coilover / spring assist shocks for M1031?

[TechnoWeenie]

I've run coil over / spring assist shocks in every one of my vehicles, even passenger cars.. I find it maintains ride height when loaded and maintains a smoother ride...

Now, it seems that Gabriel discontinued most of their spring assist shocks, and those that are available seem to indicate that they won't fit on the K30 4WD. Now, I know that MOST of my vehicles said the spring assist shocks wouldn't work, but they do, they're not just listed for that application. I had to find the shock with the same length/width/mounting points, then compare that to the model with spring assist.

Has anyone used spring assist shocks with their CUCV?

 

[Chief_919]

You can get the AC-Delco ones.

Link for front.
You can probably find a rear set that works too there, but I know that front set is listed as fitting the K30.

 

[TechnoWeenie]

That's indicating OK for 2WD (C30) but not 4wd (K30).

I'll take your word for it though, if you're using them.

 

[Drock]

There's a reason they're getting hard to find, just like air shocks. The little shock mounts were never meant to hold the weight of the vehicle. The best thing is to add either a helper spring, or better yet a set of air bags. Hellwig makes a couple different types of helper springs that will work good and will be more reliable then a coil over set up. The air bags are the best because they ride better and can be easily adjusted to the load or no load at all.

 

[Csm Davis]

I agree with Drock 100% I will add air bags to any vehicle and never have to worry if I made a good change.

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[TechnoWeenie]

Not concerned about added payload capacity..... Just always ran them... seem to have been better than conventional shocks.