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Old 12-22-2010, 12:12 AM
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ive been looking around and cant find anywhere for a straight answer i saw on another post that someone found that a rear shock from a 2003 dodge van was just about the same size as the front shock in a blazer and i was wondering if they would work or not? and if not does anyone know of an air shock that will fit up the front? i need ned shocks and i wanna get air shocks all around so i can pump them up to get a few more inches when i go offroading and stuff
 
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Old 12-22-2010, 01:37 AM
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just crank tb's.... imo air shocks aren't meant for the front and I wouldn't recommend using them... especially not linked together...

air shocks are meant more for load leveling then lifting
 
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Old 12-22-2010, 06:22 PM
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the reason i didn't wanna crack the tbs is because my cousin (mechanic for 20 years) said that if i did eventually the torson bars would snap because they aren't made to be cranked up like that?
 
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the reason i didn't wanna crack the tbs is because my cousin (mechanic for 20 years) said that if i did eventually the torson bars would snap because they aren't made to be cranked up like that?
I've never heard of a torsion bar snapping but I don't have 20yrs mechanical experience either...
 
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Alittle off topic, but in my opinion, the only reason a torsion bar would snap would be from either damage due to bouncing off something or a mechanical flaw which would have come out regardless of whether they were cranked or not.
 
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