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What are good all round shocks for our 2004 2500 4X4s?

Old Dec 30, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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What are good all round shocks for our 2004 2500 4X4s?

Rancho, monroe, motomaster, etc......whats a good all round shock and what can a guy expect to pay? $100 each?
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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bilstein 5100's...
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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how much? $250-300 each?
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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topguncustomz.com sells sets of 4 for $288.00


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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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bilstein 5100's...
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Great product for the price!
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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yup, I still need to buy a set for my truck
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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I used to have a Dakota QC (loved that truck). I installed Rancho RS5000 at about 20K miles. Made a huge improvement in ride and handeling. And they were still in good shape at 100K+ miles.

My Ram has about 26K miles, and I would expect to change shocks soon. Are the RS5000's as good on the ram as they are on lighter/smaller trucks? They're still under $50 each. NAPA sometimes has a good sale on them, too.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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Bilsteins are great!!!
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 07:32 PM
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Or the bilstein HD shocks.. I think they are like $64 bucks a piece at geno's garage..
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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i paid 150 for mines shipped. bilsteins 5100.
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Old Dec 30, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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Bilsteins 5100's, I think I got mine from geno's garage $62 each.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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Have never tried the Bilsteins, but I currently run the Rancho RS9000's. Truck rides great, even with the 35' mudders I got on there.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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i used to run rs9000s and bilsteins are by far a much better shock.
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 12:49 PM
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Ran Rancho 9000s on my Chevy 4x4. They were shot in about a year, and would no longer adjust.

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Old Jan 1, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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Ive been through lots of shocks on different rigs.
Rancho 5000's - SUCK, very stiff
RS 9000's - just above the suck level., fade quickly
Pro Comp- SUCK, including reservoir style, fade very quickly
Heckthorn-SUCK might as well hardmount the suspension
FOA reservoir style shocks, VERY NICE, way cheaper than fox, bilstein, etc for a very equal ride. Run these on my rock crawler, want them for my 2500

CAGE offroad shocks on a superduty and now 2500. I would say on par with bilstein 5100's, for 1/2 the cost. cageoffroad.com
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