[Nicks67GTO]

Originally Posted by The Champ

I think you'd be really surprised if you did a side by side comparison.

I've had the opportunity to do the Monroe ride and drive comparison. I am not saying that Monroe's are the best shocks/struts made - but they were the company that allowed me the opportunity to participate.

I drove 2 identical Mercedes sedans with 50,000 miles. Well, identical except for one had the original shocks/struts still in place and the other had new Monroe shocks/struts. First I drove the one with the OE shocks around the handling course. Then I took the one with the new Monroe's.

I felt like Super Man on the second time around the controlled course.

Then I did the same test with a Toyota Sequoia SUV. Same results.

What most people don't realize is that handling degrades very slowly as your shocks wear out. You don't just notice a sudden change. If you replace your 29 year old. 125,000 mile KYB's with new one's - I willing to bet you notice a huge improvement in the ride and handling.

I had brand new Monroes on my GTO for 3 months or so before I installed the Bilstiens. The monroes were absolute garbage. They may have a good product for newer cars but I will never buy them for my classics again. Just doing a hand compression test outside the car when I swapped them out made it almost laughable that they even sell them.