information.... Skyjacker has the hydro 7000 (H7084) platform for gmc canyons with 3-4" rear lifts

Dimensions
Collapsed: 14.82"
Extended: 24.84"

Prob not the best shock in the world but....

They also have the M9584 platform with the exact same dimensions, just alot more money cuz they are nitro shocks...

Anyone running either of these shocks??

 

Thats exactly what I've got in the rear. I like them! Granted I went 165,000 before even changing them so anything was an improvement haha.
I've got the nitro 8000's up front, they seem to have a little more ass to them, and they're not that much more.

 

Awesome. Ya I ended up ordering the hydro 7000. What lift setup are you running out back?

I will post pics of the length of them compared to my 3" rear lift for future reference

 

Sorry to hijack the thread Tadcoll (btw, everytime I see your posts on the board I read it "tacodoll" for some reason, gives me a smile) , but I was also looking into getting some new shocks for the rear for a 2" shackle lift just to start.

In browsing around I've found KYB's KG5190 and Rancho RS5325 that will allegedly fit comfortably with the .5" mathing that pittman posted.

Anyone run either of these? Just looking for some feedback. Money is coming soon so I'd like to jump at the chance to get all the parts to finish my lift.

 

None of them, they are Rancho!! Go Bilstein.

 

:yeahthat: im running bilsteins in the front after a 2 1/2+ crank and i really like them

 

I have ranchos and like them a lot. Wish they were a little stiffer but theyre a lot better of a ride than stock by far.


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@royrjs - Which bilstein shock are you using. The shock sticky thread seems to have a lot of confusion in it as to which model to use.

As a matter of fact that whole thread seems to be a lot of confusion.:th_crazy:

 

All 4 are the yellow ones.

Front: stock Z71, BUT I'd suggest to put a couple (or 4) washers before the first bushing cup (upper assembly).

Rear: stock Z71 with custom made shock extensions. If you trust your parts guy, measure the stockers and get whatever is 3" longer; rumor has it the shocks for the S-10 ZR2 are the ones that fit.

 

bilstein 4600s or the 5100s, you'll never go back. I use my truck on and offroad and by far is stiff enough not to bottom out but soft enough for a comfortable ride on the street and highway. I run add a leafs too

 

Sooo for future information:

I went with the hydro 7000 shocks for the rear.. Look super badass on the rig. 3" of lift shows them off real well.
As for sizing: they fit great for a 3" lift. I probably should have done the rs5190's which are 2" longer to give me room to grow and lift some more because at full droop these are almost exactly the right length.
I did have to jack the axle up 1/4" to slide the bottom shock bolt through which is pretty spot on. Ecause i dont think ill be doing any rock crawling or jumps anytime soon to be at that full of a droop

On a side note the hydro7000's are wayyy better then stock and handle speed bumps like champs. Any stiffer wouldnt bave been nice considering i have an AAL and Shackle combo which stiffens her up as is..

 

I have almost the same setup with the hydro 7000 series and @ $31 per shock shipped to the house can't beat the price. Didn't go the rancho route since they are supposed to be stiffer and didn't want to pay for bilsteins.