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Old 11-08-2021, 11:56 AM
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Hopefully all done tonight. I should be barring something catastrophic



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Old 11-08-2021, 12:39 PM
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Are those coilovers mounted upside down?
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What do you mean?
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Shouldn't the adjusters and shock body be at the top not the bottom?
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I don’t know that it matters, but I have mine sitting the same as his, with the adjusters on bottom.
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That would be weird. The logo would be upside down and the adjusters would be also. I don't think it really matters either
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Interesting. I guess I just have never seen them mounted that way. Maybe its a low low thing
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Mine are this way as well, keeping the shaft up helps avoid road debris and rocks dinging it. Plus, the logo would be upside down as would the adjusters. I think the other way around is off road truck guy stuff.
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Old 11-09-2021, 08:56 AM
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Vikings are twin-tube shocks so the body should be mounted down as pictured above. However, I would have turned the adjusters inward (assuming there is clearance) to make settings changes easier with the truck on the ground.
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I have plenty of room to make adjustments. Not at all a hinderance imo

Dropped off at the alignment shop. I'll get some better photos later. Do not judge my shock relocation bracket paint job. I'll have more pics on what all I did later but here is the final product.



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