Passenger Car Shocks

[oldgeek]

Is there a tradeoff between comfort and durability in selecting shocks? Rockauto has Monroe, Sachs, Bilstein, KYB, and Gabriel. The car is a Grand Marquis. I'm more wanting a comfortable ride than concern about handling, which I figure rules out the Bilsteins. They only list Motorcrafts for the front. The funny thing is they are the most expensive ones and listed in the economy selection.

 

[franklin2]

Push down hard on each corner of the car. It should come up and then settle right away. No bouncing. If it does that, I would keep using the shocks you have. Unless it's bouncing or obviously leaking, I leave the shocks alone.