New Shocks
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jul 2022
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Well, thanks for all the feedback and comments, lol. I'm sure mine were done a while ago, but I never got around to getting new ones until now. The old ones were not leaking, but when I compressed them by hand it took 3 business days for them to extend, so there is that. With that said, these are stiff riding trucks regardless of the shocks used, but I definitely noticed a difference with the switch from stock.
Cross-Country
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Well, thanks for all the feedback and comments, lol. I'm sure mine were done a while ago, but I never got around to getting new ones until now. The old ones were not leaking, but when I compressed them by hand it took 3 business days for them to extend, so there is that. With that said, these are stiff riding trucks regardless of the shocks used, but I definitely noticed a difference with the switch from stock.
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More Turbo
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From: Ontario, Canada
I went with the 5100's for stock height trucks. #24-274951 and #24-274968
Cargo Master
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Well, thanks for all the feedback and comments, lol. I'm sure mine were done a while ago, but I never got around to getting new ones until now. The old ones were not leaking, but when I compressed them by hand it took 3 business days for them to extend, so there is that. With that said, these are stiff riding trucks regardless of the shocks used, but I definitely noticed a difference with the switch from stock.
Mountain Pass
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From: Kaysville Utah
I put the Bilstein 5100 on my 2020 truck and they were leaking by 60,000 miles.
I was headed out hunting and couldn't find any that wouldn't take a week to show up, So I replaced them with KYB
Hated the look of the KYB, But they rode OK
When my 2023 arrived I put a ReadyLift Leveling kit on it and came with Falcon shocks. I think they ride great, I'm watching to see if they last longer than bilsteins I had on my 2020.
Falcon shocks are made in the Salt Lake city area. The company has been build components for 4 wheel jeeps since the late 60's when it was known as MEPCO. They were bought out by the same parent company that owns ReadyLift and they started building shocks for the level and lift kits for ReadyLift. They custom valve them for the application that ReadyLift is bundling them with.
I was headed out hunting and couldn't find any that wouldn't take a week to show up, So I replaced them with KYB
Hated the look of the KYB, But they rode OK
When my 2023 arrived I put a ReadyLift Leveling kit on it and came with Falcon shocks. I think they ride great, I'm watching to see if they last longer than bilsteins I had on my 2020.
Falcon shocks are made in the Salt Lake city area. The company has been build components for 4 wheel jeeps since the late 60's when it was known as MEPCO. They were bought out by the same parent company that owns ReadyLift and they started building shocks for the level and lift kits for ReadyLift. They custom valve them for the application that ReadyLift is bundling them with.
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Mountain Pass
Joined: Jul 2022
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I put the Bilstein 5100 on my 2020 truck and they were leaking by 60,000 miles.
I was headed out hunting and couldn't find any that wouldn't take a week to show up, So I replaced them with KYB
Hated the look of the KYB, But they rode OK
When my 2023 arrived I put a ReadyLift Leveling kit on it and came with Falcon shocks. I think they ride great, I'm watching to see if they last longer thaeapsn bilsteins I had on my 2020.
Falcon shocks are made in the Salt Lake city area. The company has been build components for 4 wheel jeeps since the late 60's when it was known as MEPCO. They were bought out by the same parent company that owns ReadyLift and they started building shocks for the level and lift kits for ReadyLift. They custom valve them for the application that ReadyLift is bundling them with.
I was headed out hunting and couldn't find any that wouldn't take a week to show up, So I replaced them with KYB
Hated the look of the KYB, But they rode OK
When my 2023 arrived I put a ReadyLift Leveling kit on it and came with Falcon shocks. I think they ride great, I'm watching to see if they last longer thaeapsn bilsteins I had on my 2020.
Falcon shocks are made in the Salt Lake city area. The company has been build components for 4 wheel jeeps since the late 60's when it was known as MEPCO. They were bought out by the same parent company that owns ReadyLift and they started building shocks for the level and lift kits for ReadyLift. They custom valve them for the application that ReadyLift is bundling them with.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jul 2017
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bilstein 5100 or fox 2.0's. I believe, for the money, you cannot beat the fox 2.0's for any platform fox makes shocks for.
Mountain Pass
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I just saw some FOX 2.0 for my truck at $189 pre shock, that doesn't seen bad., thanks again
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Cross-Country
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After reading though the thread I am debating ordering the Bilstein 4600's, they seem to get good reviews for general use with light off-roading. Just wish they weren't bright yellow lol
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274937.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274944.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274937.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274944.html
More Turbo
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After reading though the thread I am debating ordering the Bilstein 4600's, they seem to get good reviews for general use with light off-roading. Just wish they weren't bright yellow lol
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274937.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274944.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274937.html
https://www.americantrucks.com/bilst...24-274944.html