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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 09:34 AM
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Truck has been riding like sh*t lately, rear squeezing, just rough over all. Thinking of replacing shocks before making a NJ to FLA & back road trip..looking at the bilstiens, ranchero quick lift, couple others...would like to keep in the $500-$1k range. Also want to keep the same height obviously..tires are wild peak 305/65 18 on fuel trophy 18x10 Any suggestions or input ?

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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 11:27 AM
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bilstein 5100s. love mine. a little firmer than new stocks when new but they smooth out over time. you can set the fronts at stock height or up to 2.5" taller (maybe 2" i forget). i also would suggest adding the hellwig rear sway bar at the same time. the combination transformed my truck.
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 11:54 PM
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Don't put Rancho crap on that truck. See my sig for my suggestion, fits your price range if you install yourself.
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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 2013_XLT
bilstein 5100s. love mine. a little firmer than new stocks when new but they smooth out over time. you can set the fronts at stock height or up to 2.5" taller (maybe 2" i forget). i also would suggest adding the hellwig rear sway bar at the same time. the combination transformed my truck.
Hellwig looks to be one of those manufacturers that have 'set' prices to sell their stuff at, i'm seeing everyone having the same price so far.
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Old Jan 11, 2022 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by [F2C]MaDMaXX
Hellwig looks to be one of those manufacturers that have 'set' prices to sell their stuff at, i'm seeing everyone having the same price so far.
when you have a quality product there is no need to play games with pricing. it's worth every penny.
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Old Jan 12, 2022 | 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 2013_XLT
when you have a quality product there is no need to play games with pricing. it's worth every penny.
Where'd you pick it up from?
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Old Jan 12, 2022 | 06:58 PM
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it's been a few years but i want to say www.4wheelparts.com was the site.
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