Cognito shocks are on
 

Put 'em on this afternoon. Here's some comparison pics.

Size matters. ;)

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Stock shock :rolleyes:

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Bilstein's :jump:

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Gotta admit, I was a little skeptical about how much better the ride would be. I knew there would be some improvement, but I didn't expect it to be as noticeable as it is.

The truck rides soooooo much better. :perfect10s: I even took a passenger who had ridden with me this morning before putting them on, and he could tell a big difference. The whole front ends feels tighter, it handles better, less body roll in turns, less nosedive on hard braking. Money well spent. :D

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Excellent!! Thanks for the pics, they really show the difference between stock and the cognito.

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Wow, interesting. And Sewie your rig is running 35's with the torsion bars turned as the only other suspension mods?

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So far. ;)

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Question for you. Do the new shocks level out the front end or just make a better ride? thanks in advance..

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Are those Cognito's gonna fit after the SAS? :giggling:

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No, you still need to crank the t-bars (or use re-indexed keys).

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It'd be cheaper to just buy a heep. ;)

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How much are they?

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Sewie

Is that picture showing the Cognito shock fully extended?

What is the compressed length?

Thanks

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I've been running these shocks since the first of the year and have
had no problems out of them whatsoever (7000+ miles).
Overall ride quality was improved, as well as lateral stability.....
They work very nicely on washboards and really take the
jarring out of medium to severe holes and bumps.

For me, they turned out to be a good investment.

BTW: The truck is leveled via a TB crank, running 17X9 wheels and 12.50X33 Swampers.

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$95/ea. I got them from TrailDuty, but TeakaToys also has them, or you can order directly from Cognito.

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Sewie sweetiehunnybunny.....?

Can you measure the stock adventure shocks for me?

Extended and compressed????

Pretty please with a slice of pie on top?

:jump:

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Nice Sewie... Keep us posted of how the perform and hold up on the trail...

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What's it worth to ya? :fdance:

I'll try, but if they're not easier than the Bilsteins, then you're SOL. ;)

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Not sure which pic you're referring to.....but no. ;)

I didn't take any measurements.

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Sewie, what was your total ride height after the TB crank and before adding the the cognito's? After I removed the Truxxx kit I just set the ride height to 23" and was going to get an alignment with the new wheels. I don't really like the front stock shocks.

I know the level height would be 24.25" - the same as back - but I am not wanting to level the front end to put the cognito's on.

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I wonder how they'd do on a stock (uncranked) front end. (Is that what you want to do, joedirt)?