Anderzander Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Anyone know the compressed and extended lengths for the standard series shock please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepé le Pew Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Does this help? http://www.heystee-automotive.com/parts/springs/shocktab.htm Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingsid Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Interesting, as far as I was aware SWB front and rear are the same?? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 That is helpful thanks - I'm looking at fitting later series shocks to my 80" to keep the costs down a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 on a S2/3 swb the front shocks are shorter than the rears. On an 80" they are all the same length, which also is the same length as the rear ones on a S2/3 swb. I run four of these on my 80". They are not a straight swap though! There's a difference in eye mounts. They are narrower on a S1 and the center pin through the bushing has a smaller ID. I fixed this with a piece of thin walled tube. If you look through my thread I'm pretty sure I put up some pics of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 Hi Soren I had some tubes tapped out some time ago to thread onto the S1 top mounts and take the later series shocks - hopefully I can find where I put them ! The original shocks were different front to back though. I checked against a couple of other 80's and the measurements came out to be : Front: Compressed 270 Extended 410 Rear: Compressed 300 Extended 480 All the (expensive) replacement sets though were the same size front to back. Good to know that you are happily running the rears though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Okay you should be well prepared then, if you find them that is you say thread onto the stock mounts, does that mean they will stick out further from,the chassis? I just slid some thin-walled tubing over them and cut a bit of material off the bushings on the S2/3 shocks so I could fit them with stock S1 hardware. You will have the same problem on the spring plates too, they are also both a bit too narrow and to small a diameter for the newer shocks. But yeah it is nice to have these on instead as it gives a broader selection if shocks. I run Monroe gas ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 That is helpful thanks - I'm looking at fitting later series shocks to my 80" to keep the costs down a little. I have a pair of virtually new standard series shocks that are left over if you want them - I think they are standard armstrong ones. You are welcome to them if you have someway of getting them from Oxford to you! Thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 That would be marvellous Jon . Are they the rears then ? It would either be a forum relay or I could pay postage ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Just had a look through my old orders - I think they are fronts not rears, and they may be britpart not armstrong (paddock didn't quote a manufacturer and I don't have them to hand at the moment to check).. You are still welcome to them though - let me know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted March 16, 2015 Author Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'm a bit of being ready to fit them - so can hold on until they either come to hand for you or I am able to take some measurements on the 80" ? I'm going to put a 200tdi in and may need some chunky bump stops to deal with the front crank pulley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=jon= Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Sure - I've not had the series for close to 2 years and they've been in my parents garage since so there's no rush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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