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Which shocks should I get for smoother ride?

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Old 01-16-2009, 06:44 PM
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I have a 4.5" RC lift and I am looking for a smoother ride. I do some off road and it is my DD.
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OME or Bilsteins...If ya want a really good ride OME's..

Here's some OME shocks.. You would need the N35L and N36L for your lift.

http://www.ok4wd.com/index.php/catal...orbers_yellow/
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i've been very pleased with my OME shocks, very smooth on and offroad. they're expensive, but i got a good deal on them. of course im partial to them because they're the only shocks i've run on my jeep aside from the stock ones.
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bilsteins, Jake. Im going with the 5150's soon.
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bilsteins, Jake. Im going with the 5150's soon.
ooo you and Pat have me in a bind. I would def. trust the both of you with this question. He said OME. i was torn between bilstein and OME and now even more so haha.
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they will both get the job done, but i prefer Bilsteins more
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im on blinstein 5150 with a long arm setup....

smooter ride than stock
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Honestly doubt you can go wrong going either direction.
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oh and bilstein, duh.
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any links to a site that has the bilstein shocks?
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any links to a site that has the bilstein shocks?
http://www.jackit.com/Shocks/Bilstein_main.htm

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsea...DS=1&N=700+115
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