So about 1600 miles ago, I changed the original shocks on my truck . . . truck is 8800GVWR, and was CERTAIN I found the correct shocks for it - seems like 2WD is orphan ! . . . anyhow, got Monroe Gas Matics for the truck . . . hmmm, after install, just did not seem as good as the originals that I took off - had approx. 72k miles on them. Last year, I decided to change them again, got NAPA OE shocks that FOR SURE are rated for the 88800 GVWR.

Wow, the front shocks (monroes) were toast !!! . . . you could compress them, but they would not extend ! Had to "pull" them to full rebound !!! . . . no wonder the truck felt like it had no shocks on the front. But I KNOW they were ok when I installed them . . . anyhow, just finished a 600mile trip towing my travel trailer, all feels good now. Just wondering if I should try to get anything from Monroe ?? They only had 1600 miles on them, and about 1.5yr on the truck . . .