Need to replace the shocks on the wife's Expy. Any recomendations? I need a smooth ride since its the wife's car.

 

I just put Monroe Reflex's on a couple of weeks ago and they made a huge difference. They firmed up the ride but not terribly and the handling is vastly improved. Monroe and Rancho are both owned by Tenneco. That being said, the rancho RSX should be very similar to a Monroe Reflex. I've seen some folks recommend the RSX's on the front and the RS9000's on the rear if you do any towing. The 9000's are adjustible. I hear the Bilstiens provide a very firm ride which may not suit your wife's taste. I paid right at $40 a pice for the Monroe's at Orielly and installed them myself. I still have some body roll but I am looking at a Hellwig swaybar to solve that issue. Good Luck.

Brent

 

RSX's are great shocks. Summit Racing has buy 3 get 1 free right now.

 

A number of us are running Edelbrocks and Rancho9000...it depends on what you want to do with your Expy.

As far as the Edelbrocks, I had them on my Explorer and put them on my Expy after 4000 miles. They take out a lot of the lateral body roll as well as dampen the road bumps. It a worth-while upgrade and I'm a big fan of the Edelbrocks.

If you are going to do the shocks, you may want to also consider upgrading the anti-sway bars.

Good luck with your upgrade.

 

I can highly recommend the adjustable Rancho 9000s for both fr. and rear. It allows us to put the settings on what we prefer for both daily driving and when towing. Really helps the stability while towing. We do keep it on the firmer settings for daily duty as we like it like that, but have tried the softer settings as well. The difference being that the firmer settings allow less body roll to occur and less rebounding on the big bumps/dips.

 

I just ordered a set of Rancho 9000X shocks for $209.85, shipping included, from http://www.samsoffroad.com/samsoffroadsto/rancho.htm.

I can't wait to test them out for towing.

Dino

 

Wow that's a great price.. I might jump on that as well.

 

I'm real happy with my Rancho RX9000x shocks. I have them set for a soft ride and they still reduce roll in a corner. I put a better riding tire on at the same time. (Michelin Cross Terrain)

I realy came to appreciate the smoth ride when I took a drive in the family minivan and rode in a friend's car. They both seemed to ride like a truck. I could feel every bump in the road through the seat.

The real test was last weekend driving down a winding country road that should have been repaved ten years ago. The truck responded well no matter what the road did.

My 4x4 rides and handles better than my 4x2 did. I am developing a fear that some day I'll get stuck and completely forget that 4H is available.