front shocks matching rears?????

[R.O.R-2.0]

If you can - get the Monroe Boot-Bump Stop kits too.
Also lifetime stuff.
Good bumpstops make a world of difference.



Its wild how so many have such different results.
I love the SensaTracs and think they are great.
But i dislike KYB GR-2
I'd probably like Gas-A-Just , but they didn't have fronts for Mk1.

SensaTracs are gas charged.
And they haven't been out for all that long.
I wonder if some are confusing the cheaper grade Monroes - like MonroeMatics and whatnots of past.

ya know what, i think your right, come to think of it..

[8v-of-fury]

Its wild how so many have such different results.
I love the SensaTracs and think they are great.
But i dislike KYB GR-2
I'd probably like Gas-A-Just , but they didn't have fronts for Mk1.

SensaTracs are gas charged.

I too enjoy my sensa-tracs. I would probably have enjoyed those 5-way adjustable Tokico's we were once talking about BVZ a little more.. but these are great for the $30 a strut I paid..

[Baron VonZeppelin]

Yeh man, the RockAuto price does put an extra cherry on top. lol

Those Tokico's were superbadazz units.
for the rich and famous - and gokart track racers.

I just want to be able to make a late turn once in a while without rolling over. And slip into parking lot entrances a lil too fast when traffic is tight.

They're good products.
I think they replaced the former Monroe Reflex units when they came out.

[R.O.R-2.0]

Yeh man, the RockAuto price does put an extra cherry on top. lol

Those Tokico's were superbadazz units.
for the rich and famous - and gokart track racers.

I just want to be able to make a late turn once in a while without rolling over. And slip into parking lot entrances a lil too fast when traffic is tight.

They're good products.
I think they replaced the former Monroe Reflex units when they came out.

im not trying to be partial to KYBs just because i own lots, but i REALLY LOVE the way they handle. they are not harsh like a gas-a-just, but they are firmer than stock struts..

for the money, i love KYB struts.. i got my fronts for under $100, and they came LOADED in housings, not just as inserts.. i didnt have to re-use the stock housings..

[mystery3]

They do not claim to be a sport strut. Also I was comparing quality, not the struts physical capabilities. Clearly a touring and sport strut are valved differently.

Monroe was the pioneer of struts and shocks, and has been making them longer than koni and bilstein.

Understood.

I love bilsteins, I've never owned koni's but have so rarely heard a bad word about them and I like kyb's gr-2s and gas-a-just for a nice balance of budget friendliness and handling characteristics.

[8v-of-fury]

Oh for sure, Koni makes a great strut. I haven't really heard anything bad about them either.. If funds were right I would have had a set of the Koni STR.T or whatever they are called.

[rabbit82]

I finally replaced the junk Gabriels with the Monroes last week and man what a difference. This thing is a joy to drive now. Nice smooth ride and decent cornering.
The front gabriels where toast, after I removed them I pushed the shaft in and it stayed. Never did come back out. The store that I bought them from refunded the money on all four with no questions at all.

For anyone out there looking at struts whatever you do, DON'T USE GABRIELS of any sort.

[ToddA1]

Did you fill the housings with coolant, oil, or something to transfer the heat? Didn't see mention of that on the old or the new.

-Todd

[rabbit82]

Did you fill the housings with coolant, oil, or something to transfer the heat? Didn't see mention of that on the old or the new.

-Todd

Yep! sure did.