SAS shock compatibility question

[2horses87]

My brother gave me a set of SAS takeoff shocks he got for a great price to put on my non SAS. Come to find out they were on a 2 door 2.7 SAS, mine is a 4 door 2.3 non SAS. I don’t do any serious off-roading just an occasional forest road cruise. Will these perform decently or am I better off on my stock ones. I’ve done a few google searches on weight difference and it sounds like it’s couple hundred lbs difference. Any input is appreciated.

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[Brian_B]

They will give you a bit of lift, and yeah, the Bilsteins are a good bit better shocks than the Hitachis are. But keep in mind they are under recall - and not being the original vehicle, you can’t take them in for the fix if the reservoirs fall off

The springs will be different since it’s 2dr/4dr so you probably won’t get 1.5” of lift, but if they didn’t cost you anything I’d throw them on and see how they do

 

[2horses87]

The guy claims they have less than a hundred miles and they were only $250. I’m considering buying the silicon Ford suggests and doing their cheap solution. My real concern is the 2 door to a 4 weight difference.

 

[Brian_B]

The guy claims they have less than a hundred miles and they were only $250. I’m considering buying the silicon Ford suggests and doing their cheap solution. My real concern is the 2 door to a 4 weight difference.

Depends on how particular you are about the ride and how heavy you run your rig

I’m of the opinion of try it - worst that happens is you either swap back or you get a new spring later because it’s too soft or you ride to low.

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