Broke my first shock.

[Rev_D21]

Did my first shock in while doing a bit of trail blazing on my buddies property last week. The lower mounting eye snapped clear off the already tired OEM shock body. The break caused a breech in the casing allowing all the contents to escape. I heard some noises under the truck while this was going on but then again the truck has always made noises while driving so I wasn't alarmed by them. Last night I decided to put the truck up on the alignment rack at work to do a general check over and that's when I discovered the left rear shock broken into 2 pieces. I'll get some pics when I have daylight. The old shocks must be OEM from 2002 and this must be the first new set on it in 9 years, they look 9 years old all rusty and flaking apart. So I replaced the rears with a set from Autopart Intl. VSV shocks, they are twin tube but that doesn't bother me, this is a daily driver truck and I need a comfortable ride and nothing too expensive (that's for the green truck) plus I'm not a professional trailblazer. The ride is vastly improved over what I had going on yesterday with a much smoother ride with better response. Moral of the story, don't neglect your shocks.

[RT22]

I think that is my next upgrade for sure, KYB seems to be the best for the money for daily road driver, not much off roading in my 2 wheel drive, other than the occasional cow pasture ride to my favorite fishing hole.

[Rev_D21]

You will like kyb. I enjoy my gas-a-just monotubes on my 2wd.

[XE KING]

KYB is the way to go

[Rev_D21]

Ironic that this thread was bumped. I found the API VSV shocks to be wayy too floaty. The truck felt like it was a Buick Roadmaster going down the road, not my cup o tea. I switched to KYB GasAJust shocks last night. The ride is so much better. API did return the shocks at full credit which I used to offset the price of the KYB shocks.

[PEZi]

KYB + Nissan Truck = Win

[r34 gtr]

Recently I put a set of Bilstein 5100 shock absorbers on my D22 and the difference is amazing. My father swears that its not the same truck. I would highly recommend them.

I know they are not JDM, but...