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View Poll Results: Which shocks ride the best?
Belltech Nitro-Active
4
21.05%
Toxic Drop Shocks
1
5.26%
Doetsch Tech Drop Shocks
4
21.05%
Edelbrock
5
26.32%
Summit Drop Shocks
0
0%
QA-1
3
15.79%
Bilstien Drop Shocks
2
10.53%
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Old 09-13-2007, 08:44 PM
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Ok I want a moderately smooth ride not too stiff and not too mushy. Somewhere in between is what im lookin for. Which shocks would be the best to go with out of these. I dont haul much if any and i am doin a 2/4 drop.
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I have only tried the Nitro-Actives, and I only have them in the rear but they did make a big improvemnet over the stock shocks.
Old 09-13-2007, 08:55 PM
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i would have to say the qa1s since they are adjustable
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Like said above, the QA1s are adjustable so you should be able to find a ride you like.
Old 09-13-2007, 09:28 PM
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so are the ranchos and they are cheaper!! QA1's are great for TRACK use, ive heard of them prematurely failing on tech when used in DD applications but who knows.
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I have the Nitro-Actives on a 4/6 drop and I like them a lot better than the Toxic I had before. That's not to much info as a 4/6 rides a bit rougher than a 2/4 but I can say they are very responsive and greatly improved the ride and handling of my truck.
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ive had the nitro active on for a while and like them . i had the toxic's on my tahoe with a 2/3 and absoltutely hated them .
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This is going to be a very biased poll since not many change shocks 7 times.
With that said, I've run belltech nitro drops,toxics, and doetsch techs and the doetsch techs are 10x better than the other two brands. Granted they're all <$60/shock but for the cost I'd definitely go with the doetsch techs of the 3 i've tried, no question
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i love my doetsch techs


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