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Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 #1407553 03/24/13 11:06 AM 03/24/13 11:06 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 174 Creedmoor, NC, USA 74Charger OP member
74Charger OP member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 174 Creedmoor, NC, USA	It's probably past time I replaced the OEMs on my truck. Most miles are highway miles, with little to no off-roading. Towing and heavy loads are seldom occurrences. Truck now has 138K miles,and I want to replace shocks before I get new tires. Anyone care to make a recommendation? yeah, I here the register ringing...

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: 74Charger] #1407554 03/24/13 11:42 AM 03/24/13 11:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,058 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,058 U.S.S.A.	Bilstein

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: JohnRR] #1407555 03/24/13 11:54 AM 03/24/13 11:54 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida Locomotion master
Locomotion master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,894 Florida	I just replaced mine on a '04 Dodge dually with Bilsteins after 112,000 miles. Researched some opinions on Dodge truck sites and got mine from here: Shock Warehouse - Florida But it never hurts to shop around, like Summit, etc.

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: Locomotion] #1407556 03/24/13 12:23 PM 03/24/13 12:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,872 connecticut pnypwr master
pnypwr master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,872 connecticut	bilsteins are the best hands down "Are you gonna bark all day lil doggy? Or are you gonna bite?" 05 ram 2500 ctd 74 gremlin x 360 65 mustang 347 70 coronet R/T 440 03 Mach 1

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: pnypwr] #1407557 03/24/13 06:39 PM 03/24/13 06:39 PM
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ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	If you liked the OE shocks, you might check your Dodge dealer. I was in a similar situation with a Durango at 100k. The factory replacement shocks were a bit more costly than generic replacements but less than the high end speciality shocks. I liked the OE and they lasted 100k so that's what I used for replacement.

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: 74Charger] #1407558 03/25/13 01:20 AM 03/25/13 01:20 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado 451Mopar master
451Mopar master Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado	I replaced the shocks on my 2005 Ram 3500 with the yellow Bilsteins (4600 Series.) They seemed a bit softer (ride) than the stock shocks?

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: 451Mopar] #1407559 03/26/13 10:07 PM 03/26/13 10:07 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 174 Creedmoor, NC, USA 74Charger OP member
74Charger OP member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 174 Creedmoor, NC, USA	if you were doing it over, would you go the same route?

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: 74Charger] #1407560 03/28/13 02:04 AM 03/28/13 02:04 AM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado 451Mopar master
451Mopar master Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,399 Aurora, Colorado	Quote: if you were doing it over, would you go the same route? I'm happy with the Bilsteins. I just noticed they seemed a bit softer than the stock shocks. That is fine with me as most of my driving is on-road with some towing. The stock ride would sort of bounce over bumps without much suspension movement, and the Bilsteins seem to absorb the bumps with more suspension travel. I think the Bilsteins I have (the yellow ones) give a smoother ride, but I'm not sure how they would be off-road. On washboard dirt roads they seem to work fine too. The reason I changed the stock shocks was the rear axle would bounce around more than usual when driving down a bumpy road. The new shocks seem to handle that road just fine. I hope that helps? Anyhow, I would say that I would use the Bilsteins shocks for my application again. I think if I was looking for a stiffer, more off-road shock, I would look at the adjustable Rancho (I think 9000) shocks. A friend has them on his 2002 Ram.

Re: Shock Absorber Recommendation - "04 Ram 2500 4 x 4 [Re: 451Mopar] #1407561 03/29/13 10:55 AM 03/29/13 10:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,800 Jefferson State S srt ESYC
srt ESYC S Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,800 Jefferson State	Bilsteins here too. The stock shocks are valved differently and result in a harsh ride. The bilsteins can't be considered soft yet the ride is much nicer with no loss of handling (brobably better) during driving the twisties or towing. I bought through eshocks.com. If your truck is lifted you will need the silver ones, otherwise the yellow for stock ht.

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