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Oct 26, 2015 | 03:46 PM

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Powerstroke2000

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I had a 07 Dodge Cummins, notorious for handling issues, including rear end bounce on highway expansion joints, tried different shocks and the only ones that made a difference were Bilstein 5100's, was an entirely different truck. My vote goes to the Bilsteins, I have the yellows on my EX right now but will be using 5100's next time

Oddly, the 'yellows' are the heavy duty shocks, rather than the 5100's which are basically made for 'somewhat' lifted trucks by what I'm reading!

Oct 26, 2015 | 07:01 PM

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Krazee Matt

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Hello again, 2012

Oct 26, 2015 | 07:04 PM

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Hello again, 2012

That's right and Brent had it right lol

Oct 26, 2015 | 07:20 PM

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Krazee Matt

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That's right and Brent had it right lol

Ssssshh! He'll overcome the forces of the ban with the boost in confidence!

Oct 26, 2015 | 08:30 PM

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Curt's05

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Originally Posted by Powerstroke2000

Oddly, the 'yellows' are the heavy duty shocks, rather than the 5100's which are basically made for 'somewhat' lifted trucks by what I'm reading!

I just replaced my rancho 9000 series with the yeller 5100's, an they are great shocks.

Oct 26, 2015 | 08:52 PM

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LivingLarge

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I had the rancho 9000 on previous ex, I prefer the 5100's on my current ex.

Oct 26, 2015 | 09:21 PM

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Krazee Matt

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Another vote for the 5100's. Just make sure you clear coat the shock bodies, they tarnish and stain quite easily.

Oct 26, 2015 | 09:25 PM

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El_Coqui

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Rancho 9000xl here....love em! Had procomps on there before

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Oct 27, 2015 | 10:25 PM

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That's right and Brent had it right lol

Brent was right more often than he was wrong. Unfortunately that doesn't negate other factors.

Stewart

Oct 28, 2015 | 11:34 AM

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sdk1968

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did the Billstiens (yellow/blue) with the spring mods & now my X rides like it should!

Oct 29, 2015 | 04:15 PM

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Immortal_Ben

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I went from 4600 series to 5100s and far prefer the 5100 series.

On another topic, being right or wrong is sometimes immaterial next to how the material is delivered.