Got me some new shocks!
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Cargo Master
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Got me some new shocks!
Monroe Gas Magnum - I got a set of 4. I forget the pricing but Advance Auto had a 25% discount and it was $149 with sales tax. Also a $50 mail in rebate. Good stuff.
My back has been hurting seriously since I did all four brakes 3 months ago- so this time I am paying my buddy to Do this project. Hopefully I can talk him into doing the sway bar end bushings as well.
Im really excited to drive it afterwards. It's been very very "floaty" for a while. I was really wanting to get new coil springs and leaf springs, but can't justify the cost.
My back has been hurting seriously since I did all four brakes 3 months ago- so this time I am paying my buddy to Do this project. Hopefully I can talk him into doing the sway bar end bushings as well.
Im really excited to drive it afterwards. It's been very very "floaty" for a while. I was really wanting to get new coil springs and leaf springs, but can't justify the cost.
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Monroe Gas Magnum - I got a set of 4. I forget the pricing but Advance Auto had a 25% discount and it was $149 with sales tax. Also a $50 mail in rebate. Good stuff.
My back has been hurting seriously since I did all four brakes 3 months ago- so this time I am paying my buddy to Do this project. Hopefully I can talk him into doing the sway bar end bushings as well.
Im really excited to drive it afterwards. It's been very very "floaty" for a while. I was really wanting to get new cool springs and leaf springs, but can't justify the cost.
My back has been hurting seriously since I did all four brakes 3 months ago- so this time I am paying my buddy to Do this project. Hopefully I can talk him into doing the sway bar end bushings as well.
Im really excited to drive it afterwards. It's been very very "floaty" for a while. I was really wanting to get new cool springs and leaf springs, but can't justify the cost.
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Cargo Master
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you have the same ones? Gas Magnum?
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Well… I am 2.1 miles into my test drive with my new shocks. And I am not impressed. Maybe I will be more satisfied after getting some more miles on it. But it really feels like nothing was changed at all. I will report back later to everyone
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Cargo Master
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The drive home was about 8 miles. And I'm not happy. Feels exactly the same as before. Absolutely zero improvement.
new shocks should feel differently than 200,000 mile shocks, right ?
new shocks should feel differently than 200,000 mile shocks, right ?
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on a car, yes, on a lightly sprung vehicle yes
on a heavily sprung vehicle, not so much. The shocks don't work that much.
that is one reason I was waiting.
put a ty-wrap on the shock shaft and see how much travel you use, same as you'd do on your race car. ( I assume you DO do that on your race car?)
on a heavily sprung vehicle, not so much. The shocks don't work that much.
that is one reason I was waiting.
put a ty-wrap on the shock shaft and see how much travel you use, same as you'd do on your race car. ( I assume you DO do that on your race car?)
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on a car, yes, on a lightly sprung vehicle yes
on a heavily sprung vehicle, not so much. The shocks don't work that much.
that is one reason I was waiting.
put a ty-wrap on the shock shaft and see how much travel you use, same as you'd do on your race car. ( I assume you DO do that on your race car?)
on a heavily sprung vehicle, not so much. The shocks don't work that much.
that is one reason I was waiting.
put a ty-wrap on the shock shaft and see how much travel you use, same as you'd do on your race car. ( I assume you DO do that on your race car?)
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I'm curious to see how much travel you use. The less travel the less the shocks matter (on a street vehicle)
I was using less than an inch most of the time.
That was another reason I have been lazy to change mine.
if it was a E150, I bet it would make more of a difference.
I always wondered about bilsteins on a van and if it was worth it. They sure are on my vettes.
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I drove 60 highway miles and about 10-15 city miles so far.
Honestly I am quite upset about this. If I didn't see the brand new shocks on it (and the old ones saved for inspection) I would literally doubt if the guy even changed them.
What at a damn waste of $200. I have half a mind to contact Monroe or Advance Auto for a refund.
Honestly I am quite upset about this. If I didn't see the brand new shocks on it (and the old ones saved for inspection) I would literally doubt if the guy even changed them.
What at a damn waste of $200. I have half a mind to contact Monroe or Advance Auto for a refund.
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Cheap shocks are rarely very good....kind of like buying $5 shoes and wondering why they are not very comfortable. The serious truck and van guys like JWA swear by Bilsteins which are about $100 each. Just because a shock fits your vehicle does not mean it's gonna be any good.
I put a set of KYB Gas-A-Just on an old Land Cruiser years ago and those were excellent shocks also--they were a Japanese copy of Bilsteins.
From what I recall, parts numbers on many of the van shocks are the same for 150, 250, and 350 vans, and controlling the suspension and unsprung weight on a 150 is gonna be a whole different world from the much heavier wheels, tires, and axles on a 250 or 350. The twin I-beams in particular have a LOT of unsprung weight and when my old 150 van was brand new, it never seemed to have the shock control I would have wanted. Likewise, a Dana 60 or big Ford rear axle is a LOT of unsprung weight to control.
George
I put a set of KYB Gas-A-Just on an old Land Cruiser years ago and those were excellent shocks also--they were a Japanese copy of Bilsteins.
From what I recall, parts numbers on many of the van shocks are the same for 150, 250, and 350 vans, and controlling the suspension and unsprung weight on a 150 is gonna be a whole different world from the much heavier wheels, tires, and axles on a 250 or 350. The twin I-beams in particular have a LOT of unsprung weight and when my old 150 van was brand new, it never seemed to have the shock control I would have wanted. Likewise, a Dana 60 or big Ford rear axle is a LOT of unsprung weight to control.
George