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Old 05-25-2014, 07:29 PM
Ford Ranger 925 Ford Ranger 925 is offline
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Default Monroe vs Gabriel Shocks

Looking for some new shocks, I want a firm ride, not mushy or boat like. I know that biksteins are the best but there is now way that I can afford them anytime soon. Autozone has gabriel which is in direct competition with Orielly with monroes. It is my dd and i do haul and go hunting. Any feed back would be great.
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Old 05-25-2014, 07:53 PM
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Default Re: Monroe vs Gabriel Shocks

Always been satisfied with sensitracs i don't care for the Gabriels
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Old 05-25-2014, 07:57 PM
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Looking for some new shocks, I want a firm ride, not mushy or boat like. I know that biksteins are the best but there is now way that I can afford them anytime soon. Autozone has gabriel which is in direct competition with Orielly with monroes. It is my dd and i do haul and go hunting. Any feed back would be great.
How bad do you need to replace your shocks? If not that bad honestly wait and save for the bilsteins. They are amazing. The difference of
Just going from 13 year old/50k mile stock shocks to brand new bilsteins was amazing and I can only imagine what they would do for any truck with worse shocks than my oem
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Old 05-27-2014, 12:55 PM
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Default Re: Monroe vs Gabriel Shocks

my truck is a 05 FX4 and i just changed the stock shocks and went with the Rancho rs5000 it has a great ride. and i paid $50 a shock
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Old 05-27-2014, 12:58 PM
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my truck is a 05 FX4 and i just changed the stock shocks and went with the Rancho rs5000 it has a great ride. and i paid $50 a shock
X2 i just put them on my rear and they made a great difference.
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