possible to use front shocks with an eye on each end?

black97xj · Member Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Location: south shore, MA

i just put a 2 inch lift on my 97 xj. the kit came w/ pro comp explorer shocks. for the rears, all i had to do was press the bar pin into the upper eye to make them bolt right in. not so simple for the fronts: the shocks are identical to the rears, w/ an eye on both ends. in all my infinite wisdom, i failed to realize that the stock shocks have a threaded bolt on the upper end. is there any way to run a shock w/ an eye on each end on the front, or am i best off trying to exchange them for ones w/ a similar setup as the factory pieces? any info on this would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Teriod · Member Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Location: California

http://www.lightlineofla.com/jepjksacc.htm

quadna71 · Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: Delaware

i'd personally make sure they compress/extend numbers will work for jeep - chances are they aren't since they aren't the correct style for your application.

http://store.jksmfg.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SHOCKCONV&Store_Code=JKS01&Category_Code=Shock

make sure you order the right one - the TJ version is different than the YJ.
chris
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2003 TJ Sport

black97xj · Member Joined: 01 Jul 2006 Location: south shore, MA

thanks for the info- i just ended up swapping the shocks for the correct ones, figured that would be the easiest thing to do. now i just have to get rid of the vibrations caused by the lift...