this is exactly what i am pondering... i have a 2000 ranger 4x4 raised 3 in with 30 in tires, it has about 140k and still rockin the original shocks, after looking around i thought that all i seen were cheap shocks, this is my first ranger or ford for that matter and i havnt a clue on which brands are good and which are crap. id like to get a medium/heavy duty shocks that last a really long time cause im gonna run this ranger till 300k miles. any suggestions shall be very much appriciated thanks.