You only need short shocks if your car is lowered heavily without dropped spindles, otherwise stock length is fine.
mmmmm yes I do need them
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I am in the process of lowering it right now (adjustable beam), till now I was using period gas shocks (DeCarbon)which will be too long (and hard!) for the lowered front