KYB vs RANCHO vs BILSTEIN... which SHOCKS are BETTER????

[itzwarreng]

hi, im debating which shocks i should get since my stock ones are blown on my 97 Grand Cherokee ZJ.... =[

RANCHO RS 5000 ????
BILSTEIN monotube gas pressure..?????
or KYB monomax ????
also.. are koni's good???

im looking for a smooth sort of luxury ride.. having some fun with them as well like climbing curbs and stairs but mostly for smooooooth handling.. what do you think???? thanks

[xjkevin]

all of those should work great for you, im partial to bilstien, seeing thats what i have, they made a world of difference,

hi, im debating which shocks i should get since my stock ones are blown on my 97 Grand Cherokee ZJ.... =[

RANCHO RS 5000 ????
BILSTEIN monotube gas pressure..?????
or KYB monomax ????
also.. are koni's good???

im looking for a smooth sort of luxury ride.. having some fun with them as well like climbing curbs and stairs but mostly for smooooooth handling.. what do you think???? thanks

[Beat98TJ]

Given those choices I would only use bilstein.

The RS5000 is a generically valved shock which is generally over valved. I would also avoid the RSX as they are very stiff on a ZJ.

Koni and KYB are both overhyped in my opinion.

There are other better choices out there. Edelbrock makes a very good ZJ shock.

[blkTJ]

Given those choices I would only use bilstein.

The RS5000 is a generically valved shock which is generally over valved. I would also avoid the RSX as they are very stiff on a ZJ.

Koni and KYB are both overhyped in my opinion.

There are other better choices out there. Edelbrock makes a very good ZJ shock.

If I were you... I'd listen to this guy, he know's a bit about shocks.

[YJwonderboy]

What about Monroe?

[Beat98TJ]

What about Monroe?

Monroe and Rancho are the same company. The rancho's are valved more agressively. I would try to stay away from twintube shocks. A grand can drive extremely nice with the proper setup.

[markw]

I'm partial to Bilstein's, rebuildable, excellent reputation. I wouldn't even waste my time on the Rancho's or Monroes. KYB's well... Most the guys I run with swear by Bilsteins, and one of them is the guy who tests/valves them. They test the crap out of them offroad. If you were at TDS, you may have seen them working with the Rubicon Express guys on JK's.

Mark

[YJwonderboy]

I've heard KYB is typically better for those crazy high jumping Baja guys and street tuners...not really too wonderful for the rocks!