Thanks fastTimmy (part 2)

[essexjet]

Just wanted to take the time to thank Tim for a killer lift system. I went with a 6" springs with Donahoe Res. shocks up front and 4" block in the rear with single shock. Installed the lift myself with help from two friends and it was a very easy installation. Only had to drill one hole on the passenger side for the shock hoop and it only took a total of 5 hours for everything. Anyone considering a lift for a Ford or toyota go with Donahoe, its the best ride for a lifted truck.
Heres a few pictures of the install....
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[cc322]

Looks good , that is my next truck

[BLOWN HOWARD]

Just curious about the dual resevoir shocks up front it seems like i see alot of these out there. What is the purpose of this any better ride??? Or just for looks Seems like none of these trucks these days that run them can really justify the money for them.

[riverbound]

When I had my truck lifted they told me that going with the reservoirs was just a "looks" thing and that unless I was racing it dont spend the money. But they told me going with the dual shocks instead of the single does make it ride better.
Btw: nice looking truck

[essexjet]

When I had my truck lifted they told me that going with the reservoirs was just a "looks" thing and that unless I was racing it dont spend the money. But they told me going with the dual shocks instead of the single does make it ride better.
Btw: nice looking truck
Thanks riverbound. Your right it is only for looks, does not improve ride. But they are rebuildable though.

[77charger]

When I had my truck lifted they told me that going with the reservoirs was just a "looks" thing and that unless I was racing it dont spend the money. But they told me going with the dual shocks instead of the single does make it ride better.
Btw: nice looking truck
a guy i do work for races trucks is sponsored by king shocks i asked him about it(he had a f250 with dual shocks) he basically told me the resevoir is for holding more oil to prevent fading from the shocks cause they will run cooler but said you have to be hittin alot of bumpy roads to notice the difference(what he said no paved road will be enough)In off road conditions they will help.as for the dual shocks they help in off road conditions but on highway "they look cool dont they"(his response laughing)

[DogHouse]

A single shock (especially a big one) can easily provide more than enough damping to handle anything a street truck will see, or even most off road use. In fact a single shock can me made so stiff that it will rattle your fillings out! The reason that aggressive off roaders and racers must use multiple shocks is to keep the shocks from getting hot and fading in the rough. Yes reservoirs are used for extra oil capacity in the most simple form, but for some more sophisticated shocks they are also an integral part of the damping control system, i.e. they are used to tune the stiffness of the shock through its travel. Ideally, a good shock will start out with light compression damping at the top of its travel to allow the wheel to move freely and stay in contact with the surface over small bumps, but then it will progressively stiffen up as it compresses so that at the very bottom of its travel, it is extremely stiff and helps provide bottoming control when landing from a jump, hitting a big ditch, bump, etc. Really trick shocks can also be tuned to provide varying damping rates depending on the speed of the wheel movement in addition to just the position of the piston. So, some of the street trucks that you see with multiple shocks may ride very nice, but it's not because there's two or three shocks on each wheel. It's because they're using much more sophisticated shocks ($$$) than the run of the mill stuff that most of us have. The biggest reason those trucks ride so nice is because they look bitchen and cost big bucks, so of course they must be the best! ;)