Shocks

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

I am about to hit 60M on my Marauder. I think its time for new shocks. I carry lots of weight in my trunk or my backseat for work. What kind of shocks would you guys go with? Stock, Monroe, KYB, or or another shock?
Our the stock ones considered high performance?

[sailsmen]

I have 84K and carry 150lbs in the trunk.

I would like shocks I can set to soft for a drag strip launch.

[rayjay]

Our the stock ones considered high performance?

Yes, Tokio shocks made just for the Marauder. If you got 60k out of the originals, you did good. My fronts are still fine but the rears were replaced
just prior to end of warranty.

[Grifter]

tokico must have had a good relationship with ford.. they have made quite a few shocks for ford.. all of the Auto Ride Control shocks (Tbirds, early Mark VIII's anyway) were Tokico too

[Dragcity]

I recently put Monroe Sensa-Track in the rear. I like them just fine. And they are relatively innexpensive....

[ctrlraven]

Monre Sense-Trac and OEM Tokico? Because my rears need to be replaced soon before they let me down.

[Hotrauder]

Shocks? who needs em? Magindat helped me discover why my ride was a little rough :rolleyes:and the adjustments on the Naakes made no difference. Guess what, I was riding on the bump stops. He says, " you could have saved a lot of money and just bought lag bolts. I tried to hate him for it but he found me shorter bump stops. Whole new car. Sure felt solid on the stops but I would have needed a kidney belt sometime soon. Ran few hundred wide open miles that way at Sebring. Not all bad. :D Dennis

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

What are bump stops?

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Still need help? What are the advantages of the oem shocks? Are they more of a handling shock?

[Dragcity]

I found the Monroes have just as good handling as the oem. They seem to be built a little better than OEM. The ride is about the same and the responsiveness seems to be improved (as compared to shocks with 40K it should be.)

There are not a lot of companies making shocks for us. I guess you could go with the KYB, but they are pricey....

As I said before, I am happy with the Monroe Sensa-Track I put on my car. They were available in a day, and priced right.

I posted my results under "How Shocking" a couple months ago.

I hope this helps....

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Updated numbers:

Front: 3U2Z-18124-BH List $140.87

Rear: 3U2Z-18125-AC List $99.85<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->

This is what my Lincoln Mercury dealer quoted me today for the shocks.
I do get about a 10% discount off of these prices.

Here is a link for KYB shocks. I always liked them. I used them in my Thunderbird. They handled great.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/performance/basket.php?makeid=17&modelid=639&year=2004&partid=26&brandid=4047

[burt ragio]

Monroe, KYB, Stock OEM, Q1, I would like to see bilstien make a shock for our car. I had them on my last two grand marquie and they were the best. Has anyone talked with bilstien about makeing use a shock ? Power in numbers group buy.

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Well, as a driving enthusiast, I decided on the KYB shocks over the Monroes or the oem's. The price from auto parts warehouse wes excellent, about $180.00 less than the dealer. KYB's will handle better also.

Thank you to the person who led me to their website. The prices were way better than any other online place I could find.

[GreekGod]

The price from auto parts warehouse wes excellent, about $180.00 less than the dealer.

Thank you to the person who led me to their website. The prices were way better than any other online place I could find.

Can you share with the rest of us? Link please?

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

http://replacement.autopartswarehouse .com/parts/autopartswarehouse/quote.jsp?year=2004&product=L4000-213348&application=001412760&part=Shock%20Absorber&dp=true

THIS IS THE LINK.

PART 51602 FRONT $87.95
PART 51603 REAR $71.95

[sdacbob]

I don't know if they make them for +03's but the Edelbrock IAS's are great. Firm like Bilstein's but not as bone jarring.

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Received my front shocks on Tuesday. They canceled my order for the rears the same day...not available. Ordered replaceemnts from Speedyautoparts.com. They apparently are in association with autoparts warehouse.com. Found a local place with the rears for $86.50 each, that's $29.10 more, but I need them. Shocks go on Saturday.

[Green96]

What did you end up with, KYB? Do you have them on yet/what do you think?

[Mike Poore]

Shocks? who needs em? Guess what, I was riding on the bump stops. . :D Dennis

In bike parlance that's called hard tailing. :D

[Drock96Marquis]

Tokico has been the OEM for all panther shocks for years


A few CVNers are running the KYBs on their 03+ and seem to like them.


Motorcraft p/ns for OE Marauder shocks:


<table align="center" bgcolor="#a9a9a9" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" width="560"><tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> ASH261 </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Front Shock
OE - FROM 12/01/03 </td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> ASH695 </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Front Shock
OE - BEFORE 12/01/03 </td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> ASH267 </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Rear Shock
OE - FROM 12/01/03 </td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <td align="left" valign="top"> ASH711 </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> Rear Shock
OE - BEFORE 12/01/03 dRock96Marquis '07 </td> </tr></tbody></table>

[BLACKMARAUDER04]

Well, KYB is out of stock on the rear shocks, I was lucky to find them in Glendale,CA for $79 each. I had them installed this morning (along with the fronts).

Labor: 1.9 hrs front
1.3 hrs rear

plus needed an alignment. Had them use car fixer's specs. Total with tax was $263.00.

When I first got in the car, it felt like it was much higher (probably because the oem shocks were blown). Can't wait to do some enthusiastic driving to see how the KYB's perform. Will update again.