What would you guys recommend for a good shock set up for my truck. I'm not looking for anything too fancy, but I have to drive 3 hours on a bumpy ***, washboard and pothole filled road to get to pavement from here and my truck likes to bottom out alot on some of the bigger bumps. I'm looking to stiffen up the stock ride a bit I think. Not sure what's on there now, but the 4 years I've owned the truck I haven't changed them so it's time for something new.
Thanks for the input,

Mike
'99 Ram 1500 4x4

 

you live 3 hours from a paved road. damn, you are out in the country.
bilstein's are the best, and pretty expensive around $200 per set. do a search on them, somebody found them on ebay pretty cheap (for bilstein). rancho's are also real good, also expensive. i just run cheapo gabriel from autozone about $100 per set.

 

i have a set of rancho 9000s if u want them there for a 1-3 inch lift should still work i also got the shocks for the dual front shock set up just need to buy the bracket and i got a rancho 5000 steering stablizer all new in the box

 

Any special mods I'd need to make to put in that 1-3 inch suspension lift. I've never dealt with anything like that before. Springs or anything else needed?

 

they bolt in the same place its just that they are alittle longer than urs i mean u could put a level kit in the front and u should be fine i would think i dont know mabe someone eles can answer that better i bought them because i was going to put the rancho 3 inch lift and they said they stoped making it or something so i bought a skyjacker 5 inch lift but i had already got the shocks now they are jsut sitting and i to lazy to go through returning them the part numbers are
s5404- steering stabilzer
rs99008- front dual shocks
rs99198-rears
rs99198- front factory
and they are ment for 2-3 inch sorry i was wrong i bought them fromn summit so u can goto there website and type those part numbers and look at them

 

Could somone please post a list of parts I would need to install these shocks for a 1-3" lift? Never done this before and i want to look further into it.
Thanks

 

I have a spare of my Dodge Rancho Shocks. They are good. It’s still wrapped. Or you could purchase it yourself. The dealer is very easy to contact. Visit there site and see if you’d like them. They were recommended to me from the forum site my brother is in. Good luck!!!

 

ill tell you a brand to stay away from.. i bought the procomp ES3000's during a deal 4wheelparts.com was having.. buy 3 get one free + free steering damper.. i hate them.. regardless of road conditions,, its a choppy ride.. pothole or a snail.. doesnt matter.. i feel it all.. they are so stiff that they have gone through 2 sets of poly bushings....

i plan on getting the rancho adjustables...with the incab controller..

 

I have a set of Bilstein HD on my truck, I installed them in the winter, they were very stiff, but as the temp has gotten better they are smoothing out some, overall they keep my wheels planted, give them a

 

I've priced the Rancho shocks at summit racing for around $72-$78 per shock
Now they have a sale going on until April 15 (don't hold nothing towards me if wrong) Buy 3 get the 4th free