shocks.....so expensive?
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Laughing Gas
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shocks.....so expensive?
i need new front shocks for my '86 f150 4x4.
local store wants $62 for rancho rs5000....$52 for trailmaster ss.
i'd like to go rancho or possibly monroe. what are your thoughts on these brands? what type of monroe shocks would work on my truck?
local store wants $62 for rancho rs5000....$52 for trailmaster ss.
i'd like to go rancho or possibly monroe. what are your thoughts on these brands? what type of monroe shocks would work on my truck?
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shocks.....so expensive?
Most people like the Rancho and the Monroe Reflex.
I just ordered Rancho RSX (same as the Monroe Reflex) for $196 shipped for all 4 from www.samsoffroad.com.
You can also try www.eshocks.com and www.shockwarehouse.com or www.shox.com
The 3 top choices on FTE seems to be Rancho 9000, Bilstein and Edelbrock IAS. The Rancho 9000 will run about $280 a set. he Bilsteins and Edelbrook, about $50 less.
You can look for yourself:
www.gorancho.com
www.monroe.com
www.bilstein.com
I just ordered Rancho RSX (same as the Monroe Reflex) for $196 shipped for all 4 from www.samsoffroad.com.
You can also try www.eshocks.com and www.shockwarehouse.com or www.shox.com
The 3 top choices on FTE seems to be Rancho 9000, Bilstein and Edelbrock IAS. The Rancho 9000 will run about $280 a set. he Bilsteins and Edelbrook, about $50 less.
You can look for yourself:
www.gorancho.com
www.monroe.com
www.bilstein.com
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shocks.....so expensive?
we sell the reflex shocks where i work , the only thing thats keeping me from getting 6 of them is the fact that they don't use poly bushings, i think with poly bushings top and bottom these shocks would respond even better then they already do.
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Laughing Gas
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shocks.....so expensive?
i put on my new monroe reflex shocks today. only put the two on front. what a difference! i have a more solid feel going down the road. feels like the wheels aren't so bouncy like before. the biggest difference i noticed is in cornering. before the truck would lean quite a ways over. now it stays nearly level. i haven't taken them off road yet, but when i do i will report on how they perform.
i'd say it was a good choice of shock. when i get the money i'll put new ones on back.
the shocks i replaced were old monroes. i don't know what type though. if it helps, they were gray and rode kind of mushy.
i'd say it was a good choice of shock. when i get the money i'll put new ones on back.
the shocks i replaced were old monroes. i don't know what type though. if it helps, they were gray and rode kind of mushy.
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