Hey folks,

replacing shocks up front this week...

2000, 3.9L 2WD Club.

anyone got experience with Bilstein? Rancho? Pro Comp? Fabtech? Other?

recommendations?

 

Monroe Reflex. Great shock for the money, especially for a 2 wheel drive. I have the Reflex on the front and back, I have 30,000 miles on mine and they still ride like new.

Jimmy

 

I second that. I have them front and rear now and could not be happier.

 

I just put Monroe Reflex up front in my 4WD Quad Cab and I like them. I had ranchos but they weren't the right size and kept shearing my bolts.

 

What a coincidence. I'm also looking to do mine. Thanks for the thread Twitchy

It looks like you can pick up the monroe reflexes at shock warehouse http://www.shockwarehouse.com/index....cted_year=2004

Cheaper than advance autos price. I'm going to do the full set. Thanks for helping me decide on which ones.

 

my pleasure.

 

id do a full 4 not just front or back it will most likely ride crappy with 2 different types of shocks on the front and back

 

Is there anything else special that I need to pick up to put on new shocks? Any sort of bushings, etc? I'm gonna do both front and back.

 

It helps to have long handled wrenches for so you can reach and remove the upper nuts and bolts on the rear shocks. On my truck when I did the front shocks I found out that a stubby wrench set (I think the upper mounting nut was a 13 or 15 mm) would have been really helpful. I had the scraped knuckles to prove it too, for a while. A short wrench would have made it a lot easier to R&R the upper mounting nuts.

Other than that and a good set of jack stands and a quality floor jack, it's a straightforward job. Maybe get some PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench and soak the mounting bolts overnight or at least for a while before you get started, especially if you are replacing original shocks and the nuts/bolts have been there since the truck was built.
Put your floor jack under the front lower control arms to unload the coil springs a little.

Jimmy

 

Thanks for the info Jimmy. You gave me exactly what I was looking for.