Your thoughts on Monroe shock absorbers (1 Viewer)

[OTEP]

They're selling 'em over here at very attractive prices. Anyone tried them on a Cruiser yet? Local dealer is selling 2" or longer units which will fit lifted rigs. I got some for the little Suzuki and here is how they typically look like.

Inputs would be appreciated.

 

[86tuning]

Haven't had any good experiences with Monroe shox on other vehicles. Not gonna start now.

 

[AussieHJCruza]

Monroe

Well, I haven't tried them personally but a lot of people I know are happy with their Old Man Emu stuff and they are made here in Adelaide at Tenneco Automotive who owns/manufactures Monroe.
So OME is re branded Monroe stuff.

 

[Duiser Offroad]

Exactly....not the best but, they get the job done. A lot of people around here think OME shocks are "awesome"......

Well, I haven't tried them personally but a lot of people I know are happy with their Old Man Emu stuff and they are made here in Adelaide at Tenneco Automotive who owns/manufactures Monroe.
So OME is re branded Monroe stuff.

 

[hh65flyer]

They're running buy three get one free right now. Got a set off of RockAuto for $32.99 apiece. Installation was fairly straight forward, although I had to re-use some of the hardware (washers) as not enough new stuff was included. Not a big deal, just don't throw your old stuff away!

As far as ride, sorry can't report on that yet as I'm waiting for a fuel tank to get her back on the road. The 'bounce test' sure feels about 100% better. I will know more later in the week...

 

[half k cruiser]

I used to have them on my 94, they work just fine.

 

[greentruck]

There were Monroes on our truck when purchased. They were not leaking, but otherwise non-impressive. Course they were on worn coils, which wouldn't make them look very good. The Monroe is set up for road use AFAIK.

Here in the US, we can buy the Toyota stock Tokicos at prices very competitive with Monroe or any other shock. They're valved specifically for the 80 series. I have a pair of rear Tokicos, but run the OME Nitro Sports up front because of the need to dampen the extra weight. If it wasn't for that, the Tokicos were great up front before I added the winch, etc.

 

[ticoman]

I ran Monroe's in my 40 for years with great success. The dirt roads in Costa Rica are very bad and cheaper shocks would only last a year or so. Monroes are guaranteed for life and have only ever had 1 fail,(they happily replaced it.)

 

[OTEP]

No such guarantees exis on my side of the globe but im hoping the set will work well on the Suzuki (jimny), the samurai's successor. Just curious how well it will work on a bigger rig. Yes, lots of agricultural roads in the contryside and poorly maintained concrete roads here even in the downtown business districts.

 

[CJF]

I've had them on my 91 since 2001.

They're fine as OEM replacement on a stock rig.

 

[astr]

Replaced all four shocks on my '94 with Monroe Gas Magnums about 5K miles ago. They seemed to work fine for a stock dd but I noticed that one of the fronts is now leaking. I'm not particularly thrilled at the prospect of replacing it even though it is covered by their warranty.

 

[LCWannabe]

I have the Monroe's on my 96 now. Mine are blue though- is that possibly a lighter duty version? I thought they were great when I put them on but it's only a year later and my rig is pretty bouncy (Ironman Performance springs). I just ordered Bilsteins...

 

[Mixelplix]

Just as a heads up, if you're not lifted the OEM shocks direct from Toyota are amazingly cheap as well. They're in the $35-ish dollar range as well.