bws

remember the 9 speeds are just 5 speeds with notchs filed in between the 1 through 5 [so you get half settings].rancho your secrets out.sorry brad...kyb are nice too....no camper= pressurized gas..camper or 5th wheel go 9000's....jmho

CORed

Offroadwarehouse has Bilstein 5100s at a discount for TDR members. Just received a pair for the fronts a couple days ago. 5100s require at least a 1" lift though from what I have read. Otherwise, you can get the standard yellow Bilsteins. Haven't run them though.

Just click on the TDR logo in the lower-left of the home page.

http://www.offroadwarehouse.com/

Steve

bws

presurized gas shocks ride nice,was thinking of doing these is the front and rs 9000's in the rear...anybody done this??

jughead

i agree 200 percent. couldnt find anything that would work rite on my 82. will never buy anything else. been on it for about a year.

RowJ

KYB's web site lists 3 different models. Which one is best for CTD...Monomax, Gas Adjust or GR-2's?
Why are they better?
RJ

HOHN

I've had good results with KYBs on other vehicles. I'd put them in the same class with the 5100s, but I think the 5100s are better suited to our heavy 4wd trucks.

If I had a gasser 2wd, I'd for SURE be considering them.

jlh

jughead

i said months ago i would stay out of brand wars, but i will say this i bought the best monroe had for my 82. going into a turn with dips in it the truck wallowed like it was in rough seas. i knew i had a problem with a heavy engine in front. the monroes could not do the job. parts man recommended kyb. this is not the first time i have had problems that monroe could not solve. never again rather not have any shocks at all.

dsldan

KYB Monomax would be the ones you want..............

Gear Poet

What dsldan said -- Monomax's.

I do thousands of miles of gravel and dirt driving every year. Ranchos simply don't handle it well. Top seals are trash after a single season. The Bilsteins are far better. However, the B's are a softer shock and more subject to fade and uneven suppression, especially in summer. Not a pavement problem at all, strictly offroad, fifty miles of ruts, washboard, and gravel at 45 mph.

KYB's are the most stable shock I've found for offroad. The trade-off is that they are a bit stiffer than the B's on the pavement.

I also like the fact that you can hammer a KYB Monomax with gravel for 20K miles, and it doesn't seem to chip or dent much. Not so with the others.