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Only have the funds to upgrade one pair of shocks.

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Should I upgrade the front or the back first?
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I'd do which ever end feels like it needs it the most . use the seat of your pants to determine
 

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What is the reason you want to change shocks? And what kind of shocks are you looking at?
 

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I have a set of Fox 2.0 shocks that have about 800 miles on them for sale if you want PM me. I put them on when I got the truck and had to upgrade when I had the AluCab put on to Bilstien AEV 8100 with heavy duty springs.
 

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For me was easy, rear because I tow. But I would not consider my fronts worn out.
If you are not lifting/upgrading, you should be able to get a take off set like above for the same price as 2 new.
 

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None of mine were worn out but I used extensions and had the OE max tow shocks on with 2" MOPAR lift. After installing Red Rubicon shocks I then installed the OE shocks being they were better. I decided to try Eibach so I ordered a rear set . It would be easy to compare them to the OE fronts which only had 7500 miles on them . It confirmed my thoughts and was happy with the Eibach with on a small investment in case I did not care for them . I have too many shocks sitting in my garage between the TJ and the Gladiator. I now have all 4 Eibachs and am pleased with this set up with 37" KO2's ..
 
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Yeah, save and do all 4 at once.
 

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In my case the front Sport shocks didn't last a week of offroading before they started leaking. Kepts crashing on the front bump stops, too. Because we tow, I added new front and back rather than wait for the backs to give up as well. 4 Bilstein 5100s, hopefully will last longer than stock.
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