Best shocks?
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Best shocks?
The ride in my explorer is very rough in terms of going over bumps and potholes...it vibrates a lot, it's stiff and I hate it. What kind of shocks can I get that will make my ride very smooth and go overbumps easier and be better offroad also? I am looking to spend up to 250 for shocks that are of good quality, I've been looking at rancho and rough country, any other ideas?
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I put Bilstein 5100 series shocks on my '93 4x4 and I love them! I have had this truck Elk hunting in Colorado, mudding, deer hunting, fully-loaded towing a trailer, etc... (my truck rode 10x better in Colorado than my dad's Dodge) The ride of my truck was improved drastically! I strongly recommend these shocks. I paid about $280 after shipping from Jackit.com. Oh yeah, I do have helpers in back and lift springs in front. Even though you would think that shocks with OVER 300psi of nitrogen in them would just make the ride worse due to the overstiff springs it really rides great! 
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I think I might just go for some ranchos...rs5000, or the rsx series....but I should just wait and get a lot of money together and get a rs9000x!!
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The 5100 series are still monotube construction (not detached reservoir) but they are for slightly lifted trucks, if I remember correctly up to 4" of lift. A great offroad shock.
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I just put a set of Pro Comp ES300s on my F-150 and am very happy with them. They're comparable with the Rancho RS3000s, but a good bit cheaper. They're usually about $40 each, but I got them during a buy 3, get 1 free special.
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Originally posted by fastball96
I just put a set of Pro Comp ES300s on my F-150 and am very happy with them. They're comparable with the Rancho RS3000s, but a good bit cheaper. They're usually about $40 each, but I got them during a buy 3, get 1 free special.
I just put a set of Pro Comp ES300s on my F-150 and am very happy with them. They're comparable with the Rancho RS3000s, but a good bit cheaper. They're usually about $40 each, but I got them during a buy 3, get 1 free special.
