Arnott shocks

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95escahoe

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Looking into replace my shocks does anyone on here run the Arnott shocks? Not the conversion kit that converts to non air shocks the passive air shocks are what I am looking into


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Several people do run the Arnott Airride shocks.

They are the recommended replacements afaik.
 

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I have their passive replacements. When I bought them, they had new Bilstein branded rear air shocks which are the ones I bought. I got them in a complete kit which had passive fronts as well along with compressor and air dryer rebuild kit. I did have a couple of issues with their bypass resistors that eliminate the magnetic damping which is why they're called passive. They replaced the resistors under warranty but I went ahead and soldered in some wire wound resistors instead in order to eliminate future problems. The shocks and air compressor still work great and it's been a year and a half so far. I'm happy with their products but have heard to stay away from their " rebuilt" shocks which aren't actually rebuilt.
 
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I have their passive replacements. When I bought them, they had new Bilstein branded rear air shocks which are the ones I bought. I got them in a complete kit which had passive fronts as well along with compressor and air dryer rebuild kit. I did have a couple of issues with their bypass resistors that eliminate the magnetic damping which is why they're called passive. They replaced the resistors under warranty but I went ahead and soldered in some wire wound resistors instead in order to eliminate future problems. The shocks and air compressor still work great and it's been a year and a half so far. I'm happy with their products but have heard to stay away from their " rebuilt" shocks which aren't actually rebuilt.

Just priced out there kit it's like $700 is this the kit you run?

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Yes that's the kit I bought.

Thanks, I'll more then likely go with this kit, I love how the factory air ride works, but just not worth spending $1300 on new shocks + compressor and any sensors that might be bad


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I don't see the Bilstein shocks on their website anymore. I still see them for sale on eBay and other websites. How to the passive Arnott/Bilstein front and rear shocks ride? I dont like a stiff ride, but not soft either. I hated the Bilstein 5100's on my lifted Jeep Grand Cherokee, too stiff.
 

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I don't see the Bilstein shocks on their website anymore. I still see them for sale on eBay and other websites. How to the passive Arnott/Bilstein front and rear shocks ride? I dont like a stiff ride, but not soft either. I hated the Bilstein 5100's on my lifted Jeep Grand Cherokee, too stiff.

5100's are valved differently than 4600's. I have 5100's on my jeep and 4600's, which i assume is the valving that the air shocks use, on my denali.

5100s are digressive and 4600s are linear, so 4600s feel a bit less stiff in general. STill much more controlled than most other shocks.
 

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5100's are valved differently than 4600's. I have 5100's on my jeep and 4600's, which i assume is the valving that the air shocks use, on my denali.

5100s are digressive and 4600s are linear, so 4600s feel a bit less stiff in general. STill much more controlled than most other shocks.


Really? Thanks. I wonder how the newer non-Bilsteins compare, they look cheaper.
 
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