I have also spoken to another shop owner and fabricator about the FOA shocks and if I was on the right track about ordering shocks with 18" travel. I was told that there was a posibility with the 18" travel shocks that the rods would bend too easy. Has anyone else heard of this? I would think that as long as the four link was properly engineered that there should be no problems. I figured that if I am going to do this I only want to do it one time. So, go big or go home, is what comes to mind. If there are no other ideas then it looks like the FOA's will get the go ahead. I am thinking about 18" travel, 2" shock and I am unsure of the spring weights still to this point. I will need to weigh the back end of the rig and subtract the weight of the wheels, tires, and rear axle. If I remember correctly then I will also have to subtract half of the weight of the link arms. Is there anything else that I am missing?
Again, thank y'all so much for all the help. I will be taking pictures of the whole thing. I will post them up when I get to hacking. Now, all I need to do is find someone who will be willing to finish the work after I start it. I am really good as starting projects and not finishing them.
LT.
Sign me up for the job!!! I will do it for you and GET 'R DONE!!!:greg: