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03-05-2009, 08:46 AM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Shocks
From experience what is your opinion on good DD and Off-Road shocks. I don't have the money for the expensive ones but something comparable would be nice. OME, RE, etc.
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03-05-2009, 08:55 AM
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Experienced
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 260
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pro comp es3000.....rancho 5000......bds 5500.....the list goes on....all these shocks are comparible to eachother in price.Thay are all a good entry level shock for on and off road.
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03-05-2009, 08:56 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: East Hanover, New Jersey
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I'd say to go with Bilstein or OME, they're more expensive but will offer a great ride.
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03-05-2009, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Springfield, MA
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What is your price range?
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03-05-2009, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Not much more than $300-350. Still lookin to stay within budget.
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03-05-2009, 10:50 AM
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Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Chico, CA
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I've had Rancho 5000s. Off road they were good at speed and kept the Jeep very controllable. But on road ride was terrible. I finally got tired of them and took them off. The valving is progressive, but needs a lot of movement to activate the stiffer valving.
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03-05-2009, 11:12 AM
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Jr Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
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i dont know much about shocks.. but i do alot of slow speed crawlin, like rocks or through tight trails.. stuff like that.. and i know the difference between a good shock and a cheap shock is how much abuse it can take before the oil inside starts to foam, causing the shock to loose its shock absorbing capabilities... so.. i just have cheapy shocks that have about 3in of up travel and as much down travel as i can get.. because the first thing to max out when your tryin to articulate out your rig will be you shocks..
to sum it up. you buy your shocks for how you plan on using your suspension.. if you rock crawl alot, screw it.. get the $30 shocks from rustys that have a ton of travel.. if you wanna desert race its gunna cost ya alot more for some shocks that can handle that kinda wheelin..
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03-05-2009, 12:11 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Thanks guys! I did little research ahead of time and was leaning towards OME. There a bit expensive ($400 for all four) but I heard they give a nice ride. I do a lot of highway driving. How are the Rubicon Monotubes?
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03-05-2009, 12:22 PM
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Wisconsin Wheeler
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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wait. well if you go with ome or bilstein let me know. I did some research and found the cheapest places for them!
what size lift are you running?
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03-05-2009, 12:28 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jakeWI
wait. well if you go with ome or bilstein let me know. I did some research and found the cheapest places for them!
what size lift are you running?
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A modest RE 3.5" to start. Bilsteins were also on the list
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03-05-2009, 01:04 PM
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Wisconsin Wheeler
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Posts: 3,218
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because for ome the cheapest place i found for my 4.5" long travel shocks was OK4WD.com
and for bilstein 5100's the cheapest place i found is shockwarehouse.com
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03-05-2009, 04:55 PM
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Experienced
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 260
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MudSlingr
Not much more than $300-350. Still lookin to stay within budget.
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i sell the procomp,ranco and the bds for like 250.00 + taxes....for all four
Last edited by crawltechxj; 03-06-2009 at 09:18 AM.
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03-06-2009, 08:48 AM
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Experienced
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 131
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crawltechxj
pro comp es3000.....rancho 5000......bds 5500.....the list goes on....all these shocks are comparible to eachother in price.Thay are all a good entry level shock for on and off road.
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ew, ew, and ew. they all compare to dog pewp.
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Originally Posted by 2000XJ
I'd say to go with Bilstein or OME, they're more expensive but will offer a great ride.
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03-06-2009, 09:11 AM
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Experienced
Join Date: Jan 2009
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he said hes on a budget....jus tryin to help him out wit some cheaper options
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03-06-2009, 09:43 AM
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Jr Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Lewisville, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MudSlingr
Not much more than $300-350. Still lookin to stay within budget.
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Shoot for that kind of cash you can go Bilstein 5100, OME, or RE Monotube. When you said you didn't have the cash for the "expensive" ones I figured you were going to say you had a budget of under $200...
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Originally Posted by MudSlingr
Thanks guys! I did little research ahead of time and was leaning towards OME. There a bit expensive ($400 for all four) but I heard they give a nice ride. I do a lot of highway driving. How are the Rubicon Monotubes?
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Man, I need to charge more for OME shocks then... $350 would get you a set of 4 shipped from us...
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