Rear Shocks
Sidekicks/Trackers/Sunrunners all share the same common problem when it comes to rear shocks. The shock mount is extremely close to the rear axle tube making the use of aftermarket large body shocks nearly impossible. As the rear axle articulates it pulls the shock closer to the axle tube. When using a large body aftermarket shock , the shock, the brake line or both will be damaged by compression as the axle articulates. The bodies are simply too big for the stock mount, also we have still not found a single large body shock ( and trust me we have tried a lot) that had valving and ride quality anywhere near the level we were shooting for with our kits. They were all simply too stiff and they rode like a gravel truck. Our lift kits maximize wheel travel while still maintaining reliability. If during drop out your large body shock is not touching the axle tube, then your lift kit has been severely limited to avoid this problem. We recognized the problem, solved it, so we could give you the maximum amount of travel available for each of our lift kits.
We use a simple gas charged, long travel, lightly valved oem style shock. Through out our testing we have found them to be the most reliable, least prone to failure, best riding and they are a small body shock that fit’s the stock mount…thus negating any fabrication or welding making this a simple bolt in installation.