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Old 11-02-2010 | 07:28 AM
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Hey guess after scanning through tons of pages last night I came to the realization that rancho's are the preferred strut choice but when I went online last night I could not find anywhere to buy then. What is the best place to order? Also are the monroe any good? I'm sure anything is better then stock but I still want the best for the dak

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Old 11-02-2010 | 08:55 AM
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go to shockwarehouse.com. there are other places, too.
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 09:12 AM
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See I went there but I have an 07 quad cab 2wd and when I put in my make and modle with quad cab it doesn't let me choose anything above 04, and when I just do 2wd, the only front strut is the monroe ones
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 09:37 AM
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Per rancho's website you need the following part numbers:

RS5000 SERIES SHOCK Stock Front: RS5757
RS5000 SERIES SHOCK Stock Rear: RS5315

The RS5757 front strut is listed on Amazon for $106.09 each. I'm not sure why shockwarehouse does not list them.

From what I have read on here, Rancho's are a little stiffer than the Monroe's. I'm going with Monroe's because my truck is a road queen, so I don't need a really stiff shock.
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 09:52 AM
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You need to put 2005 in the year for your truck on most websites. Doesn't make sense, but try it and you'll see the RS5757 come up for the fronts when you put in 2005. And they will fit all 05-07 models, so don't worry.

I got mine at streetsideauto, they ship super fast. Right now they are $103.23, link below.

http://www.streetsideauto.com/produc...&PQString=none
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 10:51 AM
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I order most of my stuff from RockAuto.com .... competetive pricing, fast and reasonably priced shipping, and they accept returns w/ no restocking fee.

Im returning a set of O2 sensors; all I lost was shipping both ways. Most places make you pay shipping along with a 10-30% restocking fee. Plus, the whole return process is all online, no need to sit on the phone on hold waiting for a return authorization number.
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 11:31 AM
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I order most of my stuff from RockAuto.com
I keep forgetting about that place. They do have excellent pricing.
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 12:23 PM
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Alright thanks for the input.....is there a diff as far as quality between monroe and rancho? All I do is mainly street driving but I do construction so i am occasionally offroad. Just wondering what would be the besy buy for the money for my application
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 02:47 PM
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Actually nvm guys! Thanks for the link dakotaff. When I checked out the ranchos on that site I realized that they had a special going so I only paid 183 for two rancho rs5757
 
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Old 11-02-2010 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by SlvrKota22
Actually nvm guys! Thanks for the link dakotaff. When I checked out the ranchos on that site I realized that they had a special going so I only paid 183 for two rancho rs5757
Nice! You'll probably get them on Thursday, they are fast.
 


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