The part numbers used were
33-186542 Front
33-185569 Rear
if you are all stock suspension, and dont plan on ever lifting or leveling your truck, you might consider the 33-185590 for the fronts, as they will be the closest match to OE replacements... the ones I got will leave me a little room to level the truck in the future if I want, but still fit in there stock because of how close the bumpstops are they wont bottom out.
Now, if I knew how much of a pain these were gonna be to install, I wouldnt have been so excited to install them. These shocks are fricking tight!!! The rears were longer and came with green straps to keep them somewhat compressed in the box. The fronts bring shorter, fit in the box fully extended.
The first thing you will notice is the apparent quality. If you are used to parts store shocks, or cheap lift shocks, you can appreciate what I mean. The machined finish looks great, and they came with the boots installed already. And they have the apparence of quality, not the cheap spraypainted look.
I think I already said it, but these shocks are tight. Im a pretty small guy so it took all my weight to compress them. This is what makes them hardest to install. On the rears, you need to use 2 of the metal sleeves included in the upper bushings. Then I bolted the tops into the frame and started the nuts. Now, with the green strap still on, I couldnt get them compressed the 1/4" i needed to slide them on to save my life! After much sweat and cursing, i had to have my dad come out and jump on the hitch to get the shocks onto the lower studs. Make sure to grease the bushings those fit really snug too.
The fronts were no better. The bushings on these shocks are a little different, they fit but not very easily. The best way I found was with a hammer and a socket, so you dont mar the threads. I Started the bottoms first and then and to use every last ounce of myself to compress them under the truck and swing them up. The top bushings were a huge PITA. I had to hammer for a while just to get them on enough to start the nuts. Again, grease is key.
I took the truck around town tonight and noticed a decent improvement. The rear actually rides beautifully, and the front is still very stiff, but much more controlled. They helped alot with the bouncy bounce over bumps. I would say they were worth the price paid. I will have to report back again though after I ride on them a while, and go to work with them. I think this is probably as good as it gets for these worn out stock front springs.
The shocks I took out were in pretty sorry shape. The rears both still rebounded out, but very weakly and they made fluid noise while doing it. Those are god knows how old monroes from the previous owner. The fronts I just put in last fall, and only one still rebounded out. And very slowly and choppy. It took very little effort to compress. The other took almost no effort to compress or extend, and then it just stayed where it was. This probably contributed to the harsh bouncy ride.
Here are some pics:
