whats up guys! glad i found this forum been seeing some awesome looking trucks. i have owned my 06 dakota slt 4wd 6 speed manual for almost a year now. love it so far. gonna be doing some suspsension work here soon. was wondering what shocks/struts you guys are running. i live in st.louis missouri and have only been able to get my hands on oem. would like an adjustable shock. you guys have any suggestions and where you got them and how much they cost. thanks in advance

 

welcome to df! i still have the stock junk on my dak but most guys run ranchos or monroes..other people will comment and leave you part numbers and reviews haha. are you going to get a leveling kit when you do the suspension work? also..POST SOME PICS!

 

part numbers and web sites will be great! lol yeah my right front strut went bad and the spring is starting to show signs of wear. so im replacing the springs and struts on the front and shocks on the rear. and im leaning towards 3 inch in the front and 2 inch blocks in the rear. but i may just do 2 in the front. havent fully decided on that part yet. and i will get pics up as soon as i can load them on this computer

 

Ranchos are supposed to be the best. I have the monroes and they seem good. Make sure you order new strut mounts when you get the struts. They like to fail after replacing just the struts for some reason. The most lift you can get without modifying stuff is the rough country 2.5 spacer I believe.

 

Welcome I have monroe reflex on the rear and ill be replacing the struts here in a few weeks not sure if im gonna get monroes or ranchos. The monroe reflexs shocks are pretty good imo

 

Welcome to the Forum. (now post some pics!) Ever heard of a website called rockauto? You can get great deals on parts for vehicles.

For a self adjusting shock people on ere run Monroe Sensa-trac's; Part number 58650
For struts you can go with monroe (PN 71100) or Rancho, but can't seem to find them hmm...

Here's the link for rock auto http://www.rockauto.com/

 

Here is a 10% off code from Rock Auto, good thru 7/31:

34596572842269

With the code + shipping, The Rancho RS5757 shocks are 208.52 per pair to your door!

 

First off, welcome to DF.

Ranchos here, probably the best money spent on my truck.

Rancho front struts, part # RS5757.
Rancho rear shocks, part # RS5315.

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 and free. Right now they are $109, link below.

http://www.streetsideauto.com/produc...&PQString=none

Rockauto has the struts for $101 and shocks for $54. Buy a set of four Rancho shocks & struts, you get a $50 gift card (until 08/31/11).

 

welcome to the forum!

 

Welcome to the forum! All I can say is don't go over 2.5" for spacers on a 4x4. You will ruin the cv joints and tie rods.