I purchased them through my local warehouse for $59ea. Check with
4Wheel Parts or Summit Racing.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Donald Mallett
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 12:08 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: KYB -MonoMAX Shocks
Ok, Where did you get yours from? I need a set of shocks. No thanks to
towinf a poorly loaded trailer (or something worng with it).
Don M.
In article <000001c17f48$496c1f00$040aa8c0@homenet.com> ,
bernd@texas.net ("Bernd D. Ratsch") wrote:
>
> Considering that I had a bad experience with the RS5000's, there's
> really no comparison (the ride is MUCH better though). As compared to
> the ProComp ES9000's, the ride quality is smoother and more "firm" in
> the corners (doesn't sway on bumps while cornering hard).
>
> I abused them pretty hard last night to find out how good they really
> are...there's a 45MPH "S-Turn" up the road from my house and I took it
> at about 78-80mph (there's a few small dips in the lanes as well).
> They held up to the abuse, put the truck where I pointed it (with the
> steering wheel), and didn't jump on the dips in the road. There's
> definitely some sort of road-adjusting valving inside these shocks.
>
> Shocks I've run in the past:
>
> Edelbrock IAS (original release), Rancho RS5000's, ProComp ES9000's,
> KYB Gas-A-Just, Toxic Shocks (ES4000's), and now these. Out of all of
> them, these are by far superior.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Donald Mallett
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 11:39 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: KYB -MonoMAX Shocks
>
>
> How do these compare to the Ranch 5000 & 9000 shocks?
>
>
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> In article <000301c17f2d$a2376600$040aa8c0@homenet.com> ,
> bernd@texas.net ("Bernd D. Ratsch") wrote:
>
>>
>> Well, I went under the recommendation from Quickor on the shocks for
>> my truck (didn't want to pay the $80+ for Bilsteins) and installed a
>> set of KYB MonoMAX Shocks last night.
>>
>> After some road tests to see how they work (potholes, uneven surface,
>> hard cornering @ 70mph+, and straight line - quick lane
>> changes)...they're AWESOME!! I've been in a R/T that has the
>> Hotchkis
>
>> kit with Bilsteins and these shocks very closely match the
>> performance
>
>> of the Bilsteins...for $30 less per shock.
>>
>> I'd highly recommend them for lowered or stock vehicles (2WD).
>>
>> - Bernd
>>
>
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