View Full Version : Monroe shocks discontinued. OTHER SIMILAR CHOICE???
ethirtystraight6
06-29-2006, 03:30 PM
I wanted to buy the Monroe TS39033 shocks for the rear of my car and go with a monroe set up. I emailed Monroe and they said they have discontinued this product.
After researching my choices I went with Monroe because I wanted a similar to stock feel and the Monroes were a good price. ($120 for both rear shocks and $225 for the fronts).
I dont want to go with bilstein sports they are too stiff for my daily use.
What are my options?!?!?
JaredM3
06-29-2006, 03:37 PM
Bilstein Heavy duty are softer then the sport. I run sports in mine and i agree that they are stiff, but where I am most of the roads are smooth.
ethirtystraight6
06-29-2006, 04:07 PM
They are double the price of the Monroes. This monroe discountination is a huge blower.
StuartJoyce
06-29-2006, 04:11 PM
Not to intrude on your thread, but I am also interested in the same type of shocks monroe sold.
Maybe that explains why mine haven't arrived yet... ordered June 5th...
ethirtystraight6
06-30-2006, 10:09 AM
Maybe that explains why mine haven't arrived yet... ordered June 5th...
Same thing happened to me. I finally got my money credited back and now I have to find new shocks.
JaredM3
06-30-2006, 10:31 AM
They are double the price of the Monroes. This monroe discountination is a huge blower.
Well...in some cases you get what you pay for.
Dispatch20
06-30-2006, 10:38 AM
Maybe that explains why mine haven't arrived yet... ordered June 5th...
These were discontinued in the winter time'ish and people have been complaining ever since. Search for some threads on this.
randywalters
06-30-2006, 11:12 AM
Bilstein Heavy duty are softer then the sport. The HDs should be virtually the same valving as the Sports, with only the length being different between the two.
Pilgrim
06-30-2006, 11:25 AM
I made the mistake of putting top of the line Monroe gas shocks in my 280ZX turbo a few years ago. I ended up pulling them and just throwing them out. They were horrible - the car bottomed out over the smallest bumps, and the ride was floaty. I'll never install Monroes in anything other than an SUV or truck again. In fact, I have Bilsteins on my '99 Blazer..so maybe I'll just stay away from Monroes entirely.
I went with Tokicos and they're great - firm but not punishing ride, no bottoming out, and the car responds and handles like it should.
No Monroe fan here. You can find other brands that will be much better for the car. Check Boge, Bilstein and such.
cstang68
06-30-2006, 03:49 PM
Did they totally discontinue them or are they just waiting for a production cycle to start. IIRC when I got mine I had to wait an extra 3 weeks because the front left strut was sold out and they were waiting for Monroe to cycle them back into production.
auto_pilot
07-01-2006, 02:58 AM
I'd get the Koni inserts...and leave the springs stock...
Or...
Get OE Sachs/Boges...and be happy. They'll last another 40-50K.
This is where I am at now.
99MPower
07-01-2006, 05:50 AM
koni inserts with eibach springs FTW..... for a DD
if you see any track time.. C/O FTW!!!!
M3@Apex
07-01-2006, 11:47 AM
koni inserts with eibach springs FTW..... for a DD
if you see any track time.. C/O FTW!!!!
Yup. I loved my pro-kit springs, just not the drop. The ride was great though coupled with Koni SA
stopsign
07-01-2006, 11:58 AM
Hugo-- search for my posts about Monroe's never arriving from autopartsstore/autopartsgiant. You might just have the same case as me where your place charged your card and just never bothered to check that it was out of stock.
kavehsuave-- I tried ordering the same thing, the same monroe set. The front two struts resumed production, but the back shocks are still discontinued.
I winded up order the front two from pickproparts, and the rear sachs OEM shocks from KO in their group buy.
Dukes
07-01-2006, 12:55 PM
:mad :mad
Explains why I too only got two Monroe front shocks and no rears. The rep said they had 10 sets available when I ordered!! Major blow. :(
javamon
07-07-2006, 09:24 AM
I winded up order the front two from pickproparts, and the rear sachs OEM shocks from KO in their group buy.
