Something that help me keep track of this is to start with the collapsed length. Not that it directly matters here, but when we outboard, we build the mounts at full bump/full shock compression so that ride height brings the shock to half travel.
Also, formatting helps when writing the measurements down.
RS55255
15.8" collapsed length
10.73" total travel
26.53" extended length
This formatting is effectively a picture of the shock measurements as it exists on the jeep. Writing it this way helps visualize what the shock
Nice.does.
You will also notice that I didn't specifically use the extended measurements to do any calculations.
Yup, just the collapsed length + total travel.