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Replaced the first front shock with Monroe 65456. Luckily, the Monroe compressed length is 1/8" shorter and extended length 3/8" longer than the originals. (Unless the old shocks are damaged).
The passenger side old shock is super hard to compress while out of the truck (all my weight on it and it barely compresses), but rebounds by itself, while the new Monroe compresses relatively easily and rebounds slowly. Wondering if this is causing my bouncing at 50mph?
Of course, in typical S&S fashion, the top and bottom bolts are not identical diameter, neither are the steel bushings. I drilled out the old rubber and pulled the bushings. Monroe shock has a 1-1/16" ID on the rubber on both ends. S&S shock has a 1-1/16"od bushing on top and a 1-1/4"od bushing on bottom.
So I just turned down the large bushing od to 1-1/16" on the lathe. Both pressed into the new shock smoothly. Still have more than 1/8" of shoulder.
the bottom flange is also 5/16" wider than the top. So I have to add a couple washers. Otherwise, an easy job for a $35 shock.
The passenger side old shock is super hard to compress while out of the truck (all my weight on it and it barely compresses), but rebounds by itself, while the new Monroe compresses relatively easily and rebounds slowly. Wondering if this is causing my bouncing at 50mph?
Of course, in typical S&S fashion, the top and bottom bolts are not identical diameter, neither are the steel bushings. I drilled out the old rubber and pulled the bushings. Monroe shock has a 1-1/16" ID on the rubber on both ends. S&S shock has a 1-1/16"od bushing on top and a 1-1/4"od bushing on bottom.
So I just turned down the large bushing od to 1-1/16" on the lathe. Both pressed into the new shock smoothly. Still have more than 1/8" of shoulder.
the bottom flange is also 5/16" wider than the top. So I have to add a couple washers. Otherwise, an easy job for a $35 shock.
