Okay, I am sitting at 5" lift and my cherokee is a DD. I have to go 40-50 miles a day for work. Currently the cheap Gabriel shocks are fine, but way to stiff. I would really like to find a softer shock so I can drive on the freeway with a little more comfort. What do you guys suggest for a good comfortable shock. Is there one that is nice and comfortable on the road but still able to go offroad?
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Soft shocks??
- Thread starter alemmons
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ECKSJAY
Water is dirty
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- Covington, WA
Bilstein.
mission-inc
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- OREGON
Old man emu's.
erikrs301
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- Allentown, Pennsyltuckey
my Skycrapper hydros are nice
mississippi_xj
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- guntown, ms
I just installed 4 of the heckethorne (rough country) nitrogen series I ordered from rockymountainsusp.com for $30.00 each..... they are preatty darn nice... 10 stage velocity sensitive valving, nitrogen charged, etc...
scotty
scotty
themud
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- Scottsdale AZ
go old man emu or go home!!!
themud
themud
dyna
NAXJA Forum User
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- central coast Ca
Which Gabriels do you have on your XJ? I ask cause I put 4 on my truck and yeah there stiff alright, I needed it though cause it helps with the camper on it. Are they just as bad on the jeep? I had exploder 3000`s on mine they rode decent.
2xtreme
NAXJA Forum User
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- Kayak Pt, WA
This is my line up for soft shocks in the order of softest to stiffest.
OME is a very high quality soft shock.
Bilsteins are stiffer and very high quality.
After that most of the rest of them are made by only 1 or 2 companies and they will be stiffer.
Not sure how a monotube shock compares in stiffness.
Personally I would go with the OME I do not think you can go wrong there.
Michael
OME is a very high quality soft shock.
Bilsteins are stiffer and very high quality.
After that most of the rest of them are made by only 1 or 2 companies and they will be stiffer.
Not sure how a monotube shock compares in stiffness.
Personally I would go with the OME I do not think you can go wrong there.
Michael
bburge
Lost in Translation
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- Santa Clarita, CA
I run the OME's and are pretty happy with them, as well.
bburge
bburge
xjaddiction
NAXJA Member #666
Rancho 9000 adj. Set them where you want them. You can even change the valving for towing, windy days, off-roading, and comfort long trip driving. Get a nice set of coils like Tereflex or RE and some RE drop brackets, and it's a damn Cadillac!!
Greddy
Greddy
MaXJohnson
NAXJA Forum User
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- The Kansas Rockies
xjaddiction said:
there's the magic word: "RE drop brackets". That or long arms. Try either and you'll find the shocks aren't the problem.
jjvande
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- Albuquerque NM 505 burque
RS9000s are great. even with long arms, RE coils, SOFT rear end, you can have it ride stiff as hell or like a caddy. I like to play with the settings every week or so for something different. it can be fun. trust me.
