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TeraFlex 2.5" Problem

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Old 04-04-2012, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyshackleford
6 inches of shock shaft is wayy too much. sounds like you may have to small of a shock up front. the rears sound like they are too long lol i guess we will see when you post photos. i love my teraflex and have had no probs. hopefully we can help ya out.
So I went on the TeraFlex site vs. Quadratec to look at what the model numbers I ordered were. According to Qtec, the model number for the rear shocks is 1554200 and that is for the range of 2.5-4". The TeraFlex website however has 1554200 as the 3-4" rear shock. The front from Qtec is 1553200 for the same 2.5-4" range. The Teraflex site has 1553200 as the 3-4" front shocks. Kind of confusing since TeraFlex has separate shocks for all of the ranges in height where as Qtec uses 2.5-4" as one shock.
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Old 04-04-2012, 01:44 PM
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The TF rep is in Moab, as is Most ppl! It defiantly sounds like u got the wrong shocks. Please post pics when u can so we can see.. And I'm sure as soon as joe from TF sees this he will respond.
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Originally Posted by Freewill
Sounds like you may have shocks that expect the whole suspension to be a lot taller than it sits with just the spacers in place. I wouldn't draw any conclusions until the TF springs are installed. I think you are sitting at what will be close to the maximum compression of your new springs.
I have the springs installed. They were the springs from the 2.5" lift. No Budget Boost spacers, just the stock 1" spacers that were already there.
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Old 04-04-2012, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rinkishJK
The TF rep is in Moab, as is Most ppl! It defiantly sounds like u got the wrong shocks. Please post pics when u can so we can see.. And I'm sure as soon as joe from TF sees this he will respond.
Yeah, I completely forgot about MOAB...Would be nice.
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Old 04-04-2012, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyshackleford
yeah i would confirm the part numbers on the shocks themselves and not what you ordered. with those shocks you should still have more that 3 inches of up travel. i would like to see your bumpstop setup also.
Well I have messed with them so I no longer have the TF bumpstop installed. Only the OEM.
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Old 04-04-2012, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyshackleford
oh ok. i wouldnt worry about them anyway.
Man, I really want to get this figured out. Driving the other vehicle with a roof is driving me nuts in this weather.
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Old 04-05-2012, 06:37 AM
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How old are these shocks? Did this problem just start happening?
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Originally Posted by holy_crap
How old are these shocks? Did this problem just start happening?
Well, that is also another strange thing. I have had them for less than a year. At first they were installed with the 2.5" Budget Boost Spring pucks which was last summer, then I put the springs on and took out the pucks in order to not have to buy extended brake lines, lower control arms, and drive shaft and thats when it really started happening.
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