Shock absorbers KYB or Monroe

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KYB › Shock absorbers

da808guy 23 Apr 2025, 06:41

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Rating 5.0

I replaced my Mazda RX8s struts with kyb gas-a-just shocks and really like them! For a rwd sports car that I occasionally autocross they haven’t let me down!

Pros: reliable, good performance

Vehicle: Mazda

KYB › Shock absorbers

Anonymous_Dwarf 22 Apr 2025, 00:29

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Rating 5.0

Yo compre KYB para un CRV y despues de 40k kilometros siento que tome la mejor decision.

Pros: mejor decisión, buen desempeño

Vehicle: Honda

Mileage: 40000 km

KYB › Shock absorbers

ystavallinen 16 Apr 2025, 01:01

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Rating 4.0

KYBs were good improvement over stock for my shit box long ago.

Pros: good improvement

Vehicle: Mazda

KYB › Shock absorbers

trish828 15 Apr 2025, 04:49

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Rating 4.0

I've bought Gas-a-Justs on closeouts with no regrets.

Pros: no regrets

Monroe › Shock absorbers

DarthOmix 15 Mar 2025, 22:51

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Rating 5.0

Shock Absorber is always a good thing to a lot while you're thinking about it.

Pros: good thing

KYB › Shock absorbers

Ok-Tangelo6985 11 Mar 2025, 21:22

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Rating 4.5

I run kyb with tein springs on both of my spyders and they've been great

Pros: great performance

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

Olafmihe 26 Dec 2022, 22:50

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Rating 3.0

My brother got KYB ones and they are ok.

They are on the softer side, but so far they last pretty good. 3 years and 60000km and no leaks.

Pros: last pretty good, no leaks

Cons: on the softer side

Mileage: 60000 km

KYB › Shock absorbers

Halfinchoff 15 Nov 2022, 22:28

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Rating 3.0

I went with some kyb shocks when I had my hundo. Felt like stock

Pros: felt like stock

Vehicle: Toyota Land Cruiser

KYB › Shock absorbers

stanstr 10 Apr 2025, 03:37

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Rating 2.0

I bought KYB shocks from a distributor to install in the struts in my '04 crv, and they lasted less than a year.

Cons: lasted less than year

Vehicle: Honda

Monroe › Shock absorbers

Padawk 25 Jan 2025, 04:15

Rating 1.0

Not a mechanic, but the general consensus I read from mechanics when doing mine is that Monroe can be garbage and stick with KYB.

Cons: Monroe can be garbage

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