| Shock Absorber | Ford Excursion | Jeep Wrangler | Toyota 4Runner |
| Slalom | Whoops | High-Speed Dirt | Slalom | Whoops | High-Speed Dirt | Slalom | Whoops | High-Speed Dirt |
| Black Diamond | Note: No data for Ford Excursion. | Note: No data for Ford Excursion. | Note: No data for Ford Excursion. | Body lean: 12-not an issue | Comfort: 8.5-lots of lateral | Body lean: 12-not an issue | Body lean: 11-not an issue | Comfort: 9-good balance; | Body lean: 11-not an issue |
| XT | Wrong shock application sent. | Wrong shock application sent. | Wrong shock application sent. | Brake dive: 11.5-not an issue | shake; soft rebound | Comfort: 8.5-too much lateral | Brake dive: 11.5-not an issue | compression a little tight | Comfort: 10-picked up a little |
| Comfort: 9 | Confidence: 8.5 | shake | Comfort: 10 | Confidence: 10 | more shake (longitudinal/latitudinal) |
| Confidence: 9 | Suspension bottoming: 7- | Confidence: 9-some darting | Confidence: 10.5 | Suspension bottoming: 11.5- | Confidence: 10.5 |
| Control: 10.5-some steering input | bottomed on entry; rear bottoms at | Steering feel: 10-much im- | Control: 10-better balance | no bottoming/topping | Steering feel: 10-positive |
| Steering feel: 10—positive on turn | low speed; needs more compression | proved turn-in, on center | Steering feel: 10—good turn-in | |
| Doetsch Tech | Body lean: 11-no corner dive | Comfort: 9-good in the big stuff; | Body lean: 11-not an issue; good | Body lean: 11.5-not an issue | Comfort: 6.5-good on big stuff; | Body lean: 11-not an issue | Body lean: N/A | Comfort: N/A | Body lean: N/A |
| 3000 | Brake dive: 10-ABS on dirt | good motion on the bigger stuff; a | on the flat; improved stability | Brake dive: 10.5-balance is off | balance is off on little stuff | Comfort: 8.5-not good; soaks | Brake dive: N/A | Confidence: N/A | Comfort: N/A |
| Comfort: 10.5-nice on the flat | little light on front rebound | Comfort: 9.5-felt a lot of the | Comfort: 8-rear compression is | Confidence: 9 | up washboard well | Comfort: N/A | Suspension bottoming: N/A | Confidence: N/A |
| Confidence: 10.5-good mid- | Confidence: 10 | little bumps; much less shake; | light; mid-range valve speed is off | Suspension bottoming: 8.5- | Confidence: 9.5-rear was not | Confidence: N/A | | Steering feel: N/A |