Possible problem with Skyjacker Hydro 7000 shocks!!!

Quills

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Spokane
Last week I installed new Skyjacker Hydro 7000's on my 1992 XJ Cherokee Laredo. Anxious to try them out started driving and over the course of the next week was dissapointed to find out that over every little bump on the road my shocks would compress then come back to their original position and then stop failing to travel above their sitting position causing a banging noise to echo through the car. I was wondering if there is a break in period on new shocks? Or if this is normal for performance shocks? It gets fairly annoying! I had my brother and I lift up on the rear of my jeep and the shocks are capable of traveling well above the normal position. So i have the right size for my lift.

Some specs on my vehicle: 2 inch lift in front with stock shocks (worn out). 3 inch blocks in the rear with worn out leaf springs and the new Skyjackers. Stock tires.

Also what brand and how much for ceramic brake pads? (thats going to be my next mod) Thanks alot!!!
 
My first piece of advice is to ditch those 3" blocks today. Those are bad news x10. Are you sure its the shocks that are making the noise? Are they torqued the correct amount? Were they installed correctly? I've never heard of that problem with those shocks, but maybe others will chime in.
You might have better luck posting this question in Modified tech...
 
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