This shock shows maximum extension of the current shocks at normal ride height.  You can see that I only have about an inch of travel before I've reached the end of the shock.  This had to change.

One problem that became apparent was that the upper bushings that came with the shocks were too small.  The hole that the stud goes through is much bigger and I wanted something that would fill it much better so that I could crank it down tight.  I got these bushings that were for a Jeep tranny or something like that.

Here is the two bushings side by site.  The one on the right is the one that came with the shocks.  While there was still a little play with these bushings sitting in place, when I cranked it down they fit nice and tight.

You can see here how much longer the new shocks are.  Should work much better!

Problem #2.  The lower bushing width is much narrower.  I thought about making up some custom shims or stacking washers to fill the gap.  I then decided that I probably wouldn't ever go back to stock shocks, so I would just make the mount narrower.

In typical 'Q' fashion I just applied the impact wrench liberally and sucked the two mounts together.  Worked like a charm.

Here's the ramp with the new rear shocks.  It has an RTI of around 800 and that is with the hinged pin in place in the front.  I'm thinking I might never bother to pull the pin!  Here it is compared to a D-90 running a SG 3-link setup and Fox Shocks.  I'm going to do some castor correction and make the radius arms come off straight to reduce bushing bind.  Should gain me those few inches to match the performance of this setup