Old Duff shock hoop questions

[jamesroney]

I checked their website, and it doesn’t say anything about a body lift unless you have a 76 apparently.

So I guess I’m going to move forward, even though I know James is probably coming from experience. This isn’t a nice bodied bronco.

So If I have to be a surgeon with my trusty hammer that’s just fine. Or even the death wheel and the welder.

Duff sells a couple of different hoops. If they tell you that yours doesn’t need a body lift, I would trust them. They certainly know better than me.

 

[MD]

I have the first version of the Duff hoops (circa 95 maybe) and they have a little over 5" clearance between the top of the bar and the bottom of the flat section of the wheel well with a 3" body lift. My shock mounts stick up above the bar, but I think would still clear just barely without a body lift. Yours are clearly better positioned both front to back as well as the mounts not sticking above the bar, so I think you will be just fine.

You can definitely take off the front shocks for extra articulation, or just for a softer ride.
The double shocks are definitely a bit of a fad, but also a necessity of the past before better shocks. It is definitely possible to get good performance from two softer shocks equivalent to a single expensive shock, but I think a good single shock is the best choice overall.

If you already have the kit it is certainly worth using, and it is still very functional with the 30/70 shocks, and it is easy to just run a single shock. As you note, the extra shock can mimic the benefits of a swaybar, but only during transition.

 

[brewchief]

I bought those same hoops in the mid nineties, mine have never been welded, just bolted. Never had an issue with them coming loose.
Best thing I ever did was ditch the dual shocks for a single bilstein and swap to a deaver spring( mine had old superlift springs).

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