QUICK! Get your in on this!
I am coming to the conclusion that the general concensus is that the Monroe Sensa-Trac's are a good replacement over OEM's. Is this true? I'm buying shocks TODAY and need to know what has worked, as well as what hasn't.
QUICK! Get your in on this!
I am coming to the conclusion that the general concensus is that the Monroe Sensa-Trac's are a good replacement over OEM's. Is this true? I'm buying shocks TODAY and need to know what has worked, as well as what hasn't.
Previous owner of...
BLACK '03 300A "Bagheera"
Ford Racing 4:10's
Denso Iridium plugs
JLT Cold Air Intake
Valentine One Radar Locator w/ remote
Gods Head Steering wheel badge
Sylvania Silverstars
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Check with Wes....he has a short write up on them....you can PM him... here is his post on them....I am sure he has more information on them... http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forum...ad.php?t=39281
Last edited by SID210SA; 11-09-2007 at 06:16 AM.
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I am very satisfied with the Monroe Sensa Tracks.
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#1649
boi
I have the Monroes. They are a decent shock, but I think they are way too soft for the MM.. They are better than the blown stockers I had, but I wish I would have spent my money elsewhere.
03 300A, Tint, FPN Tune
Lower Grill Mod
Flowmasters
Delete Tips
B&M deep pan
BC4E Dead Pedal
Larger than stock black Bullitts
My experience with SensaTracs (on other cars) is they were fine for the first few hundred miles or so,
but after that, they're a bit too soft for my liking. Maybe I'm just being to rough with 'em?
When Blue needs new shocks, I'll likely stick with OEM...
Cheers,
Jeff Cook
'03 Marauder 300B, Dark Blue Pearl, Dark Charcoal/Flint interior, Badgeless front and rear, 4.10s and Lidio Tune
When using control arms with poly bushings, I think the softness helps offset the harshness of the bushing to end up with a more precise than stock, though slightly less compression than stock ride.
Magindat: (majin-dat) Imagine That.
2013 Ford Taurus SHO
Lemonade - living with Fruit Punch - in Blackmobile's Garage...
FIT Procharger Kit #31 - 3.7 pulley - 9 PSI
World's first BLOW THRU ProCharged Marauder - Reinhart Tuned
#1649
boi
Good point. Someday I will get some control arms and test that
03 300A, Tint, FPN Tune
Lower Grill Mod
Flowmasters
Delete Tips
B&M deep pan
BC4E Dead Pedal
Larger than stock black Bullitts
Don't hesitate on the upper & lower control arms. It is one of the best mods I have made. The car will not wander as it does with the oem cotrol arms that flex under pressure. You won't regret the mod.
2004 marauder black purchased new. Sold 9/16 at 297,000 miles. Still ran strong didn't burn a drop of oil.
2003 marauder black 28,000 miles all stock. Garage Queen.
2004 marauder red daily driver.
Its the wallet thats hesitating. If that stupid leather money holder would cooperate, they would be on the car already
03 300A, Tint, FPN Tune
Lower Grill Mod
Flowmasters
Delete Tips
B&M deep pan
BC4E Dead Pedal
Larger than stock black Bullitts
Naake QA1's....
http://www.naake.com/MercMarauder.html
Rear kit is $369, but I'm sure you could call and get it for less.
Here's what they look like on my Crown Vic...
http://kode3.smugmug.com/gallery/2656013#140483790
It has always been my impression that Monroe makes cheap, consumer-grade stuff. Better than blown shocks, or none at all, but surely not up to the bar set by the factory Tokicos. I have used Monroe before, although not on a Panther. They were OK, but not great.
I really like the firm ride I get from the 30K mile Tokicos. When they wear out, I would likely replace them with the same. It would be interesting to hear more about the Naake QA1 shocks. I have had good experiences with Bilstein and Edelbrock shocks also.
I had a Monroe sensatrac strut blow a seal and lose all of its resistance after about 15,000 miles of normal driving (no catastrophic curb jumping, etc) on a different vehicle. Even before the strut blew, the struts were spongey stock.
If you look at the design of the sensatracs, they have grooves cut towards the center of the strut's travel, that taper off in depth as they get further from the center of travel. The strut is basically designed to have the soft wallowing ride at equilibrium for "comfort", and then the pressure is allowed to build only as it is compressed significantly. It is not a performance strut by any stretch of the imagination.
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1994 Lincoln Town Car. 98-02 front brakes, P71 steering and sway bars, Eaton swap build underway using TorkTech 4.6 2v intake kit.
2011 Infiniti M37x
2004 F250, v10 6 speed manual. ex-US Forest Service truck
2000 BMW M5
1976 Jeep DJ5 (postal)
I'm using monroes front and rear. my experience is they are too soft. the front bounces too easy and the rear bottoms out. I don't carry much weight. my car doesn't have that stiff ride that oem gives. soon as I can, i'm going back to oem. only reason I didn't get oem installed was because of the price. but you get what you pay for.
I went OEM for a replacement on the rears.
Kind of a waste, I thought they were noisy.
after replacement, The thumping sound is still there.
2004 Trilogy #93P 12.2@113 Built and stalled
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