Dust covers on shocks???

[Halstem1]

Just curious thoughts or opinions on dust covers on shocks. Needed? Not deeded? some people run them and some don't. Looks cooler without. Any reason strongly for or against. Thanks.

Mike

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[Hayseed_JLUR]

I questioned Dynatrac on why they did not include on their Fox shocks, Their reply was that Fox stated they were not needed and if they (Fox and Dynatrac thought they were needed then they would have included. Take that for what you want.

 

[piloto]

Dust covers will help, no doubt. But, in most cases it’ll be minimal, and likely negligible.

Pretty much all shocks have a wiper seal, which as the name implies, wipes the shaft as it slides into the shock body. What the dust shield doesn’t is basically limit the work the wiper seal will do, and also avoid sharp but small objects from scratching the surfaces of the shaft. Granted the shaft’s surface hardness means only sharp and harder objects can scratch it, but nevertheless, a dust cover helps reduce that probability.

My GUESS as to why some don’t include a dust cover is because it will become an early failure point, long before most shock absorbers will wear out, especially in areas with rough weather, and customers who may not be technically savvy will complain or question whether their shock absorber is bad because of a torn dust shield. This last bit is just speculation on my part.

 

[Halstem1]

Dust covers will help, no doubt. But, in most cases it’ll be minimal, and likely negligible.

Pretty much all shocks have a wiper seal, which as the name implies, wipes the shaft as it slides into the shock body. What the dust shield doesn’t is basically limit the work the wiper seal will do, and also avoid sharp but small objects from scratching the surfaces of the shaft. Granted the shaft’s surface hardness means only sharp and harder objects can scratch it, but nevertheless, a dust cover helps reduce that probability.

My GUESS as to why some don’t include a dust cover is because it will become an early failure point, long before most shock absorbers will wear out, especially in areas with rough weather, and customers who may not be technically savvy will complain or question whether their shock absorber is bad because of a torn dust shield. This last bit is just speculation on my part.

Awesome. Thanks to both of you. I've seen mopar 2" lift with and without. wasn't sure if there a strong reason for either. Thanks a ton!

 

[JIMBOX]

I agree with the descriptions above--

I use the dust covers almost strictly for COLOR COMPLIMENTS/DIFFERENCE--

Just an idea !

W.E.

JIMBO

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