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Old 05-05-2023, 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Formulajones View Post
I agree shocks are a big player. I've had some of the cheaper stuff and that has never proved to be great at ride quality.
My experience as well.

There are a lot of suggestions to change wheels/tires and change the mounts back to the factory rubber. Im not saying those might not ultimately be the answer......However, wheels and tires are expensive, and body mounts are a pain in the butt to do.

You can buy 4 quality shocks for a reasonable price. I think my Bilsteins were about $80 each or so. Its not like having better shocks will hurt your situation even if they arent the complete answer. Where if you change body mounts you might find it makes no difference and you have to change the shocks anyway.

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