That was my opinion (but I stand by it). Not trying to piss anyone off here
either, but I've just had bad experiences with most of the Monroe lines
(Air, Hydraulic, Gas, and High-Performance) shocks throughout the years.
WITH THE EXCEPTION of the Monroe GP's (found stock on the older Mustangs),
they just don't impress me very much at all.
The other reason for me being rather "abrasive" to Rancho...when my RS5000's
blew out (all at once on a mild "airborne maneuver", I called the Rancho
Tech line and they stated "You used the shocks for a purpose that they
weren't designed for". They're OFFROAD shocks...how AM I supposed to use
them? When I contacted the ProComp Techline, they told me "If you break
them, we'll replace them...no questions asked.". I asked them "even on a
mild 'launch'?"...they responded "Yes." (Can't beat that.) ;)
So, if you took it personally, my apologies.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Mike Sype
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 5:33 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Shocks
Bernd,
Im not trying to piss you off.. I just take offense
when somebody calls one of the products I design and
work on crap. But I also relize that everyone is
entitled to their own opinion. Actually Tenneco
doesn't own Procomp we just manfacture them for
Procomp down our lines, to our manfacturing
specification. Procomp seems fine with our methods
and it seems their customers are more than happy
(you). I wouldn't suggest that you buy a normal
Monroe shock absorber if you were going to apply it to
a lifted truck. I just wanted to make sure that you
relize that Rancho and Procomp shock absorbers are ran
down the same line, and as far as quality goes there
damn near equal. If you ever need to know anything
about rancho or monroe shocks, let me know.. I may not
know the answer, but there is a wealth of knowledge
here a tenneco. As far as the prints, I value my job
to much..
Mike Sype
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