Are monroe shocks a decent choice for my car?

[pissedoff92]

I get an awesome discount at parts stores going through our shop account but our main parts store can only get monroe shocks and struts. Are these a trusted brand for a street strip car or should I get something like KYB out of late model resto? Im putting in good control arms and other parts so Id like to know how these shocks stack up.

 

[ID89GT]

They are basically a stock replacement. I wouldn't really consider them a performance upgrade..

 

[2vNotch]

Im goin with lakewood or competition engineering for a strip setup

 

[wythors]

When we bought my wife's hatch last year, it had a brand new set of Monroe Sens-a-trac shocks and struts. Even with the Eibach springs I put on it, the ride is great. That said, they're certainly not performance oriented at all, but for her they're perfect.

 

[srtthis]

lakewood... strange... QA1... comp engineering... pick out of those 4

 

[Rick 91GT]

hell even worn out rear shocks work very well at the strip...

wythors is correct however, the ride will be very nice I have used them a few times...

 

[BANGERSTANGER76]

VERY GOOD SHOCKS. IMO.

 

[pissedoff92]

The car is going to be driven hard street and strip I already have the shocks and was going to pick up the kicker shocks but I may return the ones I have and try to buy something a little bit more suitable for the uhm spirited driver

 

[90mustangGT]

Like said before Monroe are "stock replacements" and geared more for comfort, but they are much better than what Ford put on there even when they were new, and considering the age and miles on the car, they will be so much better.

Shocks/Struts job is to keep the tire on the road. The shop I work for uses Monroe, and they are good shocks.

KYB's are good, but they ride rough and get really rough after about a year or two. Most performance shocks don't seem to last that long.

 

[Blown88GT]

Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustable shocks...awesome!

 

[pissedoff92]

Thats just it. when it comes to suspension I really dont want to adjust it. Im lible to F everything up

 

[NIKwoaC]

What I've found with adjustable shocks is that you end up adjusting them more to the "comfort" side and you leave them there 99% of the time, haha. I've got a set of Strange adjustables, and I drove the car for maybe 3 days with them adjuster toward the "stiff" side. The car just ends up being stiff and bouncy, and it's pointless unless you plan to autocross it. For street and drag racing, you really want more compliant shocks.