Rancho Shocks

When I first got this beast it handled like an old Cadillac, I quickly realized the shocks were very bad, probably the original factory shocks. This would not do for my purposes. I installed the rear lift shackles, (will post that later) and turned the front torsion bars 3 full turns, I later turned two more for a total of 5 turns. Some people say that is too high and will cause undue stress on my front axles. I say when the spring is under tension the axle is straight enough and if I was concerned with undue stress I would leave the Xploder in the driveway. Anyway, I needed shocks that will account for the lift.

FYI, fitting this boot over the axle was a serious PITA.

Before

and after

The rear looks pretty good too