Feelings on Monroe Magnum shocks?

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Price is pretty good, not going to be doin major offroading. Don't think i need ranchos for this truck.

Anyone else tried these out?

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Got em. love em.

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Perfect. Set of 4 is like 120 shipped on amazon. Plan to order tomorrow. Need a steering stabilizer as mine is bent, suggestions?

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I got a set of el cheapo shocks from 4 wheel offroad with boots and they are about 4 years old and work really well in fact so well its almost painful at times!

Boots are the key to long lasting shocks
 

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I got a set of el cheapo shocks from 4 wheel offroad with boots and they are about 4 years old and work really well in fact so well its almost painful at times!

Boots are the key to long lasting shocks

Have a link?

Any advice on a stabilizer, mine is bent. PO must of hit something hard because the cross member that holds transmission was bent back about 3 inches! After struts I think I will need ball joints, but will go for an alignment check first.

Overall this truck will probably only get driven 5000/yr. Its just too expensive for my 82 mile/day commute, but cheap & good anything for parts is fine with me!


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They didn't have anything cheaper than the monroes so i just ordered those.

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did you look on rockauto? I got some monroe's for like 19/piece.
 

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they used to be the norm. for 4x4 shocks up front and such, and my old man had tons and loved them.
 

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did you look on rockauto? I got some monroe's for like 19/piece.

Plus shipping. It was cheaper from Amazon, 120 shipped for all 4 and they will be here Tuesday

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Do i need to raise the truck to swap them out? Never done plain shocks, lots of macphersons, but never regular shocks

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Are the Magnums black? They are a noticeably better valved shock than the Monroe Blue.

The shocks do not hold your truck up, like a MacStrut does. You will giggle about how easy it is to switch them out. Nothing will fly out at you or kill you.
 

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Sweet!

They are yellow, and the specs make then sound like a bigger/better shock than the blue ones

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Are the Magnums black? They are a noticeably better valved shock than the Monroe Blue.

Nothing will fly out at you or kill you.

You made me laugh out loud at 6am on Saturday.
 

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