What are your recommendations for shocks? I read on the forum were replacing the factory shocks with a pair of Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks or a pair of Bilstein will dramatically improve the ride of my truck. The question is which brand of shocks to buy and were to purchase them from? I been trying to look around on the internet and haven’t came across any real good deals.

I have a 1999 Dodge 2500 2/4 Cummins which I pull a 24 foot 5th wheel only a couple weeks a year on vacation. Also I do hall several cords of oak wood each year, truck and a 5”X8’ tailor combined, pretty heavy loaded. Most of the time the wife drives the truck back and forth to work about a 9 mile round trip each day.

PS: Any certain modle of shocks to get?

 

I have Rancho 9000's on my truck now. If you go that route, don't waste your money on the "in-cab remote!" Total cost for the 4 shocks + remote was $567.xx -- I even spent another (roughly) $130 buying teflon hose and brass fittings for the air system to try and get it NOT to leak out! Nothing worked, so it's garbage in my opinion!! I could probably just put the manual adjustment ***** back on the shocks and they would probably be great shocks, however, I feel the need to buy new ones and I am going to try out the Bilsteins! I found them for $259.80 for the set at egauges.com which happens to be just up the street from me so I can just go pick them up!

Either shocks you choose will be a big improvement over the stock ones!


Tony

 

The ranchos are great because if they are too stiff or too bouncy just get under there and crank the **** a little and your all set.I have the explorer pro comps but the ranchos are way better.

 

I have skyjacker shocks on mine

in the front that is, and in the rear i have rancho 9000's (Pardon me for my inconsistency.... ) they ride much better than stock shocks, but im goin skyjacker all around infact i just ordered the other two right now...

TxDiesel007

 

Bilstein, or KYB monomax..

You want a high pressure monotube shock to be able to control the axle movement, and the Rancho/Skyjackers, etc... aren't. (twin tube, sometimes low pressure gas)

 

Lifetime free replacement Monroes work for me and are better than the stockers.

 

Chuck,
Just put Rancho RS9000X's on mine. Well worth the money! Ride is VERY much improved. I'm planning on putting a truck camper on mine so the adjustability is a good thing.
And I understand that starting March 1, Rancho is having a buy 3, get one free deal!!

 

Bilstein here. Shop around on the web. There is a wide range of pricing for any brand out there.

 

When is that Bose suspension going to be ready???

~Rob

 

The Rancho's are junk, as are the shocks sold by any other "lift kit" manufacturer out there. I had Rancho's on my last truck, Skyjacker Nitro's on this one, and they both

Bilstien 5100's.......do a search here and you can get the part #'s. The 5100's will definitely give you the most bang for your buck....