Inverted Shocks, what is the benefit?

Your shocks were probably installed by a lose nut under the jeep. If you mount them up side down they cannot shed water dirt and mud and the shock acts like a cup but what do I know?

I mounted my Rancho 9000s upside down so the dampening adjuster would not be exposed to utter annialiation.

I don't think it was done in error. The top of shocks are a pin mounting type that mounts to the body. There is no other way to mount them.

I think your upper mounts are different from mine though, correct? The rear of my ZJ has "EB1" mounts top and bottom. I thought the TJ had the bar pin type of mounts on the upper mount? As my friend HarryS said, what do I know? :)

Do I specify which way I want to shocks to go or will Doetsch just send whatever they designed for the ZJ? Thanks!

The Edelbrocks on my JGC are required to be installed upside down.

Turns out, some shocks can and others should not be mounted up side down. Check with the manufacture. If they are approved to be mounted in either direction, up side down sometimes can make for better clearance against suspension (and other things).

-- JimG

80' CJ-7 258 CID 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

You crawl over cows, and damage their utters... that's sick!

:-)

JimG

No wonder there are mad cows!

Udderly ridiculous!

JimG wrote:

Yea... what he said! JimG

Not gonna comment on this particular utterance ;o)

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