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Old May 23, 2007 | 03:20 AM
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i was reading several post about how everyone is using the 63-82 year shock instead of the 84-96 so does it make that much of a difference,its stock ride height right now but will be lowered soon.
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It is the same shock except longer internally to give you more room for the insides to travel when you do lower it. ALso the T Bar is not correct for the C4. You need a new T Bar on the lower mount for the shock as it is open and the factory isnt so you will need washers to keep a good bite on the shocks.
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so if im only going to lower it 1" does that mean ill be ok with this shock
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so if im only going to lower it 1" does that mean ill be ok with this shock
Yes, this shock allows you the travel needed after you lower it.
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im going to send them back to get the 63-82 shock,the ones i have right now have a different t bar then the ones on your pictures,mine are a closed loop so have the changed the t bar or is that the one that comes on the 88-96. Thanks for your help
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Originally Posted by franks96ce
im going to send them back to get the 63-82 shock,the ones i have right now have a different t bar then the ones on your pictures,mine are a closed loop so have the changed the t bar or is that the one that comes on the 88-96. Thanks for your help
I dont know where you bought them, but the T Bar can be installed easily. I havent bought mine yet, but NAAKE said they're easy to do. Summit sells them and NAAKE will give you the part for a little cheaper.
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