🔧 Gabriel 61616 High-Performance Shock Absorber Review

I put them on the back of my Wrangler and the top bushings came out after two months. The factory socket lasted 13 years. I don't know why they broke up so quickly. Now I have to try to figure out how to get the manufacturer to give a guarantee on the product sold on Revain.

I installed them on my 99 Wrangler in July and for 1000 I had them the same problem with the slipping of the socket. Something is wrong with Gabriel's production process as they have received very good reviews in the past.

Just installed a new pair on my 2006 Wrangler SE. While they're better than the blown shocks they replace, they're extremely stiff on anything but smooth tarmac. I prefer lots of feedback, but the valving in these things means the shocks go straight to your bottom end. Pay a little more and your back will thank you.

Bought a set of 2 rear shocks for my '97 Jeep Wrangler and within a year the rubber bushing on top of the shock slipped out of the body. This caused the round shock body to smack squarely against the round mounting rod, resulting in a loud bang of metal on metal every time I hit the slightest bump. These rubber bushings were meant to be pressed in and chemically bonded to the metal, but something wasn't done right as both shocks failed in the same way. I hope Gabriel lives up to its limited…