I bought the Doetch Tech shock kit with my RE 3.5(actually 4.5) kit. They were awful!! Wasted money. I switched to OMEs specifically made for the Cherokee, ordered the long travel ones, and am absolutely amazed and satisfied! The ride and handling changed drastically. I highly recommend them. I bought mine from 4x4 Group Buy. No experince with Bilstiens personally. The OMEs are low pressure nitro charged - Bilstiens are high pressure nitro charged. I chose low pressure because I wheel the MidWest, IE usually slow, crawl, mud, and lots of on road. If I was running out west with lots of relatively high speed desert/washboard, I would probably go with the Bilsteins. Make sense? Good luck. Jim