What shocks to use?

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Nealuss

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The truck is currently lowered 2/4 with coil springs and shackles with Nitro Drop 2's all around. They ride like absolute crap. What shocks are you guys running and what has your experience been?
 

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What motor you have?
If you can use factory shocks up front, use QA1 or Fox rear shocks.

I hated those shocks you have now too
 

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Its not the shocks fault, when a truck is lowered that way you lose all wheel travel. Then the remains of the suspention hits the bump stops.
 

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There were issues with those shocks. They worked off the eye of the shock. At least for the front
 

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When I had my blue lowered ram 3/4 drop we ran the nitro drop 2s in the front and rear. Youve gotta drive the lowered trucks like a car, or they will bottom out the springs in the front, at least it did on mine. I ran the stock shocks for a while and it did the same thing.
 
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