Gabriel 43181 Cargo Transporter Review

Rubber bushings squeak all the time. I uninstalled and reinstalled it and checked the torque. Otherwise the dampers work great if you can live with the squeaking.

Mounted on a 1/2 ton Chevy to increase the load with my trailer's heavy hitch. Improved but not much. Raises the rear an additional 3/4 inch but good cushioning, same as when unloaded.

Installed on a 1999 1500 GMC long wheelbase pickup, 22 years old with little wear but still good looking. They were very easy to assemble and they lifted the truck even in bad conditions. The springs will be replaced soon, new front shock absorbers are also installed, the cargo kits are excellent.

On my 01 Silverado 1500. I'm a regular user of these dampers and love them. You will need a ratchet strap to compress them to fit the lower shock mount as they are stronger, stiffer and harder to compress compared to OEM shocks. Raised my truck almost 3 1/2 inches above my factory shocks.

Still putting the truck on the road as the fuel line parts are hard to come by but the shock absorbers look decent. One thing I don't like is that I don't know what it's actually called. I will say that the retainers center the coil springs on top and bottom of these shocks. They weren't centered when they arrived and even after being centered they don't stay centered so we'll probably live with that, but it looks weird. If the mounts were cup shaped I think the springs would stay centered over