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Shock absorbers Rough Country or Monroe
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I’m running some Monroe mono tubes that I got off rock auto ???? somewhere there is a listing of shock absorber lengths by number, after I got my mounts situated I looked up shocks using that.
Cons: ride rough as hell
Monroe Severe Service shocks front and rear. I've had them on my 1999 Crown Victoria Base Model since August 2020.
Vehicle:
Ford Crown Victoria
So I kinda disagree with him about Amazon, example my Monroe shocks are from Amazon and they are still doing great years later.
Pros: doing great years later
Ive put dozens of monroe shocks on Prius from rock auto, no complaints
Pros: no complaints
Vehicle:
Toyota Prius
for shocks find Bilstien good for OE or 'Yellow' for \u00a3\u00a3\u00a3s and a cheaper option Monroe.
Pros: cheaper option
For stock, I've heard decent things about Monroe shocks.
Pros: decent things
I've always considered Monroe the bottom of the barrel for shocks.
Cons: bottom of the barrel
Got 3 sets of Monroe shocks in the last month that were all leaking out of the box. Had one fresh out of the box that was able to be compressed by hand with barely any force. Had struts from them as well that were leaking fresh out the box.
Cons: leaking out of box, easily compressed
I replaced my with Monroe’s and it feels liked they’re already going out again.
Cons: already going out
Just put those same ones on my 96 f250 and they're soft AF.
Cons: too soft
Vehicle:
Ford
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Which shock absorbers to choose — Rough Country or Monroe?
If choosing shock absorbers across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare shock absorbers across these categories:
- PR Score.
- Overall ranking.
- Vote balance.
- Average rating.
- Number of reviews.
- Feature ratings.
- Car owners’ choice.
Which shock absorbers are better — Monroe or Rough Country?
In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Monroe were overall better than Rough Country.
- Rough Country received a PR Score of 32 out of 100, and Monroe scored 58 points.
- Rough Country ranked 13 in the overall ranking, and Monroe ranked 12.
- The average rating is higher for Monroe (3.1) than for Rough Country (2.5).
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Shock absorbers Monroe have better feature ratings than Rough Country:
- Body bounce - owners believe, that this property for Monroe is better than Rough Country.
- Bottoming - drivers claim, that this property for Monroe is outperforms Rough Country.
- Leaks - reviews suggest, that this property for Monroe is preferred to Rough Country.
Which shock absorbers are more popular — Rough Country or Monroe?
In March 2026 on PartReview, shock absorbers Monroe were overall more popular than Rough Country.
By vote balance, shock absorbers Monroe surpassed Rough Country:
- For Rough Country, the ratio of positive (11) to negative (23) votes is -12 votes.
- For Monroe, the ratio of positive (103) to negative (73) votes is 30 votes.
By number of reviews, shock absorbers Monroe surpassed Rough Country:
- For shock absorbers Rough Country there are 10 reviews: 1 positive, 4 neutral, 5 negative.
- For shock absorbers Monroe there are 57 reviews: 31 positive, 5 neutral, 21 negative.
Which shock absorbers do car owners prefer — Rough Country or Monroe?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, shock absorbers Rough Country and Monroe have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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