MrDude_1

hey,
has anyone here used a rear suspension travel limiter of anysort before?
my rear springs are a little short, and the springs fall out of the upper spring pockets when its jacked up.

where can i get a nice looking travel limiter? a strap the correct length would be nice... also where should it be mounted.... where the shock is SEEMS like a ok place, but i dont know about how it would behave when rubbed on the shock.

if not there, then where should it attach.. both on the body and on the axle.

btw, if it makes any diff, i do have a 9" rear.... but its built like a stock fbody rear.

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

off road websites that cater to jeeps have tons of limiting straps in various sizes and colors/widths. I would check them out. typically they either weld another tab onto the axle tubes or run it off a 4link mounting point.

AlkyIROC

Garages just hate it when they put your car up on a hoist and the rear springs fall out

Normally, the shocks extend and top out keeping the springs from fully expanding. Some shorter shocks should be used or stock ones relocated. If the springs are cut then the chassis sits lower and the shocks are compressed more. When the suspension compresses on bumps, the shocks are probably bottoming out or are very close to.

Trucks have been doing this for years. You put a lift kit on and you buy longer shocks or relocation brackets. My 91 454SS truck has a 6/4 drop kit. The front shocks are shorter. The rear shocks are shorter and have relocation brackets.

You really should do something. If for any reason you unload the rear suspension while driving and a spring falls out, it's going to cost you a lot more.

xpndbl3

iTrader: (5)

good point, I didn't even think of mini truck shocks like off an S10 with a lowering kit on it. I bet those would work out great because of their shorter length.

Lo-tec

I made some out of an old tow strap. I folded one end over a 3" muffler clamp (I think 3"-just big enough to go over the axle tube), and sewed it together. On the other end, I put a bolt with a big washer through a hole I made near the end of the strap, and bolted it through an existing hole near the frame rail. Worked like a charm!!