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Old 11-21-2012, 07:02 AM
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Can anyone tell me a good shock for a Daily Driver 3" lift? i hate my skyjacker shocks they are what too stiff. thanks in advance
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^^^Exactly
Bilstein 5100s.. 5150s, 7100s (if you have some extra bank)
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thanks is there a reason that those skyjacker shocks are so hard compared to these?
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The Bilstiens I linked to are valved based on the application, I'm not sure if Skyjacker has their shocks built to meet the needs of an XJ or if they just rebadge a generic white body shock.
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The Bilstiens I linked to are valved based on the application, I'm not sure if Skyjacker has their shocks built to meet the needs of an XJ or if they just rebadge a generic white body shock.
I have skyjacker shocks and they are garbage. They ride exactly the same as the RC white body shocks I had
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I have bilsteins and I really like them so far.
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ok thanks for the help guys i appreciate it!
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I run Bilstein 5100's on my Xj. However I can be called a Bilstein fanboy I have run then on my 3 previous jeeps
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