Hi Everyone,
I'm a new H3 owner with a lot of questions. The first one is about shocks. I have a lot of wheel hop and it's really rough going over patched potholes (which my city is riddled with...wonder where the excise tax money goes). I want to up grade the stock shocks to 4 of these:

RANCHO RS5376 {Click Info Button for Alternate/OEM Part Numbers} RS5000 Info
Front; w/ 1" - 2-1/2" Front RAISED Height


form Rock but I don't have any lift on mine. It's an 07 base with sun roof, power heated seats and nav system (which I took out and replaced with a 2Din).. The rears don't make the specification about a lift

Can I use these on the front or would It better to go with 4 Monroe Re-flex instead?

More questions too follow, next will be about the pond I get on the pass floor after it rains.

Thanks,

Jerry

 

Go with Monroe or OEM if you are not going OffRoad. It will ride like a Caddy.
Rancho shocks are POOP and the Bilstein 5100 Shocks will make it ride like a dump truck.

 

Somebody put Monroe Reflex on my 2009 Alpha. They will be gone very soon, I do NOT like them. Do not know how old they are, they look clean, but it is a southern truck so hard to say. Going with ARB OME Nitrocharger Sport Shock, already have the front set delivered to the house.

 

OME Nitrochargers are my GO TO shocks for the H3/H3T. We tried just about every shock and they where the best on and OffRoad. #2 is the OEM Adventure shocks.
Excellent choice DOC.

 

I've tried many shocks on both my H3 and hers.
Gabriel - not bad but not good either
Monroe - about the same
Kyb - nice
Bilstein - firm
Skyjacker - ok
AcDelco - ok

I've got Bilstein 4600 series now and there decent.

 

What are the model #s for the ARB OME Nitrocharger Sport Shockshocks (front and rear) for the H3? I went on their website and it only shows H2 products.

 

Nevermind, found it:

 

SEARCH for
ARB90001 or OME90001 front
ARB60045 or OME60045 rear

They are expensive but worth ever penny

 

Anyone here running Fox 2.0?

 

I replaced oem(stiff on the adventure package) and installed Monroe Reflex Monotube shocks 7yrs ago. Still rides like a caddy, no matter how much cargo I ride with.