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Your cart is empty.Tough conditions demand tough truck shocks. The large bore KYB MonoMax provides the additional stability that heavier, more powerful or high center of gravity vehicles demand. The KYB MonoMax is a heavy duty monotube shock absorber that provides the most handling, control and durability of any KYB shock; and it’s just for trucks. The MonoMax’s tough design automatically adjusts to driving conditions with fade-free performance. The KYB MonoMax has an outstanding reputation for vehicles that do real work, go off-road, tow a trailer or haul heavy loads. It uses a work-ready, zinc-coated steel piston ring and includes an off-road dust boot.
Alan Muir
Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2019
These shocks were a bad choice for my 1998 4Runner. They are too firm and provide too harsh of a ride, for me. You will feel every bump in your rear end...hard. It'll feel like you don't have any shocks absorption at all. Today I put on new shocks, Rancho 9000xls. It's night and day. Why didn't I do this the first time around. Don't make my mistake.
jon chico
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2018
quality is key and these are quality
Josh
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
Ran these for almost 2 years and then replaced them with Bilstein 5100s. The improvement is night and day. These worked and controlled the ride, but were far too harsh.
E. Jorgensen
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2014
I absolutely love these on my 1994 Land Cruiser. It has never handled better as long as i have owned it. I installed OME "stock height" springs at the same time.Some people say they are 'harsh' but i am pretty sure that these are the same people who prefer a marshmallowey 'insulated' feel when driving. I cut my teeth driving in a fiat spider with KYB gas shocks so i prefer having a good feel for the road and i couldn't be happier with these, especially for what they cost!
Pete
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011
I live in Zambia Africa. The shocks I bought were for a late 90s Toyota 4Runner. The kind of driving I do tends to be a lot of very bad dirt roads and occasional long distance blacktop driving. The blacktop driving includes swerving to miss and occasionally hitting, large potholes. The shocks I replaced were original equipment and the vehicle has nearly 100,000 miles on it. I travel with the vehicle either empty, or loaded with up to 10 people. My use of these shocks far exceeds anything that folks in the States will experience and I needed the best I could get. After looking at Bilstein, Rancho and the raft of US branded shocks, I went with the KYBs. The Heavy Duty designation is what attracted me initially and past experience with the brand, coupled with the online reviews I read convinced me. The ride is firm and not unlike what you might expect in a sports car. If you're a soccer mom or someone with an excessively delicate derriere, these may not be for you. On the other hand, I just drove 500 miles from Mansa to Lusaka and fund the trip to be very comfortable. The handling has improved dramatically and the performance of the truck on uneven pavement and dirt roads is far, far better than it was. There is probably not an ideal shock absorber for what I do, but if there were/is, it would look a lot like these KYBs.
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