Which Brand of Shocks to get

[mr4454]

Hello everyone,
I would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me on a brand of shocks to get for my 78 K10 with 4" lift. I need all 4 front and rear, I have no idea which brands to get. it will be mostly for comfort on the road with a little off-road. I'm on a budget so nothing too expensive. The part numbers would be sooo helpful
As always thanks for your help

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Rancho is a good choice for the money. You’ll have to measure the full droop and full compression to get the right shocks for your truck

 

[77 K20]

What brand of lift do you have on your truck? Some of the cheaper lifts are very stiff and comfort won't exist no matter what you buy.

That being said if you are on a budget OffRoadDesign says the Tuff Country SX8000s are supposed to be good for the money. $48 each. I haven't used them but would trust their recommendation.

http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/SX8000.htm

 

[Rusty Nail]

I found Rancho RS5000 shocks to be too "off road" for a daily driven 4x4 and chose KYB for my next 4x4 shocks.

KYB "Excel G" was exactly what I was after and very much to my liking... Now I own three vehicles with them and THAT is my shock absorber of choice.
Very capable at controlling jounce whilst off-road with excellent street handling that provides gobs of confidence in the "twistys" found light to light.
1) K5
1) C20
1) Z-28

In my K5 they ran about $35/each. Will buy again. I will NOT buy another Rancho shock ever , if I can avoid it.

Hope this helps!

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[77 K20]

I too like KYB shocks. My dad had the gas-a-just on his '79 K15 for a ton of miles and they performed great towing and on the road. I had their mono max shocks on my truck before I lifted it and liked them. Very similar to a Bilstein but at a much cheaper cost.

That being said I didn't didn't think KYB makes shocks for lifted applications.

 

[Rusty Nail]

 

[mr4454]

I do appreciate the help, I will look into KYB.

 

[mr4454]

What brand of lift do you have on your truck? Some of the cheaper lifts are very stiff and comfort won't exist no matter what you buy.

That being said if you are on a budget OffRoadDesign says the Tuff Country SX8000s are supposed to be good for the money. $48 each. I haven't used them but would trust their recommendation.

http://offroaddesign.com/catalog/SX8000.htm

I have no idea as to the brand of lift on the truck, it came with it when I bought it and I have zero info on it.

 

[77 K20]

If nothing else you might want to look into a swaybar disconnect. It will help the binding that can occur between the sway bar and leaf springs. Basically since the swaybar is angled down to your spring pack when you hit a bump the axle moves upward and tries to compress the swaybar. That can't happen- so you get a rough ride.

Or another possibility is just removing the sway bar completely. You can unbolt it from the ubolt plates and swing it up out of the way temporarily to test it. If you don't like how it rides you can always put it back.

 

[mr4454]

Thanks I will look into it