[Drunk tank]

Since I blew my shocks jumping out of bomb craters at johnson valley... I need to replace them. I wanna get something stiffer (help with the no sway bar thing) than the Doetch Tech 3000s I have (or had). What manufactures and models would you all suggest? The high end $$$ shit is out of the question and they have to have a stud mounted versions as well (stupid XJ and its goofy front shock mounts)... would like to keep it under $60 a shock.

Thanks :beer:
Ryan

 

[Drunk tank]

Guess no one has any experiance with any other shocks? damn...

 

[kajeepxj]

why not get BPE's to eliminate the top stud mount? tons more options out there for eye-eye. as for choice, i have never run anything worth mentioning so can't help you there haha. check out this thread for some blingtastic wonderfulness!

 

[NE-RokToy]

Rancho 5000 and pro-comp shocks are both pretty damn stiff. I think anything is stiffer then what you got

 

[Rugger99]

Not sure if Bilsteins are up your alley...I've had mine about 2 years now and have held up very well. I also went with the BPE's...opens up lots of options. My.02 :flipoff2:

 

[Drunk tank]

I've got BPE's. Bar pins are what mount the stock shocks on the bottom up front and on the top in the rear. The Stud I'm refering to is the upper mount in the front where it passes through the body and into the engine bay. I've seen these things at T&J performance... would be nice but for the quality (which I would rate as average at best) no ways I'm paying $110 for em

I'll do some searching... maybe there are some cheaper stud to eye conversion pieces out there that i can use for a bit. As soon as I get a new truck everything is getting ripped out...hence why I dont wanna spend too much on shit that will probably just be replaced.

 

[XJ_ranger]

check these out:
http://www.rocky-road.com/pinadapt.html

im running the pro-comp es3000 and i ahvent had any problems other than stifness, and that seems to be what you want any way...

 

[Beat95YJ]

Try a set of monotubes, they will typically have more low speed damping to compensate for the lack of sway bar. A shock with digressive valving will work best. Try Bilstein, Rubicon Express, Edebrock Xtreme IAS, etc. You should be able to find any of these for around $60 per shock.