Shocks Gabriel or monroe

Then use anti-seize when going back together

 

Monroe warranty on gas shocks was at the last time I checked was 200 k. Why replace them at 100k?

 

It's (2) two years or 200k miles, whichever occurs first.

Most Shocks on Commercial Vehicles start losing their effectiveness at or before 100k miles, and not all Trucks are driven 100k miles a year, some more, some less.

 

I've always thought Monroes rode nicer.

 

At just over 100k I have changed my shocks out on my 2016 Volvo 780. Initially I decided to go with replacement Volvo ones. I replaced the steer and sleeper shocks first, but after only two weeks one sleeper shock failed. The Volvo branded ones are made in Mexico. Having not experienced Gabriel before I have decided to try theirs on the drives, trailer and now on the sleeper. On removing the drive shocks we discovered 2 had failed, not leaking but dampening resistance had failed. A little disappoint to see the Gabriel's are made in Mexico. Monroe I know are made in the USA.

 

I hope you returned the failed Sleeper Cab Shock to the Volvo Stealership so they can refund your money.

I just purchased OEM Volvo Cab Shocks from Volvo because the Gabriel Fleetline I had installed came apart at the Shock Eye.

The Bushing came out of the Shock Eye and the Metal Sleeve came out of the Bushing

I called Gabriel Customer Service and they told me they don't Warranty Shocks, that I need to go through the Vendor I purchased it from as depending on who the Vendor is, they give deep discounts to them and in return the Vendor determines the length of the Warranty.

I purchased mine through Amazon which the Vendor is called Happy Motoring aka www.justsuspension.com

I emailed them twice last month and they send a canned message back stating they would get back to me as soon as they can.

I still never heard back from them and if you call their phone number, it just redirects you to fill out their email request for Customer Service on their website.

I won't buy Gabriel Shocks again, piss poor Customer Service and they don't back up their products.

 

I've been using Gabriel Gas SLX shocks on the softest setting, I like them (I guess), they seem to take some of the edge off the crappy roads around here.