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shocks!
2008 Ranger SPORT, 3.0L\
I want to get a better ride and i am looking for recommendations for shocks or anything else. I know it will never ride like a Cadillac but I feel like I am getting tossed around the cab pretty hard lately. I feel like I am about to lose a kidney at every bump. It is still 100% factory suspension.
Any ideas or hints would be appreciated.
This has been asked before and it usually ended with a snarky comments or "it's a truck". I just wanted you to understand that YES I know it is truck!
When I bought the truck i needed a truck. I don't need a truck anymore but I don't want to get rid of a vehicle that I trust! I don't haul heavy loads and I never tow anything.
Thanks
Doug
I want to get a better ride and i am looking for recommendations for shocks or anything else. I know it will never ride like a Cadillac but I feel like I am getting tossed around the cab pretty hard lately. I feel like I am about to lose a kidney at every bump. It is still 100% factory suspension.
Any ideas or hints would be appreciated.
This has been asked before and it usually ended with a snarky comments or "it's a truck". I just wanted you to understand that YES I know it is truck!
When I bought the truck i needed a truck. I don't need a truck anymore but I don't want to get rid of a vehicle that I trust! I don't haul heavy loads and I never tow anything.
Thanks
Doug
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1) Koni- Excellent for racing applications- overpriced for street applications
2) Tokico, QA1 & Bilstein- A very good shock for street/strip applications. If you are running very stiff tires on the street (such as Bridgstone or tires with profiles shorter than 50 series), these provide the extra give that you need for both comfort & stability
3) KYB- A very good shock for street/strip applications. If you are running a softer tires on the street (such as BFG or tires with profiles not shorter than 50 series), these provide the extra stiffness that you need for both comfort & stability. The Exel-G’s (formerly GR-2) are the equivalent to the Edelbrock IAS automatic adjusting units. Overall, stiffness between the Gas-a-just and the GR2’s are the same, the difference is the GR-2's valving which stiffens things up from a oem setting to that of the Gas-a-just units.
4) Gabriel- A very nice good quality HD OEM replacement type unit.
5) Monroe- stay away from that junk!
2) Tokico, QA1 & Bilstein- A very good shock for street/strip applications. If you are running very stiff tires on the street (such as Bridgstone or tires with profiles shorter than 50 series), these provide the extra give that you need for both comfort & stability
3) KYB- A very good shock for street/strip applications. If you are running a softer tires on the street (such as BFG or tires with profiles not shorter than 50 series), these provide the extra stiffness that you need for both comfort & stability. The Exel-G’s (formerly GR-2) are the equivalent to the Edelbrock IAS automatic adjusting units. Overall, stiffness between the Gas-a-just and the GR2’s are the same, the difference is the GR-2's valving which stiffens things up from a oem setting to that of the Gas-a-just units.
4) Gabriel- A very nice good quality HD OEM replacement type unit.
5) Monroe- stay away from that junk!
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