Budget shocks for Duster

72bluNblu said

Just buy a set of stock replacement Monroe's. KYB's cost more than they do and ride for absolute garbage. I ran KYB's on my Challenger for years, I swapped them out for a set of Bilsteins and those KYB's went straight in the trash. It was like a whole new car and that was the only change made.

With small torsion bars and stock components I'd just run Monroe's. And on that note, you shouldn't be looking to the shocks to firm up the ride. That's what the springs are for. The sway bar will help, but those .87" torsion bars are the real problem. Adding stiff shocks like KYB's is a band aid for an overly soft spring. Fix the springs, then work on matching the shocks to the springs.

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72bluNblu said

Just buy a set of stock replacement Monroe's. KYB's cost more than they do and ride for absolute garbage. I ran KYB's on my Challenger for years, I swapped them out for a set of Bilsteins and those KYB's went straight in the trash. It was like a whole new car and that was the only change made.

With small torsion bars and stock components I'd just run Monroe's. And on that note, you shouldn't be looking to the shocks to firm up the ride. That's what the springs are for. The sway bar will help, but those .87" torsion bars are the real problem. Adding stiff shocks like KYB's is a band aid for an overly soft spring. Fix the springs, then work on matching the shocks to the springs.

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Any shock is garbage when it goes bad.. and seems like pos when you replace it with a really 'high end' one like Bilstein.
This is a budget purpose, and those Monroe basic parts store piece of **** shocks with no warranty.... he might as well buy whatever store brand there is for the same price because what you recommend are total garbage and an equal to such... but hey we love spending other peoples money...so let's go from I need affordable shocks to buying torsion bars, that when you install ...figure out the entire suspension should be rebuilt, so now change lower control arm bushings, strut rod bushings..and hey you're there so just buy all new ball joints and inner outer tie rods...and really the mopar stuffers from some bump steer...so let's slot and weld the idler mount on the k frame...

What is the OP doing with the car again?

Love spending other peoples money, snowball city here we come!