AEV 2.5-3.0” lift shock length

[EZRider]

AEV B8 dimensions.

front (just 2.5?):

Collapsed Length (IN)17.38
Extended Length (IN)27.20
Collapsed Length (MM)441.4
Extended Length (MM)691.0

rear (on both 2.5 & 3):

Collapsed Length (IN)17.57
Extended Length (IN)29.33
Collapsed Length (MM)446.3
Extended Length (MM)745.0

I got 2 different answers for the length of the front. AEV said the lift was more like 4in if you got the 3 cus you'll take out that extra inch with overland weight. But then gave me dimensions that if my math is mathin, its only good for 3in of lift exactly. Just the front anyway. I did a little more research and if you get the 3in heavy load variant of the kit, im 90% percent certain that you'll get extended stroke ones that measure:

Collapsed Length (IN)18.22
Extended Length (IN)28.89
Collapsed Length (MM)462.8
Extended Length (MM)733.8

can't 100% prove it tho.

I spoke with AEV today and was told that shock length was the same in both the 2.5” and 3”.

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[chorky]

Chorky, you commented earlier in this thread that the SD springs were “relatively loose” in the buckets but didn’t fall out. If the HD springs are shorter it seems they would even be looser. Any idea how much shorter they are?

I would have to call them back to be sure but 1/4 to 1/2 an inch I think.

I probably used the wrong word before describing the SD springs. They are loose enough that you can wiggle them, if that makes sense. But they are not so loose that you can pull them out. They would have to probably be over an inch shorter for that to happen. Keep in mind also this was with the truck on a lift, so the axle was unsupported and at maximum droop, being held in place by the shocks themselves at their full extension. That condition would rarely, if ever, occur on the road. And if off road, it would likely be a controlled droop so not like the rear axle is falling down at its full weight to be caught by the shocks.

hope that makes a little more sense.

 

[PuddleJumper]

I spoke with AEV today and was told that shock length was the same in both the 2.5” and 3”.

for the rear most defenitely. The reason i haven't ever had a 100 percent answer. is that Bilstien makes the shocks not AEV. And if you ask bilstien what the specs are for that part number of the AEV branded 5100s and 8100s. They give conflicting answers.

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