WHAT SHOCKS TO BUY: KYB VS Monroe VS Bilstein's

Torrance00 said
hello
I am looking for new rear shocks, I checked out the Bilstein site and they don't cover
the 74. What model number are you using?

55R082 for the front, 55R092 for the rear, or 7056053 for a set of 4.

PST

http://www.p-s-t.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6374/.f?sc=12

FirmFeel

http://www.firmfeel.com/a_body_mopar_shocks.html

jtkaaa07 said
I'm running my old air shock's yet from high school in the 80's they ride great LOL! Just kidding, I am running KYB gas adjust up front, and Lakewood drag shock's out back rides like ****, but handles awesome! I only drive mine maybe 500 miles a year so performace and handling is way more inportant to me!

If it rides like sh*t, it doesn't handle awesome. Physics. #-o An improperly dampened suspension is not handling as well as it could be.

KYB's suck. When I finally replaced the KYB's on my Challenger with Bilstein's it practically became a whole new car. One of those upgrades where you go "why didn't I do that sooner!?" afterward. Shocks matter.

And not that the Bilstein's aren't great, but when I switched my Duster over to Hotchkis Fox shocks from Bilsteins it was a noticeable improvement. I think the Bilsteins work a little better with torsion bars in the 1" to 1.06" range, the 1.12" bars on my Duster are definitely better controlled with the Hotchkis Fox shocks. And I just have the non-adjustble Hotchkis shocks.

Shocks have to be matched to the wheel rate and suspension travel. If you've upgraded your torsion bars, you need to upgrade your shocks.