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Old Mar 2, 2002 | 10:00 AM
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Rancho v Bilstein

I am in a quandary!
I have been debating whether to fit Rancho 9000 or Bilstein shocks to my 2001 F-250 PSD.

From what I have read so far, Bilstein appears to have the edge.

Ranchos seem to be freely available but I can not find a dealer near me in Austin, Texas who sells/fits Bilstein shocks.

Anyone who can tell me where to "buy" Bilsteins - their website kinda sux!

Also, any ideas on price differences? Ranchos I can get for $70/80 each - I have no idea on the Bilsteins (I am looking at the 5100 series)

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Old Mar 2, 2002 | 10:07 AM
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have you tried Advanced Auto, they actually cary a good amount of shocks there. theyre prices seem to be the norm that you would see anywhere else too.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2002 | 03:14 PM
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I got my Bilsteins from www.shox.com. Good prices, good service, great shocks
 
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Old Mar 4, 2002 | 07:24 AM
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I was just looking at the 2002 Ford truck brochure. They had a performance 4x4 Ranger that comes with Bilsteins and the performance F150 came with a different brand, which I think was Rancho. I got my Bilsteins at Don's Sport 800-303-6211. They just got a truckload of bilsteins in. I think I paid $65 each for my fronts on the '95 F150.

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