Front Shock Locations?

[kcyoung]

Hi All,

I'm am looking to get new shocks for my 79 bronco. I know i do not have a stock suspension height, but i am unsure of what the guy who i bought it from did to it. I noticed on my front suspension that on the driver side the shock is located in front of the coil and on the passenger side the shock is located behind the coil. Is that the original shock setup? Has anyone converted the stock shock setup to a quad-shock setup? (I think that was a factory option?) Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

Kevin

 

[79bigbronco]

dual shock setup , is both behind the spring, the frt. shocks are the added ones. The factory quad shockks have a different radius arm with a mounting hole cast right into it. Then the outer bracket is bolted on, also the trak arm mount is part off the left shock mount

 

[kcyoung]

So you are saying that since I have one in front and one behind that I have part of a quad shock setup? Both of my radius arms have the holes for the shock behind the coil, although only the passenger side (the one that has the shock behind the coil) is using it. I might have to do some poking around and see if I can come up the 2 missing shock mounts

Thanks for the help 79bigbronco

 

[79bigbronco]

you can check out 70's 4x4 trucks too, alot of them had quad shocks too

 

[TX_BEAST]

73-79 f-150's are the ones he's talking about but for quad shocks all you need to find is passenger radius arm front and brakets for drivers side behind spring. also dont forget the top mounts on frame, holes are there alreadyto bolt them on.

 

[Resto]

My 78 has the driver front shock in front of the dana 44 and the passanger behind and quad mounts have never been on it.

I called skyjacker and there are two different shocks required for the front

The driver side needs more travel.

I am not 100% sure if this is the same for a 79...I would assume.

I ordered shocks for a lift so I don't have numbers for stock heights but your answer is only a call away.

Good Luck!!!

 

[Broncoholics]

Better go out and get one front and one rear and the truck will probably handle better.