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rmacdona

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i had an RST and it did soften up after 2k miles or so.....really depends on what your looking for in ride quality, bilsteins might stiffen it up a bit but have more controlled feeling....most stock truck suspension has very little rebound dampening and thats where aftermarket companies shine, more controlled.......sometimes a stiff feeling can actually be because the shocks are too soft thus riding in a harsher part of the stroke and kick more (especially if there is no dampening to control the rebound)....rebound is control after the "hit" in suspension and compression is control at beginning of the "hit"......mostly anyways there are variables and crossover effects but in a nutshell thats basically what happens

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On 2/22/2021 at 1:29 PM, rmacdona said:

Thanks!

 

My new shocks will be here this week and will go on this weekend...will report back with what I experienced.

Its known how bad the bounce is in these trucks.  The shocks are garbage in non Z71 or Z71/Trail Boss setup's.  The rebound on both front and rear suck.

 

There is a very lengthy thread, somewhere on here, talking about the Bilstein shock's helping with the truck feeling a lot better after putting them on.

 

The install of the shocks is very straight forward.  Shouldn't take more than 15 or 20 minutes to do in your driveway.  Just do 1 side at a time and no need to lift the truck up at all.  Just slide under then remove and replace 1 at a time.

 

I did the swap on the rears months ago and am very pleased with it.  Off road and on road driving is much better.  The rear end feels more planted but the front does still bounce in certain places on the highway.  But overall I'm glad I did the swap.  Debating about doing the fronts now.

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just put mine on (took about 10 mins overall)....should hit the highway later today.

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a couple days of driving, was worth every penny (about 190 bucks for 2 back shocks), am going to look at front now.

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