Shock questions
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This is probably getting a little off topic, but yes - Tenneco owns both brands. But if you think there's no sharing of resources for two brands who make basically identical products, you're nuts. Why would Tenneco want to own them both? Get in two different markets. Monroe appeals to the more mainstream while Rancho targets the off road and enthusiast crowd. I would be willing to bet that there is SIGNIFICANT sharing of resources between the brands. I don't know for a fact but it wouldn't surprise me a bit if one factory made both brands. Can't see a big company like Tenneco not wanting to streamline production as much as possible.
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It's been many years since I've been there, but there's a factory in Pulaski, TN that makes shocks for MANY brands.
Think about it; many of the parts between shock brands are practically identical; the outer tubes, the piston rods, the bushings (if you have ring-ends), etc... there's no reason whatsoever NOT to consolidate these product source streams.
The difference between shocks is in the valving and the oil.
For the record: I put Bilstein 5100's on mine back before Christmas. Just like any other Bilstein product, they take a couple of months before they "break in" and smooth out.
-blaine
Think about it; many of the parts between shock brands are practically identical; the outer tubes, the piston rods, the bushings (if you have ring-ends), etc... there's no reason whatsoever NOT to consolidate these product source streams.
The difference between shocks is in the valving and the oil.
For the record: I put Bilstein 5100's on mine back before Christmas. Just like any other Bilstein product, they take a couple of months before they "break in" and smooth out.
-blaine
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It's been many years since I've been there, but there's a factory in Pulaski, TN that makes shocks for MANY brands.
Think about it; many of the parts between shock brands are practically identical; the outer tubes, the piston rods, the bushings (if you have ring-ends), etc... there's no reason whatsoever NOT to consolidate these product source streams.
The difference between shocks is in the valving and the oil.
For the record: I put Bilstein 5100's on mine back before Christmas. Just like any other Bilstein product, they take a couple of months before they "break in" and smooth out.
-blaine
Think about it; many of the parts between shock brands are practically identical; the outer tubes, the piston rods, the bushings (if you have ring-ends), etc... there's no reason whatsoever NOT to consolidate these product source streams.
The difference between shocks is in the valving and the oil.
For the record: I put Bilstein 5100's on mine back before Christmas. Just like any other Bilstein product, they take a couple of months before they "break in" and smooth out.
-blaine
ford makes similar products under different names and they have different prices for example the escape, tribute and mariner. there is also the lincoln f150 truck etc. no deception just products marketed to different people and a given price point
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