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I bought some leveling keys a few months ago from rought country and now i think i need some new shocks and blocks because im getting beat to death. Where can i get some shocks and blocks fairly cheap? i called rough country and there going to charge a ass load more now that that i didnt buy the full kit before. Just looking some shock brands and websites that would be cheap. any help would be great :flag:

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Bilsteins seem to be pretty popular as well as monroe. Can get them at shockwarehouse.com. Blocks you can get anywhere, ebay if you want some cheap ones but make sure there at least cast iron or steel. Zone has some good blocks, i have the 3" ones on my truck.

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Sadly that is a typical result of cranking t-bars. Shocks may help a bit but the truck will continue to ride like a tractor if the bars are cranked up a decent amount.

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Bilsteins seem to be pretty popular as well as monroe. Can get them at shockwarehouse.com. Blocks you can get anywhere, ebay if you want some cheap ones but make sure there at least cast iron or steel. Zone has some good blocks, i have the 3" ones on my truck.

 

 

Hey, I have a question for you regarding your post. You say you have the Zone 3" blocks on your truck. Did you completely replace the factory 1.25" blocks with the Zone 3" blocks, or did you stack them on top of the factory ones? Can you tell me what size U-Bolts you bought from Zone? The reason I am asking is that I am about to do that to my 2009 GMC Z71.

 

Thank you in advance for the information.... :rollin:

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Bilsteins seem to be pretty popular as well as monroe. Can get them at shockwarehouse.com. Blocks you can get anywhere, ebay if you want some cheap ones but make sure there at least cast iron or steel. Zone has some good blocks, i have the 3" ones on my truck.

 

 

Hey, I have a question for you regarding your post. You say you have the Zone 3" blocks on your truck. Did you completely replace the factory 1.25" blocks with the Zone 3" blocks, or did you stack them on top of the factory ones? Can you tell me what size U-Bolts you bought from Zone? The reason I am asking is that I am about to do that to my 2009 GMC Z71.

 

Thank you in advance for the information.... :rollin:

 

 

Yes i completely replaced the stock block with the zone block. Don't ever stack blocks, its just a bad idea. I don't remember the size of the u-bolts, shoot zone an email with your truck info and let them know you need u-bolts for there 3" block. Zone is very helpful, im sure they will get you the right parts. Might even give you a special price.

dgreene396 Enthusiast

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Bilsteins seem to be pretty popular as well as monroe. Can get them at shockwarehouse.com. Blocks you can get anywhere, ebay if you want some cheap ones but make sure there at least cast iron or steel. Zone has some good blocks, i have the 3" ones on my truck.

 

 

Hey, I have a question for you regarding your post. You say you have the Zone 3" blocks on your truck. Did you completely replace the factory 1.25" blocks with the Zone 3" blocks, or did you stack them on top of the factory ones? Can you tell me what size U-Bolts you bought from Zone? The reason I am asking is that I am about to do that to my 2009 GMC Z71.

 

Thank you in advance for the information.... :mad:

 

 

Yes i completely replaced the stock block with the zone block. Don't ever stack blocks, its just a bad idea. I don't remember the size of the u-bolts, shoot zone an email with your truck info and let them know you need u-bolts for there 3" block. Zone is very helpful, im sure they will get you the right parts. Might even give you a special price.

 

 

 

Thanks for the info. I am planning to replace the stock block with the 3" block, but was wondering if you just stacked it and how it worked. I have heard it was a bad idea to stack them.

 

I chatted online with a guy at Zone Offroad and he suggested a U-Bolt that is 11-3/8" long, and per my calculations, that would leave about 1-3/4" sticking out beyond the nut. I was wondering if yours is like this. I really like the guys at Zone and their products! They are a top notch business!! Thanks again... :rollin:

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Yeah the 11-3/8th sounds right, there is a little over an inch beyond the nut on mine. Just make sure you get the square ones. Should be good to go.

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