Blistein 5100 Leveling shocks on the front and rear. Love the ride and handling.....

 

Rancho RS5000's...kinda stiff over the small bumps but eats up the bigger ones

 

Picked up my new Rancho RS 5000's today at 4 Wheel Parts.... After 120,000 miles I figured it's about time.

LOL

 

Im looking to buy a set of shocks (front and rear) for a 2005 ram 2500, Stock rims, 33" tires, no lift, truck is a daily driver. looking for shocks that will improve the ride. ive seen a lot of people talking about Bilstein and Rancho shocks, i dont have much experience with shocks so any advice on what to get would be great, Thanks

 

How is your truck riding? Mine was pretty good back in September when I bought the truck but now the ride is rough and every little bump feels 10 times worse.

I'm also looking for some new shocks (front and rear) for an 04 ram 2500 with 35' tires and a 6 inch lift, my daily driver as well. I've heard a lot of good reviews about Bilstein but I'm wondering if the 5100s will smooth it out enough or go with 5160s or 9100s. I know it all depend on how much I want to pay but any advice would be great.

 

Mine had also started riding really hard, it drove awesome for a while but now its like i can feel every hump and bump in the road, i try to avoid them but when i cant its really rough

 

Just ordered a complete set of Bilstein 5100s. Can't wait for them to come in and get them installed.

 

Stock till they wear out.

 

The new shocks are on, and the truck rides a heck of a lot better now. The ride is still stiffer because of the HD springs but smoother and quieter because of the shocks. It's no caddy but it is not bad for a heavy duty truck that weighs 7000lb empty. I am very happy with how they turned out.*

I will say this though, the shocks were a pain in the a$$ to install because they are so well built. They have thicker bushing sleeves and tighter tolerances compared to the shocks I had before. I needed new bolts for the rear because the old ones wouldn't fit through the bushing. Every shock mount was tight because of the thicker bushings and needed to be adjusted for the shocks to go in. I would have saved a ton of time if I just ground down the sides of the bushing sleeves so they would slide in.

 

Replaced stock with Bilstein levelers. Didn't realize just how worn out my stock shocks were (100,000 mi's). Love the look too. Had to have lower controll arms cut off to replace, what a b*&ch.