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ok, i searched and all it showed me was BS threads that didnt deal w/ what i was searchin for. ive got a 3" BL and my shocks are WORN and beat to hell. i see that everyone reccomneds bilsteins and i think the 5100 HD??? what length do i need to get (stock height or bigger?) and where can i get em? i searched 4wheelparts and it showed nother for 4x4 and summit didnt show nething for the ranger... thanks and sry if its been posted.
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You only need stock height - All your body lift does it set the body higher - giving clearance for bigger tires, it doesnt actually change suspension height at all. As for the numbers - I'm not familiar with Bilstein at all, so I couldnt say what youll need on those, I went KYB myself.
what he said.
except bilstein makes on extremly awesome shock. go for it. stock height though
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I found the stock Bilstein FX4 LII shocks to be a little soft. They work great on the street but are marginal for off-road. When I switched to the Bilstein BE5-2794-HO (front) and BE5-2795-HO (rear), I was much happier with them but they are noticeably stiffer on things like speed bumps.
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You'd have lots of down travel, but very limited up travel. They've got 30k on them. Retracted at the same exact speed as my brand new ones so I know there's nothing wrong with them. They last a great while.
It's up to you if you wanna run them. They'll be great for street, but don't tuck any tires at all... You'll bottom the shock out if you do. Just letting you know before hand. Let me know if you want em.
It's up to you if you wanna run them. They'll be great for street, but don't tuck any tires at all... You'll bottom the shock out if you do. Just letting you know before hand. Let me know if you want em.
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Flexing w/ KYB Monomax - The ride is stiff as all getup, but the downtravel is amazing.. and keeps your tires planted on the ground - add the KYB with a set of Traction bars, and its a nice get-off from a start if you push the throttle real good
Rear tire is hanging 2 inches off the ground, and the driver side rear is 100% stuffed with my 33x12.5's..
This is -right- after my lift and never fixed the bumper/exhaust - right now its all fixed up with rear hitch and aux lights and all that, so it looks much better now
just trying to sway minds from the Bilstein haha
Rear tire is hanging 2 inches off the ground, and the driver side rear is 100% stuffed with my 33x12.5's..
This is -right- after my lift and never fixed the bumper/exhaust - right now its all fixed up with rear hitch and aux lights and all that, so it looks much better now
just trying to sway minds from the Bilstein haha
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KYB and Bilstein walk hand in hand in the truck suspension world :-) Both are as good as the other, jsut determines what your preference is; KYB Monomax are much definitely a harsher ride - but it makes up for it in its offroad capability - Bilstein are much safer on the *** end, and work well offroad, but they wont keep you as planted as the rock hard Monomax =)
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i just got a local quote from the same place that i got my wheels/tires from. all i have to say is DAYUM! total for summit after shipping for 2front/2rear and shipping is $229.75. total from local after taxes is $356.16! thats a $126.41 difference. its crazy how much cheaper stuff is online, im all for supporting local business but wow. if it was only like a $20 difference id buy local, but over a hundred... no way in hell
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I just ordered some KYB gas-a-just shocks for all 4 corners. Mono-tube baby!
Back ordered on summit by 1 month. Can't wait to get them in. I will install them the same time I install a 3" spindle, and 4" lift in the back.
$40/shock was the deciding factor, plus I definately wanted a mono-tube.
Back ordered on summit by 1 month. Can't wait to get them in. I will install them the same time I install a 3" spindle, and 4" lift in the back.
$40/shock was the deciding factor, plus I definately wanted a mono-tube.
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