[Mike]

i bought some shocks today that are a fair bit longer than the originals
when a car is sitting flat how much up travel does it need?

[royce]

about 15mm more than the distance between bumpstops

[Mike]

well i'm stuffed then, the shocks i got when they are fully compressed the diff is about 3 inches away from the bumpstop

[royce]

commondore sedan?

[Mike]

yep vs/vr sedan rears i have to take them back though because the bottom bolt doesn't fit in the bushing in the shock

[royce]

bush too big?
swap in the sierra ones or hit Bruce up for some new ones

[Mike]

its like a pressed in metal one someone posted a part number for vp wagen rears, would i be better trying to get a set of those?

[royce]

yes you would

[Mike]

will they be long enough for 30mm higher than standard reset rears and longer shackles?

[royce]

they are pretty well long enough for most ruf setups, anything more youll need ranchos and shock hoops that cost more than a sierra

[Mike]

the other number that was posted was for liteace rears i got a set of hilux rears that were a bit longer should i just get the ones that someone posted in this thread? oh yeah by the way do you know anywhere tother than supercheap that sell gabriel?

[royce]

dunno, its the compressed length you need to worry about

not in Tasmania

[Mike]

i meant do any of the major chains other than super cheap stock them?

[royce]

nobody bothers to stock anything supercheap pushes

National parts used to keep a few but they closed down