bar Pin Elinator or Tera relocator for rears

BNovak · 12-09-2004, 05:34 PM

Stupid question - Teras site says their relocator bracket can cause the measurements for the shocks to be off an inch. Anyone know if it makes the shocks effectively an inch longer or shorter?

Also, what would be better for - adding the relocators or adding the bar pin elminators? Trying to squeeze an extra inch out of my DT's for now.

Thanks.

**BigWaylon** · 12-09-2004, 06:14 PM

I have the relocators...they move the lower end away from the axle, and keeps the "can" further away from the lower spring mount...which effectively makes the shock more vertical, and it would need to travel less...in essence making your shock "longer"...

did that make sense?

the BPE mounts on the upper end, the relocator mounts on the bottom end..

HOWEVER, I had Jerry (and maybe somebody else) mention that the brackets would allow for more of a chance for a rock to rip the shock mount completely off the axle...probably a few horror stories out there, but I've had no negative effects...

I'll go find a pic I took to show you how they mount...

Greg

**BigWaylon** · 12-09-2004, 06:18 PM

here you go:

a little muddy...but you get the idea...

they use the stock bolt for where the shock mounts to the bracket...and then another bolt into the stock mount...and another bolt going into the end of the bracket, through the shock mount, to keep it from rotating...

Greg

BNovak · 12-09-2004, 07:57 PM

Thanks Greg. Answered both questions.

Any chance you remember what they cost ya? I know that OK4wd has them .

-BN

BNovak · 12-09-2004, 07:58 PM

Ya know, looking at that picture, I almost think I might move the entire bracket when I get around to doing an axle swap. Think it would work with a wrap around mount that came out flat instead of ont he bottom.

-BN

**Jerry Bransford** · 12-09-2004, 08:03 PM

Another name for Tera's shock relocator, shown above, is 'Automatic Shock Bracket Removal System'. It provides an enhanced means through additional leverage by which even the most innocent of medium-size or larger rock/boulder can now more easily tear a shock bracket away from the axle. The rocks and other similar trail obstacles love Tera's shock relocation bracket but few Jeepers do.

BNovak · 12-09-2004, 08:05 PM

So I guess Jerry's vote is for teh bar pin elminator.

**BigWaylon** · 12-09-2004, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BNovak

So I guess Jerry's vote is for teh bar pin elminator.

I told you that in my first post...

I think they were ~$25/pair, but I don't remember exactly...got 'em from DC4WD...

Greg

BNovak · 12-10-2004, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWaylon

I told you that in my first post...

I think they were ~$25/pair, but I don't remember exactly...got 'em from DC4WD...

Greg

Yeah yeah, you win.

-BN