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Old Jan 9, 2011
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front shocks

Want to see who has bilstein shocks up front and how you like or dont like them.Tell me everything you can about them
 
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I liked them when I had them. They absorbed bumps and rough terrain better than the stock shocks, but do have a little stiffer overall ride.
 
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Old Jan 10, 2011
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Yep, stiffer ride but much better controlled on and off road. Less bounce, less brake dive, less roll with quick maneuvering, etc. If you crank the torsion bars they are going to top out a lot, but anything will.
 
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Get the ones that are designed for 1-3 inches of lift you have cranked torsions.
 
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Yes I have torsions kranked.I looked on their website didnt seeany for 1-3 lift do you know which ones that would be or how about superlift shocks 1-3 .Thanks guys
 
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dont listen to masterarms you dont need lift shocks. OEM is what you need. Cranking your Tbars isnt a lift its a ride height adjustment.
 
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Originally Posted by vista4.0
dont listen to masterarms you dont need lift shocks. OEM is what you need. Cranking your Tbars isnt a lift its a ride height adjustment.
Exactly. He just doesn't get tired of spreading wrong info. lol

There are not extended shocks. In a 4x4 Ranger, another 1/4-1/2" of travel will bind the CV joints, and even in 4x2 the ball joints will bind at about that time.
 
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no I just like to f*ck with everybody's day as much as possible
 
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