Bilsteins Shocks for my '91 Dodge 2wd

[bighemy]

Need shocks for my '91 Ram D250, 2 wd,cab, pulling a 27' 5th.

Still have the factory ones on the truck with 136,000 kms(85,000 miles??). Going to be travelling about 8,000kms this summer and am looking for a better ride and something more stable to stop the little wandering, I am starting to get. Any info much appreciated. RS 9000 are for rear only, so if I go with the 9000 can I get by with the 5000 on the front. Whats the story on KYB's? And where can I get Bilsteins in Canada?

tks in advance.

The BigHemy

 

[TexasTurbo]

I recently put new shoocks on the front of my truck. Although the RS5000's are listed as fitting a '91, I found that the hole in the bottom of the lower control arm was too small for the RS5000 to fit through (the RS5000's were about 1/8th inch to large in diameter). I ended up returning them and putting on some Monroes. I have seen posts where other TDR members have installed RS5000's, so I assume they compressed the coil springs and popped the lower balljoint to get them on. Oo.

 

[AMikonis]

I bought some Monroe Gas Magnums for the front of my D250 last fall, #34868. Interestingly, the computer gave the wrong #, even though it did specify diesel (everything is different. ) Had to call the Monroe 800 number to get the right part #. The wrong shocks were too short. When I replaced them - one of the old ones was broken - the broken one was the same size as the too-short new ones. My point is there may be an error somewhere in some parts books/ computers, as I was given the same wrong shock as was previously installed on that truck (different brand, too. )

 

[Paychk]

I noticed the same thing when I helped my Dad rebuild the front end on his 93 D350. The best we could figure was that some application listings didn't distinguished between the 4000 lb. front end and other lighter front axle capacities. I think it was also Monroes that caused him problems. The best way to check is let the front tire drop to full extension and make sure the top rubber biscuit on the shock isn't compressed any more than when you snugged the nut.



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