Shock absorbers KYB or Monroe

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3.7

Body bounce

3.6

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3.7

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3.0

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3.3

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KYB

Monroe

KYB › Shock absorbers

Artistic-Sherbet-007 11 Mar 2025, 09:26

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Rating 4.0

I have both and prefer the excel-g for 90% of driving.

Pros: preferred for street driving

KYB › Shock absorbers

brightonsad 11 Mar 2025, 07:46

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Rating 4.5

I just put them in all my shocks! I’m also pretty sure KYBs were OEM albeit a bit different (when I removed the original KYB struts on my aw11 they were silver instead of black) so far the new ones feel great!

Pros: feel great, OEM quality

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

mr_j_12 11 Mar 2025, 04:36

Rating 4.0

I run excel g's on my 1j cressida. Kyb isnt "cheap" let alone the excel g's.

Pros: not cheap, good quality

Vehicle: Toyota Cressida

KYB › Shock absorbers

MajorLazy 11 Mar 2025, 03:59

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Rating 4.0

Kyb is the opposite of cheapo in my experience. Rock auto kyb should be oem or better. I’ve used them on other cars

Pros: better than OEM, not cheap

KYB › Shock absorbers

InvisibleSlidingDoor 11 Mar 2025, 03:58

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Rating 5.0

I'm running those exact shocks on all 4 corners and it's the best handling car I own. They work great

Pros: best handling, work great

KYB › Shock absorbers

RoomyCard44321 22 Feb 2025, 12:21

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Rating 4.5

I have KYB on my sedan, very nice ride

Pros: very nice ride

KYB › Shock absorbers

sir_posts_alot 18 Feb 2025, 20:19

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Rating 4.0

I've use the KYBs several times, they have a good street ride.

Pros: good street ride

Vehicle: Toyota 4runner

KYB › Shock absorbers

vex_42 14 Sep 2022, 15:04

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Rating 3.5

Cheapest shocks are gonna be KYB shocks, they are alright

Pros: alright performance

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

Dry_Preference6989 11 Dec 2024, 02:28

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Rating 1.5

I was expecting KYB to last way longer than this. The OEM struts/shocks on my 2007 Rav4 lasted 193k, and I replaced the front struts and rear shocks with KYB from RockAuto. After 37k miles (230k miles now), it's bouncy again.

Cons: short lifespan, bouncy ride

Vehicle: Toyota

Mileage: 59546 km