Low Profile Shock Mounts?

[3Hummers]

Wonder if there are any other fab shops that would take on the tomp design?

 

[tomp]

The plates we made carefully considered the OEM shock length and those adding extended leaf spring shackles. There is only 1.5" extra of down-travel on the OEM shocks until the leaf spring reaches max droop. Hunner has a good pic of this available travel, in which we took advantage of with the design of the plates bigunit shows above. If you raise the shock up any higher, you will lose flex and downward travel or droop. If you can't find someone wanting to sell theirs, maybe you can find two more folks wanting a set. If so, let me know and I will ask the shop to dig around for the 3-5 sets they already have made sitting in warehouse somewhere. Once those are gone, they will no longer be available. Honestly, I dont remember how many sets they made extra but if someone can search fro Timgco's old post that mentioned it, we will know how many are there.

 

[tomp]

Wonder if there are any other fab shops that would take on the tomp design?

No one else was willing to mill down solid 1" steel stock for the fear of ruining their precious machines....LOL

 

[3Hummers]

Isn't that what the machines are for?

 

[backcountryislife]

That one I'd think would take a pretty high end machinist/ shop, but the one on the okie site I'd think would be easy to reproduce. I'd be fine with either... but $130ish I sure like a lot more than 300+!!

 

[tomp]

Isn't that what the machines are for?

You and I think alike

 

[tomp]

That one I'd think would take a pretty high end machinist/ shop, but the one on the okie site I'd think would be easy to reproduce. I'd be fine with either... but $130ish I sure like a lot more than 300+!!

I bet Hunner can reproduce the Okie plates. Might check wth him, as he has done nothing but quality work from everything I have seen come from him.

 

[Hunner]

Ok Offroad are great folks. I know them thru a shop that works on Rovers here that a friend of mine owns. They custom made my limit straps. Heck they even posted a slide show of a bunch of Hummers running Superlift I sent them, at one time.
I talked with him about my skids at one point and those came up. I have had several designs but ended up going with the skid plate design. If this new place makes my skids that will be great, trying a new design and getting a protype made is another. This guy even says he does not do design and layout because the large companies have their own team do that and he has all the work he can produce.
The problem here is volume. The two high end shops are turning out 1000's of each product they make instead of 100 or less. I saw 10 pallets of some 1 inch pieces for International tractor stacked up. The Laser cut a big hole and four smaller ones in these, scary.

 

[atvspeed4]

If I had the permission and a set to draw up I could get an estimate from my machine shop for these. The shop that builds my other parts is pretty good about getting back quick with a price. We are spread pretty thin right now with the S10 parts, k1500/2500 tierods and the window screens we are having made but I could get a price.

 

[Bigunit]

Tomp, if you'd be willing to share your design, drawings and specs with me (I'd even sign a non-disclosure agreement for you) I could get a quote from a company here in Tucson (CAID Industies http://www.caid.com/manufacturing.htm) that could make these. I have friends there too and I'm sure they would be willing to help me out.

 

[06 H3]

I have a local shop that custom made a one off diff skid for me. I buy my metal through them and they have a shop with all the necessary equipment. They have no problem doing smaller orders. I could have them do something and have thought about it but did not out of respect to tomp and his design. I wouldn't steal that from him...if all doesn't work out for hunner, BU and anyone else giving it a try I could work with them with tomps permission of course. Not sure of documents and designs but that could be worked out if tomp is willing.

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[06 H3]

As for people wondering if these low pro skids work id say YES! I rarely got hung up on them and if I did they would slide over without trouble. Now I have my thick deaver springs and they hang super low again so I hang up (deavers fault not tomps design) but the design is awesome and is the best alternative minus a spring over.

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[tomp]

The CAD machines will not be brought back online for several weeks, maybe 2 months or more as the shop is relocating. Most of the design techs there are using laptops and doing field work. You guys have my permission to copy the plates. I would not be allowed to share CAD as it was a collaborated effort to create it.

 

[bebe]

Anyone try to give Torchemate a call? They sell the machines and would know who to send you to, if they couldn't do it themselves.

 

[Scarsman]

I can get them made. I have a friend who has a small shop and makes Jeep stuff, and he is willing to make some of these. All I would need is the dimensions to give him and he will work up a price. I would do them, but I don't have a mill. Yet!

Tomp, I'm sending you a PM.

 

[Bigunit]

Count me in for a set Scarsman.

 

[06 H3]

these things are badass! I highly recommend them. When I used these with my stock springs before the lift I rarely got hung up. IMHO its the best mod you can make for clearance minus the spring over.

 

[bebe]

How about just relocating the shock mount to the axle?

Buy shock mount tabs for 3" axle tube
Unbolt shock
Line up shock to where you want it to mount (about half way up the axle tube on the rear of the tube)
Weld on tabs/mount
Sawzall the OEM mount off
Touch up paint
Bolt shock back on
Go wheeling

 

[06 H3]

It still leaves the leaf springs exposed. I need to get started on this spring over...These deavers are great but are too thick and defeat the purprose of Tomps higher clearance plate. First thing I gotta do is pull the OEM leaves out of storage and put in new pads.

 

[Scarsman]

Anyone have some dimensions? If I can get those I'll get the info to the guy I know.

 

[backcountryislife]

I've got someone local producing me some of the OK style mounts. If anyone is interested in a set, let me know & I'll get more made.

 

[HUMMER INVESTMENTS]

How much are they running?

 

[SC_Hummer_Guy]

I may be in if price is right.

 

[backcountryislife]

I think price will be close to the OK part cost. I think we can likely get the shock supported on both sides but a clip as well, shouldn't be too hard to do.

I'll know after the 4th.

 

[joshua]

Are you still having these made? I may be interested.