New shock for the Jimmy!
#1
10-13-2012, 01:41 PM
New shock for the Jimmy!
I am currently in the process of replacing my tie rod ends (inner & outer on both sides), ball joints (upper & lower on both sides), pitman arm, idler arm, Hub/Bearing assembly (both sides), Shocks (all 4 corners), and possibly servicing my transfer case/4wd... whatever is wrong with it :/
Anyway... my question is what you think of this shock setup? I was thinking about putting Monroe 911514 Reflex Monotube Shock Absorbers on the front, and Monroe 58523 Sensa-Trac Load Adjusting Shock Absorbers on the back.
Would this be a good setup? I do a little bit of off roading, usually just washboarded dirt roads, and I will pull a trailer from time to time.
Let me know what you think,
Thanks!
Oh, and I can get that setup for a good price. The rear shocks would be $91.80 per pair ($45.90 per shock) And the front shocks would be $95.84 per pair ($47.92 per shock) With free shipping on all of them.
Another thing that is a possibility is using KYB 565075 MonoMax Heavy Duty Monotube sohcks on the front. I already ordered them... and later learned that you need at least a 1 inch lift to use them. Would it be worth it to crank my Torsion Bars and give it that extra inch?
I was looking at the torsion bars earlier and the driver side bolt is cranked completely up pushing the stock key as far as it can go while the passenger one is out about 1 inch. Is this normal? Or did the previous owner screw with them and do it wrong? You would think that the bolts pushing the torsion keys would be even so the front suspension levels out evenly. It has always seemed level to me.
Anyway... my question is what you think of this shock setup? I was thinking about putting Monroe 911514 Reflex Monotube Shock Absorbers on the front, and Monroe 58523 Sensa-Trac Load Adjusting Shock Absorbers on the back.
Would this be a good setup? I do a little bit of off roading, usually just washboarded dirt roads, and I will pull a trailer from time to time.
Let me know what you think,
Thanks!
Oh, and I can get that setup for a good price. The rear shocks would be $91.80 per pair ($45.90 per shock) And the front shocks would be $95.84 per pair ($47.92 per shock) With free shipping on all of them.
Another thing that is a possibility is using KYB 565075 MonoMax Heavy Duty Monotube sohcks on the front. I already ordered them... and later learned that you need at least a 1 inch lift to use them. Would it be worth it to crank my Torsion Bars and give it that extra inch?
I was looking at the torsion bars earlier and the driver side bolt is cranked completely up pushing the stock key as far as it can go while the passenger one is out about 1 inch. Is this normal? Or did the previous owner screw with them and do it wrong? You would think that the bolts pushing the torsion keys would be even so the front suspension levels out evenly. It has always seemed level to me.
Last edited by rriddle3; 10-13-2012 at 06:41 PM. Reason: COMBINING CONSECUTIVE POSTS
#3
10-13-2012, 07:12 PM
I ran the sensa trac on all 4 corners of my 98 and was not impressed i quickly changed up to the reflex on all 4 and was quite impressed with the off road handling BUT do remember they are a lot harder riding shock, as far as KYB goes I put them on customers cars with no complaints but never ran them on one of my own yet
#4
10-13-2012, 08:10 PM
Just put the kyb monomax on the front of mine. I just tossed the boxes so I can't confirm the part number. I would save the hassle and use the kyb's, they should still work. I know some people on here use those load carriers. I bought but haven't installed yet the gabriel brand load carrier shocks. The monroes are supposed to be rated at 1200lbs, and the gabriels 500lbs. So hopefully get a little help in the back without too harsh a ride when unloaded.
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