Shocks...whose had experience with what brands.
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My FX4 Level II came stock with the Bilsteins, and I liked them well enough. I installed a set of Rancho RS9000Xs after the Bilsteins started showing signs of wearing out and I like them, too. I especially like the ability to adjust the damping periodically to compensate for wear.
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Before I got rid of my '99 Ext.Cab Ranger... I was using the SensaTracs on the front and MaxAirs (iirc) on the rear. I enjoyed the change it made! The MaxAirs had a "internal-dampener" that removed the "school bus" ride on the rear like most other air adjustables make.
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Like reddod99, I now have bilsteins, but also like rancho, It would be one or the other on my 4x4's. Since you have a 2wd, bilstein maybe your best bet as the make shocks for the BMW and Benz, they don't just make off/road shocks. Bilsteins quality is legendary.
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That shockwarehouse site has got to be the most annoying site i've been to in a long time. With that stupid 'live agent' thing popping up every time you close a window, trying to make it seem like your someone special. You'd think they would realise an annoyed customer doesnt spend their money.
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Most of my issue is the rear wheel hop. It has gotten dramatically worse in the last 12 months.
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by CougarXR02
Most of my issue is the rear wheel hop. It has gotten dramatically worse in the last 12 months.
No question the original rear shocks were shot. Not only did they physically look worn, but I can really feel the difference, especially around corners. Many of the expressway entrance/exit ramps around here offer up tight 180+ degree corners which I was able to negotiate safely and firmly at higher speeds. Also, the rearend used to "skip" sometimes when making a sharp turn at an intersection coming off a stop, similar to what happens when a limited slip axle needs some friction modifier. So I thought it was my truck's LS causing that, but it must have been something in the suspension, because now with the new Bilsteins the skipping is gone. As for the fronts, I don't notice as much of a difference, although it's only been a very short test period...
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I am way done with Gabriel's. 24 months and 5000, yes, 5000 miles on my F-150 and they were rotted through. Saw the same on my buddies 83 Monte Carlo. about 18 months and 30,000 miles later they were rotting and causing a rattle noise.
I think for the money and the experience I have had with the KYB GR-2 line on other vehicles, I am gonna go that route. Probably sooner rather than later. Looks like I am gonna be driving the truck every day indefinately. The slave cylinder on my cougar is losing fluid and not disengaging the clutch, and you don't pull a transmission with 90,000 and not replace the clutch. And that is out of my budget right now with my first son due to be born any day now.
Thanks for the responses to all. Any others who have an opinion to add, please do. I am sure others will find them valuable.
To the Bilstein users, I don't for one minute doubt their performance, the cost is just too prohibitive for me for that little extra gain in performance and maybe life expectancy.
In a couple weeks I will buy and probably do the install. I'll let you know how it all goes, and take some pics if they seem helpful.
I think for the money and the experience I have had with the KYB GR-2 line on other vehicles, I am gonna go that route. Probably sooner rather than later. Looks like I am gonna be driving the truck every day indefinately. The slave cylinder on my cougar is losing fluid and not disengaging the clutch, and you don't pull a transmission with 90,000 and not replace the clutch. And that is out of my budget right now with my first son due to be born any day now.
Thanks for the responses to all. Any others who have an opinion to add, please do. I am sure others will find them valuable.
To the Bilstein users, I don't for one minute doubt their performance, the cost is just too prohibitive for me for that little extra gain in performance and maybe life expectancy.
In a couple weeks I will buy and probably do the install. I'll let you know how it all goes, and take some pics if they seem helpful.
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Don't go with Monroe Sensa-trac's, they don't last. I bought a set last year and they're already shot. I broke down and bought a set of Bilsteins for the front at $133, and hope to be able to afford the back set soon.
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I would say $ for $ you will like the KYB's but I would go with the gas-a-adjust units instead of the GR2's- reason....a slittle stiffer sooner and it responds well to the larger vehicle
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