Ride is too harsh

I wanted to try the Bilsteins but I didnt want to drop 400 bucks and be disappointed. These are the totally stock shocks for the application, I tried to find a slightly HD shock but couldnt. Before when I tried to push on the fender the car wouldnt budge and at least now there is some give. Did I lose some cornering-maybe, on any bumpy roads the car would bounce off them and not soak some of them up. The cornering seems close to the same. I checked the Eddy's when they were installed and with my setup there were 11.5" from the bottom of the shock tower at the body to the center of the bolt. When I removed them I compressed them to the same length these suckers were strong and left approx only 1-1.5" for total compression. I remember when I changed them how they were a real pain to install.

I agree, that's an expensive experiment. That's why I suggusted trying your old shocks if you still had them laying around.

Found these shocks on www.rockauto.com

MONROE Part # 32022 Monro-Matic Plus
Front $11.61
Add to Cart

MONROE Part # 31131 Monro-Matic Plus
Rear $16.19
Add to Cart

Heavy Duty/Load Assist
MONROE Part # 20765 Gas-Charged Heavy Duty
Front $10.38
Add to Cart

MONROE Part # 20702 Gas-Charged Heavy Duty
Rear $11.65

Now, the question I have is what's the difference between a Monroe Matic Plus and a Load Assist shock ???