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POLL: Which shock is best?

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by Tacoma’20, Oct 21, 2020.

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Which suspension is best?

  1. FOX

    17 vote(s)
    18.5%

  2. Bilstein

    15 vote(s)
    16.3%

  3. King

    27 vote(s)
    29.3%

  4. Icon

    3 vote(s)
    3.3%

  5. Foam Cell

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%

  6. Rough Country

    7 vote(s)
    7.6%

  7. Maxtrac

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  8. Toytec

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  9. Tuff Country

    1 vote(s)
    1.1%

  10. BDS

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  11. Pro Comp

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%

  12. ARB (Old Man Emu)

    8 vote(s)
    8.7%

  13. RBP

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    0.0%

  14. Nitro Gas

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  15. Other

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    13.0%
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  1. Oct 21, 2020 at 12:40 AM
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    Tacoma’20

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    Just your general opinion:
    Which suspension is best? Why?

    Did I miss anything?
     
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    Tacoma’20, Oct 21, 2020
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  2. Oct 21, 2020 at 1:11 AM
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    Key-Rei

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    I voted King, but this question is a little like saying Which car is faster the Toyota or the Honda?

    Really depends on which Toyota model and which Honda model.

    There's Bilstein stuff that will beat the heck out of OME and vice versa.

    King and Fox are pretty equivalent, though from what I've heard King has better business practices. Can't say what just remembered reading some drama from Fox higher ups being dicks or something.

    :notsure:

    Anything but Rough Country or Tuff County? or Pro Comp, that's all cheap china garbage with 4x4 *OFF-ROAD EXTREME* marketing wank.

    In general Bilstein 5100's are probably the best all around ride capability and cost, when it's time to step up, take the leap into Kings, Fox, or Long travel.

    I've heard good things about Icon but they seem like the overpriced "Apple" option.
     
    Key-Rei, Oct 21, 2020
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  3. Oct 21, 2020 at 1:13 AM
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    oakcity, Oct 21, 2020
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  4. Oct 21, 2020 at 1:33 AM
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    They're all good... as long as they are on a Toyota. Or a Lexus:thumbsup:
     
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  5. Oct 21, 2020 at 7:02 AM
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    MadRiverTaco

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    King 2.5 Ext w/ Compression Adjusters...but I'm biased :thumbsup:

    Edit: you may want to re-title this thread to "Which shock is best" because you don't list brands who put out the leaf packs...
     
    MadRiverTaco, Oct 21, 2020
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  6. Oct 21, 2020 at 7:04 AM
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    Knute

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    Kinda depends on what you want from the suspension.

    You just as well ask "Which cookie is best?"
     
    Last edited: Oct 22, 2020
    Knute, Oct 21, 2020
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  7. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:36 AM
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    AccuTune Offroad

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    AccuTune Offroad, Oct 21, 2020
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  8. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:46 AM
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    lol I put in the Rough Country, Tuff Country, and Pro Comp just to have it as a choice. Personally, I’d never buy from them.
     
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  9. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:48 AM
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    six5crèéd

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    I don't know which one is best but electrical shock is the worst :thumbsup:

    [​IMG]
     
    six5crèéd, Oct 21, 2020
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  10. Oct 21, 2020 at 9:44 AM
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    Hmm. It seems as if King is winning . . .
     
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  11. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:24 PM
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    RIDDICK3

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    Just put the rough country vertex coilovers on my truck and they ride better then my fox coilovers did. I believe the best shocks are king, icon, then these vertex.
     
    RIDDICK3, Oct 21, 2020
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  12. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:29 PM
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    2010armygreen

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    King for the win!

    Unless you like squeaks. Icon is king of the leaks and squeaks!
     
    2010armygreen, Oct 21, 2020
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  13. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:43 PM
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    Tacoma’20

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    Really? Rough County Vertex shocks are BETTER than FOX? That’s something I never thought I would hear.
     
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  14. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:46 PM
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    Rancho! Thread closed..lmfao
     
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  15. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:48 PM
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    Stuff, things, this, an ADS
    You forgot ADS
     
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  16. Oct 21, 2020 at 8:48 PM
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    That has an answer, though - chocolate chip straight out of the oven

    Also, I like fox shox on my mountain bike
     
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  17. Oct 21, 2020 at 9:16 PM
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    Yeah, I had fox coilovers with remote resi. I didnt have the dampeners but I always thought they rode like crap. I can tell these vertex are the real deal. The guys that installed my lift have been around and seen every shock known to man. They say there is only one shock better and that's king. They swear up and down about these vertex shocks.
     
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  18. Oct 22, 2020 at 9:33 AM
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    I voted ome I may be a bit biased because I run bp 51s on all corners and they are great.
     
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  19. Oct 22, 2020 at 9:35 AM
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    You’d have to define what “best” means and you will find no consensus on that. Is it:

    Best value for the money?

    Best performance on paved roads?

    Best off-road performance?

    Most likely to hold up over time?

    Easiest to maintain?
     
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  20. Oct 22, 2020 at 9:38 AM
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    Wait, that doesnt mean we pick the only shocks we have had on our trucks? :D
     
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