usafstud

How are you guys keeping the rubber boots in place in the rear? My keeps coming unseated and exposes the shock tube.

Thanks.

flanders

I never cut mine, in stock length they can be pulled down over the top threads.
If you don't want to get new ones maybe try use a zip tie to clamp it down some more.

noodels

As above and I put tape all over the threads& I mean All over with white grease underneath

GSteg

I made the cut at the smallest diameter of the boot instead of the largest like you did so it actually holds onto the shock tube nicely. I also used a belt hole punch to makes six holes like the original.

alSpeed2k

Same, didn't want to cut mine. :P

Car Analogy

It seems the solid ends stay in place over shock body, while the cut and exposed bellows do not.

Do you still have the cut off ends? Maybe you could disassemble shocks, then slip the cut off ends back in place, overlapping the bellows. Maybe get some vulcanizing compound, like from a bicycle tube repair kit, to glue them back together where they overlap.

This would give you back a solid end that should stay in place on shock body, while still somewhat shortening the overall length (that cutting was supposed to accomplish).

Perhaps you could even determine ideal length, then cut off more bellows from the center before gluing. I'm thinking one full bellows of overlap would be best. That would sort of self hold them together, so the glue isn't doing all the work.