Replacing Fox Shocks From MOPAR Lift Kit

[andy29847]

I was out in the woods with some friends when I noticed one of the Jeeps in our group had a loud rattle. Analysis showed the rattle was coming from a bad bushing at the top of one of his front shocks.

The owner was new to Wheeling and this trip was his first time in the Smokys with his 2021 JLU Rubicon. The Jeep was a recent purchase, and it came with a Mopar Lift kit installed by the previous owner. He was advised to return to his dealer where he bought the Jeep and an extended warranty for repair.

The event set me to thinking. I have a JLU Rubicon with a Mopar lift kit. I like to do my own work, so where would I buy new shocks when my time comes. I had heard that these shocks were made by Fox just for Mopar. I took a look at the parts list that came with the lift kit to get the Mopar part numbers.

Using the numbers on the parts list, nothing came up in the online MOPAR parts systems I looked at. I went out and looked at my shocks. I found that the FOX shocks have a part number on the bottom of the cylinder.

HAHAHA! Nothing shows for this number on the FOX Shocks website. I researched the FOX site for an aftermarket replacement. The shock below is the one that I think would be closest to the MOPAR shock.

Has anybody been down this rabbit hole before? if so, what did you find?

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[flick2614]

Confused on why you would have to buy those specific shocks as replacements. Buy whatever shocks you want, this is 'Merica.

 

[c20040215]

The 2.5 is basically the same as the ones you have from Mopar lift.

 

[Gio]

The newer version of the Mopar lift uses Bilstein shocks.
They are Jeep branded but are the 5160's.

You could replace the old shocks with whatever you want though.

 

[jeepingib]

The ones that Fox sells, that look identically, are actually an upgrade over the Mopar Fox shocks. I went through a long discussion with a gentleman from Shock Surplus about the differences.
https://www.shocksurplus.com/produc...-2024-jeep-wrangler-jl?variant=40489764683825
The valving has been changed a bit, and these newer versions have an HTO, basically a snubber that acts similar to a hydraulic bump stop. And they are available in different lengths now. I plan to replace my Mopar shocks with these eventually. I don't go high speed, so not interested in external bypass for cooling. But the larger diameter of these handle heavy beadlock wheels very well.

 

[andy29847]

Confused on why you would have to buy those specific shocks as replacements. Buy whatever shocks you want, this is 'Merica.

I like the way the Fox/Mopar shocks work.

 

[Buckzona]

Hi. I just bought these for my JLUR. How do you like them after running them for a couple of months?

 

[AccuTunedJL]

Has anybody been down this rabbit hole before? if so, what did you find?

You're on the right track. Is this just out of curiosity or are you in the market to replace the shocks you have? The original bushing issues was for someone else, but those bushings are pretty universal. We could help confirm which ones are needed.

The Fox part number you see may be a Mopar specific part number, that would be my guess, especially if the shocks have Mopar branding on them. Sometimes when shocks are sold in pairs, the individual shocks have their own specific SKU, but sold as a pair with a different SKU.

You can also help identify a shock by its lengths using this diagram.

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