This might be a legimitate option...have you installed yet? I wonder if you could do a similar thing by ordering koni rears and setting them to full soft?
I don't really want to mess up the stock balance or negatively impact tire wear.
edit: well, i found a place that supposedly had the rear monroes in stock. we'll see about that.
GGray
07-07-2006, 03:50 PM
Dam..i got a set for my wifes 325 they are super nice, made in Belgium.
Anyone try ordering some for the rer of a 325..they should be the same but might have a diffrent part number...
javamon
07-07-2006, 04:15 PM
Dam..i got a set for my wifes 325 they are super nice, made in Belgium.
Anyone try ordering some for the rer of a 325..they should be the same but might have a diffrent part number...
That's an interesting idea. Emailed the monroe people for specs on the two - the part number for a 328 w/sport package and the discontinued m3.
Anyone have handy the differences in rear suspension/ride height between the two cars? Should be similar, no? I recall the convertible actually rides lower.
GGray
07-07-2006, 04:28 PM
My wifes 94 325i has the sport package on it. Her car has the same ride height as my M3 did stock, and it feels about the same.
TXBDan
07-07-2006, 04:31 PM
325 or 328 struts wont have teh sway bar endlink mounting point on them that the M3 has.
id go w/ Konis and run em soft. Bilsteins are definately harsher and i would not recommend them if you were after Monroes in the first place
GGray
07-07-2006, 04:34 PM
Were talking about rear shocks...they have the front ones in stock...
javamon
07-07-2006, 04:46 PM
Were talking about rear shocks...they have the front ones in stock...
right. i've got the front struts ordered - not making the same mistake as before by waiting for the fronts to come into stock and not ordering the rears. i'm actually really interested to see if this might work, but i doubt monroe will get back to me before next week.
the roads are terrible up here, and I don't think I could take bilsteins...but by the same token, I want something that will last. although for the price of the sachs on the KO group buy...I could get by for the xxxxxx miles before this becomes a track car. i'm just afraid of altering the balance/tire wear by mixing different shocks with unknown damping rates f/r. although i suppose the rates are going to be varying a bit anyway, eh?
Dukes
07-07-2006, 06:04 PM
I have SpeedyCarParts on the horn right now and they verbally said they have some rear Monroes in stock. I'm ordering two right now and getting them to price match at $41 per from pickproparts.com (http://www.pickproparts.com/PartsList.aspx?AAIASubCategoryID=7556).
Speedycarparts.com link (http://performance.speedycarparts.com/basket.php?makeid=27&modelid=380&year=1997&partid=26&brandid=1240)
Dukes
07-07-2006, 06:46 PM
Hmmm, now they are BS'ing me and saying they won't match. I just cancelled cause they didn't keep their word. No need in trusting they will actually have the shocks like they said.
javamon
07-07-2006, 07:26 PM
I have SpeedyCarParts on the horn right now and they verbally said they have some rear Monroes in stock. I'm ordering two right now and getting them to price match at $41 per from pickproparts.com (http://www.pickproparts.com/PartsList.aspx?AAIASubCategoryID=7556).
Speedycarparts.com link (http://performance.speedycarparts.com/basket.php?makeid=27&modelid=380&year=1997&partid=26&brandid=1240)
i called autopartswarehouse (in this case, car-stuff.com) this am and they also said they had them in stock (i asked twice), and ordered 2.
if you get a confirmation email, have a look and see who it's actually from. i'm betting it's the same place - autopartswarehouse. i doubt either of us will see the shocks...but here's for hoping.
edit: haha, yeah. it's all a bit suspect. i'll give them a week, or until I hear back from monroe on interoperability possibilities.
Dukes
07-07-2006, 08:50 PM
LOL!
