I know it’s been covered, but everyone seems to say the same things. They all want to run Bilsteins or Fox, but I am looking for a more budget friendly route and have a couple questions.
1. Anyone ever run Gabriel shocks on their truck? How did they do?
2. Is there any difference in the shocks for a power wagon vs. the shocks for a leveled 2500?
3. Are there any other brands of shocks you would recommend for a 4wd 2500, and why?
What is your current suspension setup and what are you looking to accomplish? What's your budget?
I went through a bunch of setups on my 2500 before I was happy.
If you are leved with spacers on stock springs, don't overthink it too much and run something the proper extended length. No matter what shock you run it's gonna ride like a freight train. The front is tolerable, but my rear took alot of messing with as that's normally where the ride is the worst. I made a custom pack out of PW springs. If you don't tow, pull the overload out/cut it down and get some shackles.
5100s are fancy looking stock replacements imo. Yea they last and are reliable, but the internals are what makes a shock and they aren't valved any better than stock stuff. They will ride a little better, but not earth shattering. For that money I'd try thuren overland white bodies, at least support a small business and know they are tuned a little better. That's what I would do if you have oem springs.
If you have a decent budget I'd look at thurens other options. There's a reason his name comes up, he's a magician with this ****. But again, working with stock springs you can only optimize so much.
I attached pics of my old Cummins. 3" lift and rode like a 1/2 ton. No matter what, don't sell it, you'll regret every second of it.....ask me how I know
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