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| | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 645 addict | OP addict Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 645 | Yea I hear that often about rough country. I had Monroes and they ride like a cadillac. | | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 724 Likes: 2 old hand | old hand Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 724 Likes: 2 | Monroe Gas-Matics. After I bought the van in 83 I replaced the stock ones with Gas-Matics, I replaced them in 2005 with new Gas Matics. It isn't like I beat on the van and overload it, but at least they lasted.
1983 E-100 Shorty East Islip,NY - Queens,NY "Sweet Spot"
| | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 veteran | veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,847 Likes: 42 | KYB Gas a Justs. Not Gr-2's | | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | I've heard that the Bilsteins are the cat's meow, but I'm cheap so I use Monroe Gas-Magnum shocks exclusively.
Monroe Sensa-Tracs are good shocks too, but I've only used them in cars. Not sure how they are in a van or truck.
Nate Breece | | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 32 newbie | newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 32 | Monroe Gas-matics. They're a step up from stock but don't cost to much. Would have gone another step up to KYB but I needed to save some money.
1987 Dodge B-250 Ram Van | | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 148 member | member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 148 | Interesting post. Thanks for the info. I think shocks will have to be my next essential purchase. The van's been rockin' a little bit more than we like...
| | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 | Asking about shocks is kinda like asking about beer...... Every one like some thing different. I like Monroes over Gabriels. No "key board" review here. I actually bolted them on my vans and ran them......
.........Wookee
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| | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 4,460 | ive always used gabriels just because im cheap, but i would like to try out the monroes on the Ford.
2003 Grand Caravan Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL Member Florida Van Council Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL | | | Re: What shock absorbers tickle your fancy? | Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 645 addict | OP addict Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 645 | Personally I don't like Monroes, they don't last long but they do offer a very cloud like ride. I have gabriels now and they're great and weren't expensive at all. Now to be honest on a Dodge which is unibody the ride is going to be different then your body on chassis Ford... Truely what wookee said is correct, slap them suckers on and give it a try but doing that is expensive. Me I already know what shocks I use and will probably continue to use, I just wanted to get to know what shocks other vanners like to use on there rig and why they like them and so on. Not much am I looking to get user based data, just what people like. Anyway's I drove a dulley box truck today and I can tell you I would love to snap a dulley axle on my van for the stability | | |
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