Why do the arctic and rubicon wranglers have red shocks? Anyone know if these are high performance or special?

 

They came on my Sahara. Nothing special just a heavy duty shock.

 

The red shocks are the shocks that come on the Rubicon. Much better quality than the black sport shocks.

 

I think that the red rubi shocks and the black sahara shocks are the same, and the black x shocks are supposedly different.

 

For a factory shock, the red ones are actually a pretty good piece. The ride and handling is noticeably better than the black ones. Off the vehicle they seem to be a higher pressure, and on the vehicle the valving feels more "controlled".
Most of the guys here actually prefer them to a lot of the aftermarket shocks.

 

Not on my Sahara at least. I have a 2011 4dr. with heavy duty susp., tow package, and i replaced the stock black ones, with red Rubi ones, and there is a very noticeable difference. Much better! Worth the switch!

 

Good to know. I don't remember where I heard the other comment, but I'm glad it made a difference for you!

 

I switched to Red Rubicon take offs on my '08. It was a much better ride. Especially for all those curbs around campus, my gf stopped complaining as much and started noticing less bumps in the road.

 

What is the difference between all the suspensions? i got a 2012 sahara and just curious