If anyone is wanting to smooth out their lowered ride, The monroe 5870's are on sale at Advanced Auto this month. Only $44 for a pair of them. (This is for the rear for those that dont know).


http://www.advanceautoparts.com/

 

Er, the 5870 is the Sensatrac shock that is being used by some folks for lowered vehicles, the 5987 is the Sensatrac that directly replaces the OEM shock for a somewhat smoother ride.

The 5870 is not a direct replacement.

Sensatrac 5987:


Sensatrac 5870:

 

yes, thats why I specified "smooth out your lowered ride" in my above statement.

 

which one are you to use when you bag it, is that the number because there are so many number floating around i dont remember which it is

 

the 5870 is for going 2+ inches lowered.

 

Aren't the spring perches on the 5870's a half inch lower that the 5987's?

 

These are REAR shocks - no perches. The perches in the rear are a part of the suspension.

Tom

 

what car do i use to find these shocks on the advance auto site?

i tried 02 toyota echo and all it gave me was the 5987s, when im looking for the 5870s.

and looking up the xb doesnt have it, either.

help? :D

 

http://www.racepages.com/search.php?...0&brandid=3373

http://info.rockauto.com/Monroe/5870.html
http://info.rockauto.com/Monroe/5987.html

Tom

 

OK then are the FRONT strut perches 1/2 inch lower?

 

The Sensatrac front struts for the Echo sedan do lower the front of an xB about 1/2 inch because the spring perches on the struts for the Echo are mounted lower than those for the xB.

Tom

 

I recently purchased a pair of the 5870's. Mine came with 2 different thread pitches and I managed to strip one of them during installation. Monroe was kind enough to replace it, but be sure to check that the threads are correct for the included nuts before installing them. Both nuts were coarse threaded and one shock was fine threaded. It was odd, but worked out in the end

 

just call your local advanced auto if you have one, they can get you the 25% discount thru the month i believe.

 

Thanks. I thought so I just need to hear it.

 

still unclear on which to use on a bagged application 5870 or 5987?

 

Again ill state "the 5870 is for going 2+ inches lowered."

 

Thanks for the heads up on the discount, I just went and got myself some 5870's this afternoon.

 

me too 44 bucks I have eibach sportlines 2 inch drop so I'll see if they make a difference this week.

 

Just some additional tidbits:

[table:e374f02e3e][mrow:e374f02e3e]PART[mcol:e374f02e3e]MOUNTING [mcol:e374f02e3e]LENGTHS[mcol:e374f02e3e]DUST[mcol:e374f02e3e]PARTS
[mrow:e374f02e3e]NO.[mcol:e374f02e3e]upper-lower[mcol:e374f02e3e]Comp. Ext. Trav[mcol:e374f02e3e]SHIELD[mcol:e374f02e3e]PACK
[row:e374f02e3e]5870[col:e374f02e3e]S4 - L1[col:e374f02e3e]14.250 23.875 9.625[col:e374f02e3e]Yes[col:e374f02e3e]P1137
[row:e374f02e3e]5987[col:e374f02e3e]S1 - LS26[col:e374f02e3e]16.000 26.250* 10.250[col:e374f02e3e]No[col:e374f02e3e]17110615[/table:e374f02e3e]
* Bumper Stop Unit. Dimension shown at Bumper Contact.

AND Monroe has finally listed shocks and struts for the xB! (Available later this year.):



I have a query in with Monroe about differences in the specifications between the 5987 and 5601 rear shocks. I'm very sure the new front struts will NOT lower the front of the xB as the Echo struts being used do now.

Tom

 

on the subject of Monroes - I just had mine installed today (on a Sunday!) at a reputable local shop: $240 for two rear 5987s (installed) along with installation of a Progress rear sway bar. i only drove 3 miles home in slow traffic, so it was hard to tell if there was a difference. i'll find out more tomorrow.

my question is this - when i got home, i noticed the shop didn't send me on my way with my old (3,500 miles) oem shocks. should i go back tomorrow and get 'em? are they worth anything?