99xjlove

Okay I have decided that the rancho shocks on my 3" skyjacker set up now probably won't be enough when I put on my new RE 5.5" LA kit, even with a set of BPE's. I don't want to run the OME's because they won't be long enough from what I have seen. I don't want to spend a $#!t load of money on shocks either. I have it narrowed down to either the RE twin's because of the price. Maybe the RE Mono's because hey what is $100 dollars anymore? (close to a tank of gas!) Or maybe the Bilstien 5100's or 5150's. Can you guys give me a hand in making my decision?

dabeast727

bilsteins would be a good descision, the monotubes from what ive heard are by no means soft, 95% of all shocks for offroad applications will not be. But i heard theyre softer than OME, so that rules OME out. I will say the twintubes are good offroad, but on road they suck, they dont hide any bumps at all you feel everything. Id go for monotubes or bilsteins

ktmracer419

for the rear you can always raise your shock mounts and could get away with running a shorter shock. less crap hanging under the axle to get hung up too, save money and have a more capable vehicle.

BlueXJ

Three letters BDS, nuff said.

dabeast727

yea BDS would be a good way to go. Ive never used their shocks but do have a BDS steering stabilizer and its done well

BlueXJ

On my second set (2 different Jeeps) and they are great all round shocks. Good on and off road.
Blue

99xjlove

I will be raising the shock mounts when I do my 8.8 swap. For now I'm going to just get what works. It probably won't see any severe duty untill I do the swap anyways. For now i'll probably just go out and flex it a few times.


I will look into the BDS stuff BLUE!

ktmracer419

i don't run a steering stabilizer and its done well

Kyle

I would raise your rear shock mounts, doing that kills two birds with one stone. I would also run bilsteins 5150's all the way around, they are great long lasting shocks.

99xjlove

Like I said before I don't even want to mess with the D35. It will only be in there for a few months. Raising it an inch or so later won't effect the shocks that I put on there now will it?

Blue, are you running the BDS 5500's?

BlueXJ

Have to go crawl under it to see if they have a discernable number b/c I don't remember. Newest set is over two years old. I have CRS too!


EDIT:Looks like the number says 9500! Is that a good number?

JeepnTXJ

What do you use your rig for? Mine (right now) is a trail rig only, and I had monotubes on it for 3 months before I ruined them. They rode great, but I couldn't tell the off-road difference between them and the cheap-o $30 Rusty's shocks I have now.

What I'm getting at, is a shock is a shock. I would rather bend/break a cheap shock, than an expensive one.

BlueXJ

Mine is a DD plus I hope to use it as an expedition vehicle when/if fuel gets back to normal.

dabeast727

haha fuel wont get back to normal. i wanna put a diesel in mine . ...man i wish..

BlueXJ

I used to think that same thing but diesel is still way to expensive. I want them to make a solar 4X4. If they do I'm in.