Shock absorbers GABRIEL or OEM Volkswagen

I put Gabriel shocks and struts on mine.

Shocks provide a firm, stable ride

Easy to install and adapt to vehicle

Significantly improves ride quality

If you decide to go this route, Gabriel Ultra shocks and struts from Rockauto.com are good. Avoid Monroe and the cheaper brands. KYB are OEM, but the aftermarket ones are stiffer than the OEM, but are excellent quality.

I used a set of Gabriel Shocks for the front and back of my 98 LX, they are spring assisted load shocks. Super cheap, but it's been 5 years and they are still going strong.

I put some Gabriels on my beater 2004 and really like them. Got 30k on them and still ride nice.

For years I used Gabriel brand shocks on my pickup trucks. Couldn’t tell the difference between them and Monroe shocks.

The only part to go bad was the rear shocks at 56K.

I have a Ford transit connect and after 3 mos my gabriel shocks bottomed out  absolute CRAP!!!

Gabriel shock absorbers are absolute shit.

Took our new 2024 North American model Tiguan in for maintenance as there is a clear hard clunk from front suspension going over bumps. I know from experience this is the rebound setting failing and the shocks hitting the lowers hard enough to shudder the steering.