DRiV Monroe Suspension Shock Absorber & Coil Spring Assembly - 58643 - Heavy-Duty Coil Springs Vehicle Suspension Part - Rear Shock Absorber Replacements for Trucks - Self-Lubricating Fluid Seal

I just installed these after I noticed the bushings on my oem shocks were shot. Didn't even notice they were bad until riding with these new shocks. They didn't come depressed so installing them would be a little more difficult if I wasn't also replacing the blocks under the leaf springs. Definitely would loosen the u bolts and drop the whole rear diff about an inch when you install these. In the end, they fit right into place of the old shocks when I got done installing them. I do wish they came with new hardware though The ride quality was immediately improved. It doesn't sag anymore when I accelerate. Cornering feel better than before. Stop and go traffic feel better. Got rid of a shaking noise I had when I backed into a driveway with a hump (probably caused by the old shocks). I'll update this once I drive for awhile and get a better idea of how I like them but overall I think these are good quality and 100 dollar was a steal.

I had installed a set of these on my 99 ram and had them on there for about 50k miles before the engine finally went and I had to buy a replacement truck. I bought a 2013 f150 xl single cab long bed (I couldn’t afford an f250 so let’s get that out of the way). While it has the towing package, it doesn’t have the max trailering package. Meaning it doesn’t have the heavier duty suspension set up. I haul materials to job sites every day, sometimes including over 2,000 pounds worth of shingles. The truck is only rated at about 1,800 lbs of payload, and it certainly couldn’t keep up with my half ton ram with even 1000 pounds loaded in the bed. The squat was insane. 1,200 pounds was the true maximum. Even though it says 1800 pounds on the door. And towing a trailer was ridiculous. Even a small 20 foot unloaded wood bottom trailer would sink the rear end. So as soon as I could, I installed these. They’re cheap, they’re invaluable. The ride is much more stable loaded and unloaded than it was before. Loaded even more so. I’m not swaying all over the road like I was before. It also seems to be helping with my front tire wear. The new tires aren’t wearing prematurely like the last ones did. It’s much more stable on wet roads!!! It’s much more stable on washboard roads too. With those extra springs it really pushes those back tires back down more quickly than standard shocks do. There’s a road near my house that has a curb with cobblestone bumps. Without these hitting those bumps would toss the back end around. Surely only a few inches side to side, but it felt like a few feet side to side every time I would hit them. These shock put an end to that. The ride is better and worse. These shocks better absorb large bumps, but they’re stiffer on small bumps. I feel cracks in the highway now more than I used to, but when I hit a pothole it’s more cushioned than it used to be. So it’s a trade off. It’s definitely smoother on the highway without a doubt. It did raise the rear end of my truck considerably for the first couple of weeks until they really broke in. It raised the rear about 3-4 inches, however my old shocks were so blown out, and surely the leaf springs were tired enough that they were probably sagging a couple inches to begin with. After about a month or so it settled to a normal ride height. Even with the bed of other f150s I park next to. So about 2 inches taller than it was with the old shocks, 2 inches shorter than it was when I first put the new shocks on. They installed fairly easily. I did have to remove both rear shocks first, that way the axle had enough flex to do one side at a time. These are much longer than the old shocks. I used my tall bottle jack and tall jack stand, raising the truck as far as the bottle jack would take it, then putting the jack stand under it, then lowering the bottle jack, spinning the lift screw as high as It would go, jacking it up more, then of course raising the jack stand higher to support it. This allowed the first side to easily slip in and bolt right up. The other side, at least on my dodge was much trickier, but easier on this ford. I did have the press the bushing on the second one in better with a pair of channel locks. It wasn’t quite right and wouldn’t fit into the shackle to slide the bolt in. It’s nothing major. Just be aware it may be an issue.

These shocks are for a ford f150 pickup I believe but read in jeep forum that these shocks are the correct length for a jeep wk with 2" lifts installed. The quality is great and the operation is great too. FYI for the lifted jeep wk owners. The jeep wk driver side rear was a real pain. These shocks are so long and with the spring built on, it is almost impossible to compress to get in and install. Even with axle drooped as far down as possible. Will unbolt the rear upper control on the driver side next time to allow the axle to drop further because it hits gas tank if not unbolted. The ride height is higher in the back with these shocks. Don't know by how much but you can see a slight rake. The ride quality is still up in the air. Hauling a load is smooth as silk. Very responsive shocks but when unloaded, the feel to me is like a "hop" in the back end when hitting bumps like train tracks. If your hauling all the time, these would work great but if you do a lot of commuting unloaded then I would buy something else that are not for hauling. Time will tell if these shocks will sag a little and be less "hoppy".

Bought these because I needed new shock first off but also to accommodate hauling of car and trailer. I can say, without hauling anything, I honestly didn’t notice a stiffer ride than what I had been told. It rode very nice and very responsive in turns. Back to hauling for it’s main purpose of purchase, they hauled the weight exceptionally well. The back didn’t sag at all and kept a great normal height. I would recommend these to anyone looking for a great ride and knowing they also can haul an extra 1200 payload with no rear sag. I did have to compress the spring to install, not a big deal, it was about 1 1/4” longer

I have a 2007 f150 that I use to haul my 16’ cc boat around. These helped smooth the ride out tremendously. Perfect fit, easy install.

These shocks provide a night and day difference to the ride quality of my truck. I have owned them for about 5 years now and they are still working great. I would definitely recommend them to anyone looking to add better ride stability when loaded and unloaded.

Installed on the rear of 2013 Ford F-150 with 100,000 miles. I tow an RV frequently and hoped these would cut down on the bouncing. Easy to install and, surprisingly, the ride without a load is better than with stock shocks. I didn't check ride height but it doesn't seem any different. I ran another set of Monroes on a Jeep Grand Cherokee for over 100,000 miles without a problem or complaint

Looks good I like that it’s made in America

Brought the rude height to where it should be. Helps with towing capacity

Absolutely love this product so far, put over 700lbs in the box of my truck and towed a 20’ car hauler trailer over 1,100km’s this past weekend with no sag at all. Truck ran beautifully and the ride was super smooth

Brought my truck up 3" taller when loaded with my sled deck and side x side and trailer on also ride great empty

Easy to install and has increased load capacity.