Gabriel 34073 Front Spring Assist Load Carrier Shocks

Fantastic for a 1987 Chevrolet Astro Van, in my case a RWD camper. It's all but impossible to find load-adjusting shocks for a front axle, much less tweakable ones. I've been "Astro" my entire adult life and with added cowl weight or engine compartment weight in these are a life saver! Quiet, improved handling, stability, ride height, traction, easy to install if you lift the front high enough to get the shock through the control arm slot from the bottom. These fit inside the coil spring very well and add life to motor mounts. Braking is even better in my case. My only recommendation is Grade 8's or 10's over the supplied hardware. Also, since I use them in a modified application, I make a couple of slight modifications as photographed. Note: Although shock length and diameter is the same as OEM, load carrier shocks are all but impossible to compress by hand after the hand-tight top nut is installed. Rather than compressing the shock bottom with a jack and having zero clearance for the bottom eye bolts, it's easier to start with two long bolts to snug it up. Then, remove one at a time and replace with your short bolts. In conclusion, these shocks are FANTASTIC, especially considering the price and performance!

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Fit perfectly, work great.

Très beau armortiseur

Installed on a 1981 crown vic and other pair installed on a 1983 grand marquis, on both cars they improved the handling, it also raise both cars but this are almost no noticeable, both cars have a 5.8l factory engine that weights much more than the usual 5.0l, maybe this are the main reason that in my case both cars havent lifted front end. This shocks reduced a little bit the comon soft cushion ride of this cars, nothing to worry and I also prefer the handling improvent. I have also buy KYB SM5267 - Mount Kit, in my opinion the rubber mounts that came with this shocks are very soft and small, and the installation needs an extra jack to get starting to put the lower bolts, so I prefer to do things the best way since first attempt so the KYB mounts are larger and distributes forces in much more points, I hope this will last at least other 15 years. Have done the installation in both cars the same day and in both cars I feel more confident in general handling and ride.