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Buying Shocks Soon.....thoughts?

Old Apr 19, 2006 | 06:40 AM
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Troy always takes care of me and I am sure they retail for more than $50 a piece......I have always gotten good prices from cutten customs, of course I have been dealing with them for over 6 years.

They are awesome shocks. They were a bit rough at first but after a few hundred miles it is like they 'broke in' and the ride has been sweet ever since.

The nylon strap I was talking about are the straps they put on the rear shocks to keep them compressed during installation. When you cut them to let the shock expand be prepared with bolt in hand It is a bitch to try and compress them again.


I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE SHOCKS......no matter where you buy them.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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FYI - Tenneco owns Monroe and Rancho along with a few other automotive brands. Tenneco

I have not bought aftermerket shocks in years so I cannnot help much with that. I think that the last shocks I bought were adjustable Konis' and definately for handling not ride concerns.

I have read quite a few good reports on Monroe Sensa-Tracs for ride comfort.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 08:45 AM
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sens-a-tracs or Edelbrock IAS's... they will give you a good smooth highway ride but the variable valving will stiffen it up under cornering loads or heavy braking. Lots of places can get them
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by smooth sierra
I have the kyb nitrogen gas shocks and I love em'. got them at cutten customs for $50 a piece. Great shocks. Just be ready when you cut those nylon straps.........

do you have a part# to those shocks??
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Zick
They used to use Bilstein on the OBS, but the NBS now use Monroe shocks.
why not bilsteins on the new one? that what i want to run
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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I Have Bilstiens and they are not the Suburban smooth ride your looking for. It rides like a biga$$ Mercedes, Kinda stiff but they suck up what ever terrain I Go on. I Like them allot. $259. if you cut the staps you can let the axle all the way down, where it stops is where the shocks top out, then they slip right in.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by stone150
why not bilsteins on the new one? that what i want to run
Not really sure why they changed from Bilstein to the current Tennco/Monroe shocks we have now. Maybe a cost cut or something.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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go to the junk yard and get the on with the miles on them and put them on they will be softer and help u hook
how many miles r on the ones u have on their now

i need some stock shocks with 100k on them that r not busted.
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by litreddevil
i need some stock shocks with 100k on them that r not busted.
I got a pair with almost 90K... stock 2WD rears off my '00 ecsb
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Old Apr 19, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ap2002
do you have a part# to those shocks??
nope. I just called and told them how much drop I had and they took care of the rest. I chunked the boxes right after I installed them. Sorry!
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