They're all the same. I got a Jose each time I called the three tonight.
javamon
07-10-2006, 02:55 PM
Unfortunately, your order has been temporarily placed on hold. We are having trouble processing your order. Please call us at your earliest convenience.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
lol
edit: line has been busy for an hour, more lol.
edit2: line still busy...
javamon
07-11-2006, 01:33 PM
I got a reply from Tenneco on the specs for the e36 sport shock v. e36 m3 shock specs:
Below are dimensions for 39033:
upper mount: S1
lower mount: LS6
compressed length: 15.125
extended length: 20
travel: 4.875
Below are dimensions for 5981:
upper mount: S1
lower mount: LS27
compressed length: 14.375
extended length: 23.625
travel: 9.25
i'm going to say that's a no go for interchanging between the two.
Donovanj
07-11-2006, 03:05 PM
Yeah, autopartswarehouse swears they have them in stock...
I will be ordering a set and will let you know if they come in!
javamon
07-11-2006, 03:16 PM
Yeah, autopartswarehouse swears they have them in stock...
I will be ordering a set and will let you know if they come in!
they don't, trust me. i just got off the phone with them..."your item is not in stock."
they only tell you that after you've ordered and they charge your credit card.
javamon
07-14-2006, 04:26 PM
one last update, for now:
just got off the horn with monroe (tenneco), verifying they were discontinued and there would be no problem with putting oem's at the back...halfway through, he says "wait, is this for a bwm? [yes] m3? [yes] yeah, that's what I thought...we've gotten a lot of calls about this. yeah, you'll have no problem with putting new oem's at the back...and I'll make a note that you called, like I do everytime someone calls...maybe they'll put it back into production."
bottom line? call and ask, maybe the rears will come back in like the fronts did.
RotaryBzzz
07-23-2006, 03:15 AM
one last update, for now:
just got off the horn with monroe (tenneco), verifying they were discontinued and there would be no problem with putting oem's at the back...halfway through, he says "wait, is this for a bwm? [yes] m3? [yes] yeah, that's what I thought...we've gotten a lot of calls about this. yeah, you'll have no problem with putting new oem's at the back...and I'll make a note that you called, like I do everytime someone calls...maybe they'll put it back into production."
bottom line? call and ask, maybe the rears will come back in like the fronts did.
Can you post the phone # for Tenneco?
Maybe organizing a formal calling campaign / forum topic thread can jump start this issue.
Seriously.
mikea128
07-24-2006, 08:35 PM
Can you post the phone # for Tenneco?
Maybe organizing a formal calling campaign / forum topic thread can jump start this issue.
Seriously.
i think i got the last two rears in the country...seriously. pickproparts.com searched all over to find them for me, but they said they wouldn't do it again. at least they kept their word after saying they were in stock and charging me for them. they personally called me frequently to keep me updated. very impressed with their service.
it was kind of funny when they sent me the wrong fronts and then didn't want to deal with the order any more. they did find me a place to buy them from.
gotta put these on one of these days....
javamon
07-26-2006, 09:18 AM
update on autopartswarehouse/every other company they do business as:
they still haven't credited me back the money the charged me for the non-existant shocks. called them back today: it's in process, but here's another number you can call. [call that number, wait for 10 minutes] "please leave your name and number so we will not waste any more of your time"
bottom line? don't order from them. pickproparts was great. autopartswarehouse, no. never.
Donovanj
07-27-2006, 09:09 AM
Can you post the phone # for Tenneco?
Maybe organizing a formal calling campaign / forum topic thread can jump start this issue.
Seriously.
+2
javamon
07-28-2006, 07:39 AM
straight off the website, I think this is what I dialed:
(734) 384-7809
I just received an email from the Canadian vendor who swore back on July 21 st that they had sent me the package.
Turns out they have front ones, but no rears. They offered to sell me some KYB instead.
The thing is, KYB doesn't make M3 shocks. I demanded a refund.
:mad
javamon
08-01-2006, 10:47 PM
yeah, autopartswarehouse still hasn't refunded me. from a charge they took off the account 7/7. i might just bring the credit card company into this if they keep dicking around.
