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Old 04-28-2011, 09:43 PM   #1
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Shocking the bouncing. Need suggestions.

I drove my old 68 GMC (leaf springs) out in the country today and drove through some construction and gravel roads and I got tired of the bouncing. I was literally sliding sideways on the corrugated gravel road.

It's not because of defective shocks. They're about 2 years old and I'm almost certain they are Monroe Matics or something similar. They just seem to be too stiff or not responsive enough. My old 69 with coil springs in the rear was certainly smoother but can't remember the shocks I was using.

I'm looking to smooth out some of the bouncing without sacrificing stability. Anyone have any recommendations and/or experience on better shocks?
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Old 04-28-2011, 10:33 PM   #2
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Re: Shocking the bouncing. Need suggestions.

This may not be any help but on my 69 with coils i am running monroe shocks and they seem to work great. came with a lifetime replacement warranty. cant beat that for $16 a shock
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Old 04-28-2011, 10:50 PM   #3
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Re: Shocking the bouncing. Need suggestions.

i thought that was normal... the 2 leaf trucks i've had both did it. i've not taken the coil rear truck down any such road.
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Old 04-28-2011, 11:15 PM   #4
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Re: Shocking the bouncing. Need suggestions.

Yeah, I figured much of it is just truck type bouncing but I'm also comparing two Furd rangers both with leaf springs, 3.0 engines and specs pretty much the same. The 98 is fairly smooth with original stock springs (I think Bilstein) and I just put inexpensive Gabriel shocks on the 94 and it bounces pretty bad.

It just seems to me that the responsiveness of the Monroes and the Gabriels is not as good as the original stock shocks.

Anyone use Bilsteins that can give some input?
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Old 04-29-2011, 03:34 PM   #5
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Re: Shocking the bouncing. Need suggestions.

You need to get the biggest badest shock listed for these trucks for the front. The rears can use any good shock.
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