Shocks which do you have and why?
This subject has been posted many times, and I post it again for updated information. My question is what shocks do you run and why? When needed, would you buy them again? I have a 2004 Dodge 35...
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I have Bilstein 4600s on my F450. I had Rancho 9000s on my F350 SRW. Both were carrying the same camper.
I find the ride better with the Bilsteins and F450, but I can't say it is a fair comparison. The adjustments were absolutely necessary to drive the F350 SRW to keep from bouncing out of the road (unloaded) on tight Forest Service Roads with bumps and also have maximum dampening/handling with camper loaded.
I picked the Bilstein 4600s for the F450 because I was sure that the truck would handle the "sway" and cornering, and I had heard about the great ride of the Bilsteins for years. I picked the Rancho 9000s because I knew from reading posts here that they helped a SRW quite a bit.
Both choices were fine. Again, not a great comparison since I didn't have the same truck with both sets of shocks.
I find the ride better with the Bilsteins and F450, but I can't say it is a fair comparison. The adjustments were absolutely necessary to drive the F350 SRW to keep from bouncing out of the road (unloaded) on tight Forest Service Roads with bumps and also have maximum dampening/handling with camper loaded.
I picked the Bilstein 4600s for the F450 because I was sure that the truck would handle the "sway" and cornering, and I had heard about the great ride of the Bilsteins for years. I picked the Rancho 9000s because I knew from reading posts here that they helped a SRW quite a bit.
Both choices were fine. Again, not a great comparison since I didn't have the same truck with both sets of shocks.
