<jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote in message
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>
> My '96 Dak is about 30,000 miles past due for a set of fresh
> shocks. After reading Ron's glowing recommendation of Edelbrock
> IAS shocks, I thought I might give them a try (I had heard good
> things about them in the past also). However, Edelbrock appears
> to be one of these companies who thinks the Dakota was introduced
> in the 1997 model year. :-P I didn't see an application for my
> '96 2wd.
>
> So, back to square one. :-) After checking to verify that
> Jason Bleazard's set of GenII 4x4 Rancho 5000 shocks sitting down
> in my shop were different than what I needed on my 2WD ;-) I did
> some Google searching and found people saying some good things
> about KYB shocks - I see they list two types for my GenII, the
> GR-2 and the Gas-A-Just. The Gas-A-Just appears to be the higher
> end, performance model where the GR-2 I am guessing is basically
> a stock replacement. The best part is that the Gas-A-Just
> are around $30 each instead of $70, so I could do my whole truck
> for less than half the cost of what the Edelbrocks would be if
> they made GenII IAS units. (I didn't really feel like spending
> $300 for new shocks anyway.) :-)
>
> I just thought I would post a message here to see if anybody
> has had any good/bad experience with the KYB shocks? I'm not
> looking for a real harsh ride, but I'm not looking for a real
> soft one either. Just basically looking for a good value on an
> all-around shock which will be at least as good as the stock
> shocks and hopefully last several years too.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
Jon, I've got the monroe reflexes on my truck and it rides like a dream.
It's a little firm, but not harsh feeling. From what I've heard/read, they
usually sell for something like $50/ea and like all monroe products are
lifetime warranteed. If you do go with the kyb's, keep us posted on how you
like them, i was eyeballing a set before I found the reflexes.
-- - Josh Lowered 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L www.geocities.com/lenny187/dakota.html
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