RotaryBzzz
03-02-2007, 02:52 AM
Bumpage. Any new developments?
Dakar95matt
03-02-2007, 07:30 AM
I just got 4 monroe shocks for my 95 last month. I got the fronts from Rock Auto and the rears from I think it was car-parts.com. Installed last week and now I'm good as new. And yes the rears were the correct TS39033, try that site, if it doesn't work post a question and I'll double check when I have some time this weekend.
Wow, you're lucky. I wasn't able to get rears from either of those places a couple months ago. Got the fronts though.
mikea128
03-03-2007, 06:57 PM
Wow, you're lucky. I wasn't able to get rears from either of those places a couple months ago. Got the fronts though.
still waiting to put mine on. what do you think of them TLK? i've read enough of your posts to respect your opinion.
pchase
04-14-2007, 06:32 PM
FWIW, I just had 2 rear e36 M3 Monroe shocks shipped to my house this past week from speedycarparts.com.
See http://www.speedycarparts.com/monroe/part.php?make=3&model=191&year=1998&part=310
mikea128
04-14-2007, 07:13 PM
wow, maybe they're back?? or maybe old stock?
is there a production date on there anywhere?
RotaryBzzz
04-14-2007, 07:42 PM
FWIW, I just had 2 rear e36 M3 Monroe shocks shipped to my house this past week from speedycarparts.com.
See http://www.speedycarparts.com/monroe/part.php?make=3&model=191&year=1998&part=310
Hot tip...thx. Just placed an order for 2 rears for my other M3.
We'll see what happens.
RotaryBzzz
05-03-2007, 12:55 PM
Just got my monroe rear's a few days ago. I noticed they were drop-shipped direct from Monroe, Inc.
I wonder if they resumed production OR Monroe brought some out of S. Africa or Europe?? Or if these are truely the last-of-the-bunch.
Anyway, just thought I'd share this bit o' info.
Somebody needs to call Monroe. I called a few times last year and they had only bad news. Funny how when I was buying, all I could find were the fronts, and now you guys were just able to get rears...
cstang68
05-03-2007, 03:26 PM
I talked to a monroe rep before I purchased my set of shocks/struts. Apparently monroe doesn't make them, they purchase them from a company in Germany and rebadge them. Maybe they are having troubles getting them from europe?
m3maker
05-03-2007, 03:27 PM
hey bro check this site out..they may have for your car..the specialized in BMW and Mercedes..I think they might have em..good luck! http://www.bmaparts.com/
RotaryBzzz
05-03-2007, 04:19 PM
I talked to a monroe rep before I purchased my set of shocks/struts. Apparently monroe doesn't make them, they purchase them from a company in Germany and rebadge them. Maybe they are having troubles getting them from europe?
What would be sorta funny/ironic is if they came off the same line as OE Boge's.
Vasil
05-03-2007, 04:20 PM
I bought and installed a complete Monroe set (all 4) last week
Monroe Sensa-Trac Part #TS39033 REAR - $52.95 EACH from speedycarparts.com
Monroe Sensa-Trac Part # 71540 RIGHT FRONT and Part # 71541 LEFT FRONT approx. $101.00 each from rockauto.com
Total shipped approx $325.00
mikea128
05-03-2007, 06:40 PM
good to hear that these may in fact still be available :) hopefully back in production too.
///AlpinePower
05-03-2007, 08:56 PM
good to hear that these may in fact still be available :) hopefully back in production too.
Word. Wanna know what's most annoying about the potential unavailability--- What happens when you need to make a claim against the lifetime warranty and they don't have any spares in inventory? :rolleyes
I've had these on my 325i for 30k miles and they are rather nice.
mikea128
05-06-2007, 08:00 PM
Word. Wanna know what's most annoying about the potential unavailability--- What happens when you need to make a claim against the lifetime warranty and they don't have any spares in inventory? :rolleyes
I've had these on my 325i for 30k miles and they are rather nice.
also a concern of mine. maybe they just rebuild the exiting ones?
