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Originally Posted by Trucker1967
I dont get the upside down shock install, while I dont think its good but it doesnt effect how they work .. they compress when you hit a bump and release when it goes down in a hole ... its not like you are turning them inside out ... you push down on the back of your truck and its going to compress in the same way no matter what sides up or down.
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Actually that is not the case. The newer style shocks are designed to monitor the road conditions and change their dampening/rebound qualities. And this may only work properly with the wieght of the vehicle pushing on the shock in a certain direction.
When the shocks were upside down on my Jeep, I drove on a concrete highway.. the vibration was so bad you could not talk. (just like in the Tundra vids) The shocks will also wear 10x as fast and the condition will worsen even more. After researching on a jeep forum I found out my problem.
I should look and see how our shocks are mounted and then email the shock manufacturer and see what the correct way is.