On one of our Jeeps we are running the Skyjacker M95 Monotube shocks. These are about the best riding affordable shock on the street that we have had on a Jeep. They are smooth, while having good control and no harshness over abrupt road imperfections. Having said that, in offroad use, they are a bit soft and a little too bouncy. This is not a stiff shock at all.
The Skyjacker hydros are also not harsh on the street, but their compression/rebound damping rates feel unbalanced to me. A little too soft on compression and a little too much rebound damping. This is about the cheapest shock you can buy. Not horrible, but not great either.
What you absolutely want to avoid with affordable shocks is the twin tube "Nitro" type shocks. Those are the ones that ride really stiff on Jeeps. This is true across many brands, including Procomp, Skyjacker, RE, Superlift, etc.
Old Man Emu original nitrocharger shocks were very good riding shocks. Now they make the Nitrocharger Sports, which are reported to be stiffer, although I have not run them.
Teraflex 9550 shocks feel good on a smooth even road surface, but are rough on uneven pavement. On roads with a lot of patch repairs, they transmit far too much of the road irregularity straight to your seat.
I have not run the Rancho 5000X, but I would trust the forum consensus and especially Jerry's opinion, since he has run so many different shocks on his Jeeps, both on the street and offroad.
So far, I have not dished out the coin to run shocks that cost more than about $80 each, so cannot speak on or make any comparisons to Foxes, King, Falcon, etc.
The Skyjacker hydros are also not harsh on the street, but their compression/rebound damping rates feel unbalanced to me. A little too soft on compression and a little too much rebound damping. This is about the cheapest shock you can buy. Not horrible, but not great either.
What you absolutely want to avoid with affordable shocks is the twin tube "Nitro" type shocks. Those are the ones that ride really stiff on Jeeps. This is true across many brands, including Procomp, Skyjacker, RE, Superlift, etc.
Old Man Emu original nitrocharger shocks were very good riding shocks. Now they make the Nitrocharger Sports, which are reported to be stiffer, although I have not run them.
Teraflex 9550 shocks feel good on a smooth even road surface, but are rough on uneven pavement. On roads with a lot of patch repairs, they transmit far too much of the road irregularity straight to your seat.
I have not run the Rancho 5000X, but I would trust the forum consensus and especially Jerry's opinion, since he has run so many different shocks on his Jeeps, both on the street and offroad.
So far, I have not dished out the coin to run shocks that cost more than about $80 each, so cannot speak on or make any comparisons to Foxes, King, Falcon, etc.
