Anyone here using Doetsch Tech shocks?
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Anyone here using Doetsch Tech shocks?
I ran the DT3000's on my TJ for about 6 months and they seemed very nice for the price. Was thinking of using them on my JK. Anyone here running them?
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Like you guys, I ran them on my TJ too but I personally would run a good monotube shock like an OME, Bilstein or M-force any day. Granted, they are a bit more expensive but they perform so much better and they don't sound like panting
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Like all of you I ran the shock, the other forums swear by them and for the price you cant go wrong. They ride great and last a long time.
I read somewhere you can cross reference shocks for the JK by using shocks for a YJ with 4-6 inches of lift shocks. But check before you buy.
I read somewhere you can cross reference shocks for the JK by using shocks for a YJ with 4-6 inches of lift shocks. But check before you buy.
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Actually, I think the OME are twin tube rather than monotube shocks....they just describe them like they're state of the art.
The DT's were not bad, but, I think they were only valved one way...hence the panting noises on the strokes as the flow reversed, etc.
They had decent travel too.
I used them as part of an initial small lift so the wife didn't m notice the rig getting taller alll in one step...wit the CJ, it was too much too fast, and I got snagged. The YJ was more subtle. By the time I got to the TJ....I was the master of the stealth mod.
The DT's were not bad, but, I think they were only valved one way...hence the panting noises on the strokes as the flow reversed, etc.
They had decent travel too.
I used them as part of an initial small lift so the wife didn't m notice the rig getting taller alll in one step...wit the CJ, it was too much too fast, and I got snagged. The YJ was more subtle. By the time I got to the TJ....I was the master of the stealth mod.
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Some even say that nitro's are over kill for the kind of wheeling we do. Most people that wheel on the weekends would do great with just the Hydro/twin tube type shock. Nitro/mono tubes are better for baja type racing where the suspension is under constant reciprocating motion.
But to each his own, and run what ever you like. That is all that matters.
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