Great buy on shocks

[callbay]

I just put new Gabriel Ultra shocks on my new to me 98 Ford Ranger pickup that has 210,000 miles on it. The shocks I took off were original Motorcraft so the new ones made a huge differance.

I bought the shocks at Autozone on line. Regular price was $40 each plus tax bringing the price to about $176 at our 9% tax rate if I had bought them at the store.

I got 20% off and free shipping to have them shipped to my house.

Also there is a 15% rebate on them from Gabriel till April 30th.

So that brought them down to $30 each or $120 total after rebate. It saved me about $56 or more than on shock for free.

Took me two hours to put them on using a lift.

P.S The rebate is 15% for up $200 worth of shocks. 20% for $200 to $300. Over $300 is 25%. Max rebate is $125.

 

[Lyman]

I just put the same shocks on my 99 Ranger 128,000 miles. Drives like a new truck again. Great deal on some good shocks.

 

[SteveSRT8]

Gabriel Ultras are our fav here also. they work well on our extremely heavy fleet vans and are my first choice for a well made aftermarket shock at a terrific price.

Great choice!

 

[zzyzzx]

I bet they are made in China or Mexico for that price. You know you can still buy made in USA struts by Monroe or KYB.

 

[artificialist]

Originally Posted By: zzyzzx
I bet they are made in China or Mexico for that price. You know you can still buy made in USA struts by Monroe or KYB.

2 Years ago, I put 2 of those shocks on my mom's 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee and they were made in the USA.

 

[Cubey]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Gabriel Ultras are our fav here also. they work well on our extremely heavy fleet vans and are my first choice for a well made aftermarket shock at a terrific price.

Great choice!


They also make a kind with a coil spring around it: Gabriel Load Carrier/Shock/Strut - Rear (Part # 43085 for my van):
http://www.amazon.com/Gabriel-43085-Spring-Assist-Carrier/dp/B001AMEDCS

They come in a set of 2 for about $100 for mine. With the 20% coupon, it comes out $83 from AutoZone. I already have new Monroe Gas-Magnum Shocks on the front of my van since they were in terrible shape. The rear ones look really old too but it's riding good and not bottoming out over hard bumps when driven carefully for it's size and weight.

I suspect that's what's on my van now since they have a coil spring like like those. They may be Napa rebranded ones is all, but Napa seems to not carry any like that to fit my van now. You can see it somewhat in this shot:

This is what I pulled off of my van's front end. A Napa Grande 60... I can't remember if that's a rebranded Gabriel or not.