What shocks do you use and why
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What shocks do you use and why
About time for me to put shocks on my 2WD F250 and I'm interested in hearing what the members here use and why. I have ride right air bags and tow an 11,900 lb fifth wheel occasionally.
Thanks in advance
Steve
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Steve
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I have Bilstien 5100's on the front of mine and Pro Comp ES9000's on the rear. Was a cost thing at the time for the rears. It seems the Rancho 7000's, 9000's and Bilstein 5100's are the way to go for towing and such, especially all over FTE. Rancho is a sponsor as well so you may be able to locate a discount or see which you need specifically through them. 
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Bilstein 5100's front and rear, no complaints empty or pulling the 5th wheel. In all my years driving I have never felt the need to adjust my shocks and it's just another failure point.
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Another Rancho 9000 fan here. Couple of reasons: Top of the list is like you, we go from fully loaded to empty and everything in between. So fully loaded I run max dampening and it makes a huge difference (we also run bags).
Second one I don't see talked about much is if you start playing with different tire sizes like we initially did (bigger), as I could control the jounce on settings of 3-4, particularly up front. I'm now down to just sightly wider BFGs and don't really care for them, so I'll be going back to stock size next change.
So it's all about being able to tune them as your load/other conditions change...
Oh yeah: you can buy a remote kit for the 9000s so you can dial in your dampening from the cab
Second one I don't see talked about much is if you start playing with different tire sizes like we initially did (bigger), as I could control the jounce on settings of 3-4, particularly up front. I'm now down to just sightly wider BFGs and don't really care for them, so I'll be going back to stock size next change.
So it's all about being able to tune them as your load/other conditions change...
Oh yeah: you can buy a remote kit for the 9000s so you can dial in your dampening from the cab
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9000XL here too. One day I wanted to test them and dialed them down to see if it would feel "floaty" like a GM (truck was empty). After 20ish miles on hwy, I swore it felt like I was bouncing alot (stiff, not floaty). Stopped and checked, realized I turned dial wrong way, lol. So there really was a difference.
BTW, I did lube the dials with grease to help protect them (Colorado) and they still turn easy.
BTW, I did lube the dials with grease to help protect them (Colorado) and they still turn easy.
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