Bypass Shock Install - Reckless Wrench Garage

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Shock tuning video(s) in work! I hope we can capture how awesome the truck feels in video

[@merkinyall]

Was watching to see if that bump stop lined up with the landing pad. 😂 Rad build 🤙🏼

[@bounderchris]

Same and that four link seemed to have some good side to side movement!

[@MaxIsCoolest]

Welding those new brackets looked so fun. Really makes me want to build something.

[@rockhumper8843]

Hands on engineering 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏 the only way to go

[@randypruett5681]

Oh man after I calm down and catch my breath I got to call OSHA so many violations! Ok ok calm down man. ;) Work looks great, truck sounds Great (for a ford). Love the video as usual!

[@stevereid2023]

Great video guys! Can’t wait to see how this transforms the truck!

[@rockymtnredneck4888]

And I always thought a drill press would need to mounted to a table! Maybe I need to get one sooner than I thought!?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

I've never had this mounted lol. It's actually pretty convenient to be able to move it around and save work bench space when Im not using it

[@treasureseekerintheway3515]

Looks like a ton of fun! Nice idea for the plasma cutter template, saved some work for your poor drill press. Looks like you need to build a work bench!

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Yeah I have the bench that I use for welding, but half the time it's hurried against the wall in the garage lol

[@erikschutzman2402]

Bilstein's look sweet! I am excited to see the tuning video.

[@gabewhisen3446]

I definitely was able to gather how the truck handled through the Google tube, goggles

[@622paco]

Hey Kris and Chris, Love all the vids you guys put up. Keep it up. Question for ya, what plasma cutters are you guys using? How thick can it cut? Thanks

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

The main one we use is a Miller Spectrum 375. We have yet to exceed its ability when running on 220v. I have cut through a chunk of 1/2” bar with it easily, but the majority of what we cut is between 18 gauge sheet metal and 3/16” plate. I also used a Cornwell mmwp125i to cut some sheet metal out of the Stuburban. It works well for sheet metal, but takes a while to get through 1/8”. It will get through it though.

[@carbonshocks]

The coilovers should still have valving in them. you want your shocks to work together to split the load between the two.

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

It is not uncommon to use the coilover as only a coilcarrier, but I do want to put valves back into it. These were used bypasses with unknown valving and it was more efficient to take the coilover valves out and see what dampening that only the bypass shocks yield

[@carbonshocks]

@@RecklessWrenchGarage You're correct that people have done it however it kind of doesn't make sense. At the end of the day the goal of a suspension is to transfer energy from the movement of your axle into heat. as with any kind of heat transfer you want to be able to dissipate that heat across as wide and areas possible This is why trophy trucks have moved to the bigger shocks that you see upwards of five and even six inches around. There's no logical sense to remove the valving from the coil over when you can use it to dampen and provide help to the bypass shock. Often the problem people have is they go to light on valving and they break shims so there's other variables that come to play but at the end of the day ideally you want valving in both the coilover and the bypass shock to complement each other and work together as a team to spread the load.

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Yeah getting both to work together is something we are working towards. It's easier for us to work with one parameter at a time to start shock tuning. I don't intend to leave the valves out forever, that would be a waste of a nice shock.

[@carbonshocks]

@@RecklessWrenchGarage for sure see any help let us know more than happy to assist. 🤟😎

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Once traveling and work lightens up we want to make it to Colorado and give you guys a call 👍🏻

[@cristianmacias4133]

I’m going to run a leaf spring system in the back of my Silverado and was really set on those bilstein bypasses how have they been holding up for you ?

[@brandonc4897]

Nice work! Excited to see the next video. What travel shocks did you use and how much axle travel did you end up with?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

The bypass and coilover are 16 inch travel. I could use a 14 inch coilover with the trailing arms but I just used what I had. I ended up with 21 inches of travel but I have it strapped right at 20 inches

[@brianpardee1281]

Sweet gonna have to get a pilots license for that thing soon

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

This is pretty much pushing the limits of the chassis and stock frame now lol. But we will see what it can handle

[@jacereif2783]

Please let me know if ur running a 150 over 200 or if you changed with the trailing arms

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Before the trailing arms I had 100/150, with the trialing arms I am currently using 150/150 but I will be going to a 150/200 or 150/250.

[@jacereif2783]

Thanks I think I’m going 150 over 250 on my ranger, and hope for the best!!! Gotta be better then the deavers I had!! Love the videos brother, I learn quite abit from you guys!!!!

[@brotheus6310]

@@RecklessWrenchGarage when you were running 100/150 were the 100 extremely sloppy? i.e. moving around like a slinky?

[@МаксимПоздняков-ы1з]

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[@keithw372]

did you do a video on the rear trailing arms?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

We have the video of building the arms but we have not put anything out about installing the arms. I changed the frame side bracket to mount outside the frame rail instead of under the frame so I would have more clearance on the shocks next to the frame in the rear. There is a clip in this video where you can see the new bracket

[@jimhillbilly0866]

What up with the Washington plat?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

Ranger is registered in WA technically lol

[@jimhillbilly0866]

That is funny i frum wa and building a explorer little green it is getting better

[@ابونواف-ه5ت]

ممتاز 👍

[@jonathanspurlock2735]

What’s the Benefit of dual shocks?

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

In this application the coilover shock does not have valves (currently) so only the bypass is doing the dampening on the rear. The bypass has tubes that bypass oil around the Piston so there can be different dampening zones and it had external adjustability. Theres a lot of info about how bypasses work but it is too much for this video. I may do a video on just bypass shocks in the future

[@keepinitr33l]

Rear glass is destroyed now.

[@RecklessWrenchGarage]

It was destroyed before this 🤷🏼‍♂️