Any reason this would happen

[jonathanlo]

I haven't been wheeling in quite a while. I went to change my Tcase fluid and I found this! lol. My ride is stock with a RE 3.5" lift. the boot is effed up cuz it was laying on my exhaust.

 

[old_man]

Looks like the shock was too short and their was no limiting strap.

 

[srimes]

since you didn't notice earlier it's obviously one of them extra parts. Just toss it and don't worry about it.

 

[jonathanlo]

hahah Nice. I didn't know I needed a limiting strap for such a short lift. I mean I don't even rod harder than I did with the stock setup. Hopefully RE will send me a new one.

 

[old_man]

You can see that the loop at the top of the shock is forced open. That can only help if the shock was too short. Why would they replace a shock that was broken due to negligence? Not knowing doesn't make it somebody elses responsibility.

 

[jonathanlo]

It was the shock that came with the kit. Nowhere in their specs and info did it say that I would need limiting straps. It had everything else I needed, ie shims and SYE. If they sent me a shock that was too short, then it happened due to their lack of information.

 

[xcm]

it's not rubicon express's fault, they'd be chumps to send you a new shock, as you obviously abused it.

when you lift a vehicle, ITS YOUR JOB to make sure everythings cool, does rubicon express torque bolts down for you? what about test drive it? no, thats your job!

 

[jonathanlo]

Wow. You guys are pretty rough. Trust me. I don't abuse my vehicle. It's the only one I have. I drive it from home to work and back. Everything was cool so far as I was concerned. I let the axle hang before I put the shocks on to make sure they had enough travel. I'm just wondering how the hell it happened when the only 'off-road' I've done is at most a bumpy dirt road. This happened in the last week, which is why I don't know why it happened. I haven't done shit in the last week. I would have expected this coming down the Alcan but not from freeway driving or pulling up into my driveway.

 

[pantherchams]

Based on your comments sounds like it is the passenger side rear? What is up with the exhaust? I have had issues there too. Mine didn't come with the boot, but I had rear shock damage with the stock exhaust on my 91.

Is the big issue the torn upper mount, or did you do that taking it off, or....?

Ben

 

[scottmcneal]

Looks like they didn't weld it up..No biggie, just get a rod and hammer it around the rod re-weld..Insert new bushing an your done..Shocks break from just to much flex..I don't have a strap on mine and never broke one yet..