nathantw

I just wanted to share my experience with the new shocks. My 2001 Jeep
Grand Cherokee had a pretty nice ride. However, when going through some
curves it had a tendency to feel as though it was going to tip over, so
I'd slow down. When I stopped the car would bow forward a bit. A tech
looking at my tires said one of my shocks had a leak.

I ended up researching shocks absorbers. My friend told me about KYB
Gas-A-Just ($48 at Tirerack.com). They sounded good. I also looked at
Edelbrock IAS shocks, but they're about $20 more each. Plus there were
quite a few comments in the usegroup about how they're nice in the
beginning, but after a few miles they failed or stop being nice. I
checked the other manufacturers that everyone mentioned, but again,
they were more expensive and there were some users with problems. The
only consistent manufacturer that got praises or recommendations were
the KYB shocks. So, I purchased those.

I installed them myself without jacking the truck up! Unfortunately it
took longer than I had anticipated because the bolts were frozen in
most places. Very, very irritating. The old shocks were very easy to
compress once they were expanded. It's probably because they're 90,000
miles old. The new ones were definitely very hard, very hard to
compress in comparison (as they should would be).

Anyway, the verdict on the Gas-A-Just? Well I didn't really feel a huge
difference initially the first time I drove the Jeep with the new
shocks. However, now that I have more miles on them I'm really starting
to appreciate the stability and drive more and more. The truck doesn't
bow forward when stopping hard and the best part is that the truck is
pretty level when taking corners. In fact, I didn't feel secure turning
a corner or going into the on-ramp relatively fast because the body
would lean and I felt it would tip over. The truck now feels very
secure when driving. I'm really, really happy with the purchase and
would highly recommend the KYB shocks.