? I just bought a set of these from car-stuff.com
But they're idiots and only sent me 2 fronts and 1 rear. They won't just send me another one, they're making me return the 3 and get 4 sent back out. thats like 70 bucks in shipping right there, so I went and ordered 1 more rear from a different company for 52 bucks. It was called inner auto or something like that. Turns out they have the EXACT same "payment received/approved" email so its the same company just under two different names and two different prices.
Example car-stuff.com is 68 for the rears and inner auto was 52 for the rears. Both places I called in advance and checked to make sure the part number was in stock. Both said yes.
And all I did was type in "monroe shocks" in google and I found like 4 billion places that sold these parts for the e36 M3. In like 5 minutes.
I bought and installed a complete Monroe set (all 4) last week
Monroe Sensa-Trac Part #TS39033 REAR - $52.95 EACH from speedycarparts.com
Monroe Sensa-Trac Part # 71540 RIGHT FRONT and Part # 71541 LEFT FRONT approx. $101.00 each from rockauto.com
Total shipped approx $325.00
those are the same part numbers I just purchased recently as well.
I got raped on the fronts though :( I paid 132 each for the fronts
celtsnsox
05-07-2007, 10:45 PM
I ordered two rears from speedycarparts.com about a week ago and they arrived today. The box is marked 39033 ST but there aren't any visible part markings on the shocks. Just want to be extra certain because they're supposedly out of production and there's no shortage of shady car part dealers online.
Should I expect to see part #s anywhere on the shock? And shouldn't there be a sleeve and another round mounty bit on the end?
191366
191367
I ordered two rears from speedycarparts.com about a week ago and they arrived today. The box is marked 39033 ST but there aren't any visible part markings on the shocks. Just want to be extra certain because they're supposedly out of production and there's no shortage of shady car part dealers online.
Should I expect to see part #s anywhere on the shock? And shouldn't there be a sleeve and another round mounty bit on the end?
191366
191367
Thats the only way mine are marked as well.
RotaryBzzz
05-08-2007, 02:42 AM
I ordered two rears from speedycarparts.com about a week ago and they arrived today. The box is marked 39033 ST but there aren't any visible part markings on the shocks. Just want to be extra certain because they're supposedly out of production and there's no shortage of shady car part dealers online.
Should I expect to see part #s anywhere on the shock? And shouldn't there be a sleeve and another round mounty bit on the end?
191366
191367
I noticed speedycarparts drop-ships from Monroe. Meaning the shocks are coming directly from Monroe's stocker....they never touch speedycarparts's bins or warehouse/shipping space.
celtsnsox
05-08-2007, 12:15 PM
So that's got to be a good sign if they're coming straight from Monroe. But what about my second question? The shock in the box is missing the sleeve in the picture on the box. Forgive me for being a total n00b but is this an issue, or do I re-use parts that are already on the car?
So that's got to be a good sign if they're coming straight from Monroe. But what about my second question? The shock in the box is missing the sleeve in the picture on the box. Forgive me for being a total n00b but is this an issue, or do I re-use parts that are already on the car?
You mean the little plastic sleeve for the rears? Re-use it.
celtsnsox
05-08-2007, 01:11 PM
You mean the little plastic sleeve for the rears? Re-use it.
And the mount under there will work too?
My little plastic sleeves are all split, any idea how much they run? Do they all do that? Are they really as cheap as they look?
I know, I know, n00b n00b n00b :)
Vasil
05-08-2007, 02:57 PM
i have 2 extra rear plastic shock boots. i'd sell them for $5 for BOTH shipped. Just PM me.
mikea128
05-16-2007, 05:55 PM
i believe the monroe shocks have engraved part numbers at the bottom.
i believe the Monroe shocks have engraved part numbers at the bottom.
They do, I noticed them this weekend when I was doing my install. all the part numbers matched what I ordered, and the car rides great, nice and sharp. So they're definitely for an M3. And they arrived to my house from the Monroe warehouse, so I'm wondering if they're discontinued.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=749433
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