Shopping for the best shocks for Nissan Frontier trucks is a different game from shopping for an F-150 or a Tacoma. The Frontier ran on essentially the same bones from 2005 all the way to 2021 — seventeen model years without a full redesign — so a big slice of these trucks on the road … Read more
Shopping for the best shocks for Chevy Colorado trucks comes down to one thing most guides skip: which generation and trim you’re actually holding the keys to. A 2016 WT work truck, a Z71 with a leveling kit, and a ZR2 wearing factory DSSV spool-valve dampers are three completely different machines underneath, and the shock … Read more
Shopping for the best shocks for GMC Sierra 1500 trucks is where a lot of owners go wrong, and it’s rarely the brand’s fault. It’s the trim. A base Elevation work truck, a lifted AT4, and a Denali riding on adaptive air suspension are three completely different animals underneath, and the shock that transforms one … Read more
Finding the best shocks for Jeep Wrangler builds should be simple, but spend ten minutes on a forum and you’ll have eleven conflicting answers. After twenty years of turning wrenches on these things — everything from bone-stock JK commuters to JLs on 37s — I can tell you the honest answer comes down to three … Read more
Small truck, big job list. That’s the Ford Ranger in a nutshell. Since Ford brought it back to the U.S. in 2019, it’s had a 2.3L EcoBoost making 270 horsepower, a 10-speed transmission, and a 7,500-pound max tow rating with the trailer tow package — that’s three-quarter-ton work out of a truck that parks like … Read more
Half-ton guys buy shocks for comfort. Super Duty guys buy shocks because their truck is bending the rules of physics twice a week. When an F-350 dually is carrying 3,000 pounds of pin weight and a 6.7L Power Stroke is leaning on the front axle, the shocks are the only thing standing between you and … Read more
Every truck suspension is a compromise, but the Jeep Gladiator starts from a different page of the playbook than anything else in a midsize showroom. Solid axles front and rear, coil springs at all four corners, and a bed that’ll haul 1,600 pounds of whatever you throw at it. It’s the only pickup sold in … Read more
A Toyota Tundra rolls through my bay almost every week — it’s that kind of truck. People buy them, drive them for 200,000 miles, and load them down like they’re three-quarter-tons. But the stock shocks on most Tundras start fading long before the rest of the truck breaks a sweat, and that’s usually when the … Read more
Every week somebody backs a truck into my bay and asks the same question: “Bilstein or Fox — what do you run?” The Bilstein vs Fox shocks debate has been running for decades in truck forums, parts stores, and every off-road shop in America. Both are premium brands. Both build excellent monotube dampers. But they … Read more
Bilstein 4600 vs 5100: Which Series Is Right for Your Truck? You’ve narrowed it down to Bilstein. Good call — they’ve earned the reputation. But now you’re stuck on the Bilstein 4600 vs 5100 decision, and half the forums are telling you the 5100 is “the better shock” because the number is higher. It’s not … Read more