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I havr a x jk and I hear the changing the shocks and coils make for a better ride buy is that true and worth it I'm putting a leveling kit on my dd and was wondering if its smart to upgrade suspension while I'm down there to Bilstein 5100 I do little off road would this " better ride" be worth it and if so what would I all need
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ride comfort is purely subjective but, the factory shocks on an x really do suck in my opinion. way to soft and bouncy. i like 5100's and OME's as they will do a much better job of firming things up without making your ride harsh. OME's are softer if that makes a difference to you.
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ride comfort is purely subjective but, the factory shocks on an x really do suck in my opinion. way to soft and bouncy. i like 5100's and OME's as they will do a much better job of firming things up without making your ride harsh. OME's are softer if that makes a difference to you.
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Originally Posted by TheDirtman
Bilstein shocks are nice, I broke one in two this weekend. If you want a nice ride I would go with the old man emu nitro shocks. They have a softer feel and better ride imo. I have run both. when I get my evo spec kings on this week I will post them up.
I just helped mocar put some rubi take off coils and shocks from a 4 door hard top on his 2 door x and said the ride was much improved and he gained around 1.5" of lift from it.
I just helped mocar put some rubi take off coils and shocks from a 4 door hard top on his 2 door x and said the ride was much improved and he gained around 1.5" of lift from it.
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just put fox shocks on my jku. i never thought shocks made such a huge difference but it was like night and day over the bds shocks i was running. for $120 a shock compared to other good shocks that are around $80 its worh the money in my opinion. what really sold me was that the body is aluminum so they will never rust. every shock i ever had even bilstiens would eventually rust. just my opinion