I'm getting to the point with my project truck where I'm ready to think about rear suspension. For shock absorber life when heavily loaded / on bad roads, I'm minded to go for dual shocks - single shocks last about six months where this truck is going. For spares availability, it would be great to have the same shocks front and rear, i.e. convert the back end to pin-pin mounts. I don't need massive articulation, and as I say, spares availability is important. Is pin-pin mounting of standard front shock absorbers feasible?

The suspension geometry is standard apart from a 2" lift, so clearly I'd need dropper mounts. I can get things laser cut easily and am an experienced welder, so making stuff isn't a problem - I'm just looking for the voice of experience to say, "I tried something like this and it worked / I tried it and it was a dismal failure."

In the absence of the voice of experience, the voice of opinion would be very nearly as welcome

When I bought my 110 it came with pin/pin rear shocks and a set of mount similar to these (link). I did not have any problems with the shock set up, all of the problems I had was the 4inch lift consisted of only longer springs and shocks, nothing else was changed so it handled appallingly, and the prop bound up and ate UJ's. But the articulation was good and the pin/pin shocks made no diferance to the ride over the standard ones I went back to once I removed the lift.

Great - thankyou very much. I'm working up the dual rear mount as I write (OK, not literally)... will put some pictures up once I've got something to show.

Just of intrest to you I had a series 2a that did a lot of rough track work and the front axle tended to hit the stops, so I fitted twin standard shocks [second one was on the inside of the chassis leg]. Worked well.
I expect you will mount the second damper to the rear of the axle?

tottot said:

I expect you will mount the second damper to the rear of the axle?

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Behind the axle would make most sense for minimising the forces into the suspension links. Unfortunately, I've got a fuel tank slung transversely across the rear of the vehicle, and it blocks out the area on the chassis that a shock absorber would mount into.