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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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What shocks would be good for a 1999 duley that i use to pull a 30 ft fith wheel
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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alot of people love the bilstein... www.genosgarage.com has them for a good price.. also are you running a airbag pulling?
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 02:22 PM
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No airbags and I think these shocks are orginal
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Old Apr 28, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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then they will be a night and day diff,
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Old May 4, 2011 | 01:32 AM
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Shop around. AJ USA had a sale recently. I think I paid $330 for a set of 5 (inc. steering stabilizer) all 5100s with free shipping.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 08:21 PM
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Everyone raves about Bilstiens.

I run Monroe's from the local Les Schwab and got a lifetime warranty. I don't care what color they are.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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Hey All! Just to add to the mix a little. I have just replaced my OEM installs, after 180,000kms, with Gabriel Ultra's in the front and Gabriel coil-overs in the rear. Cost to me at my favorite jobber store was $350.00 which was substantially less than full retail (you just gotta ask). I am VERY pleased with these shocks and the dramatic improvement that they have made in overall handling. The coil-overs really add a lot of snap to the rear end however I specifically choose these to help with our 12,000lb RV.

Cheers!

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Old May 6, 2011 | 07:59 PM
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Bilstiens
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Old May 6, 2011 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike L
Hey All! Just to add to the mix a little. I have just replaced my OEM installs, after 180,000kms, with Gabriel Ultra's in the front and Gabriel coil-overs in the rear. Cost to me at my favorite jobber store was $350.00 which was substantially less than full retail (you just gotta ask). I am VERY pleased with these shocks and the dramatic improvement that they have made in overall handling. The coil-overs really add a lot of snap to the rear end however I specifically choose these to help with our 12,000lb RV.

Cheers!

Mike
I put a set of those on mine in '05 and after 120k miles I'm having to replace one of my front ones but will change out both. Best thing I'll only be out for 1 shock since they have a lifetime warranty. Not too bad!!!!
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Old May 30, 2011 | 07:35 PM
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Sure like my KYB's on my 98.5 dually
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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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if you wanna spend the money bilstiens are the best but if you wanna save a little i have heard good things about rancho shocks not as good as bilstiens but still decent shocks.
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