i got the same ones, although i paid the $40 for them ($82 total with tax).
Are you doing all four? we will have to compare notes. I want to get these
on before i head to St George (southern Utah) this weekend and see how they
do on the highway.
Brian
""Josh Battles"" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote in message
news:bdspo6$pjd$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> Well, what I'm gonna do, after lots of research... I've got a friend that
> works at a Murray's Auto parts store who's gonna get me the Monroe Reflex
> shocks (for a stock height dakota) for about $30 each (instead of the $45)
> and I'm just gonna compress them. I figure that they'll ride a little
hard,
> but hold the road quite nicely. Plus, they're lifetime warranteed so I'll
> be able to get new ones if/when the fail. That way I can finally ditch
> these 50K mile stock shock garbage! Yay me. Hopefully they don't cause
any
> problems with my lower shock bolts..... <<prays to god>>
>
> Thanks to those the contributed!
>
> --
> - Josh
> Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L
>
>
> "Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote in message
> news:gua3gv0vmdn52gjb71a7l5fbp05dnlm2ui@4ax.com...
> >
> > On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 11:27:42 -0400, jbattles@bankfinancial.com ("Josh
> > Battles") wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >Ok, I know we've discussed shocks like a bazillion times now, but I
can't
> > >remember if we ever discussed drop shocks. I need to replace my shocks
> and
> > >don't have the money to spend on the super-expensive Hotchkis Bilsteins
> > >(about $95 each) that go with my drop kit. I was thinking of getting
> either
> > >some of the Doesch Tech shocks or some generic Monroes for a stock
height
> > >truck and just compressing them excessively. What do you all think?
> Anyone
> > >have any experiences that they'd like to share??? Any help would be
> GREATLY
> > >appreciated!!! Thanks!!
> >
> > I'm not sure how I would feel about over-compressing stock-height
> > shocks on a lowered truck. I know that on the Rancho site they've got
> > a whole load of technical info that would essentially let you pick out
> > the same shock but in a different size. Surely Monroe and others have
> > the same information available to dealers, even if it's not publically
> > accessible. If you could get the equivalent of the stock shock minus
> > the decrease in travel because of your lowering kit, that'd be the
> > ideal setup.
> >
> > -Bill
>
>
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