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I received a call back from the Chrysler complaint hotline . Lol what a joke !!! They told me that they were going to do an internal review to see if anything needed to be changed and to see what they could do to help me out . Well the matter of fact is : There is no Mopar shocks available !! Duh How are you going to help ? I asked the lady if anything would be done , she strongly implied that nothing would be done . Way to go Chrysler. I guess I learned that as long as it's in a certain box , you can call it whatever you want .

Well here's the explanation of what happened . The actual factory numbers have been discontinued (4897413ab/ 52087777 ). Chrysler has a Vline brand and they shoved random aftermarket shocks ( in this case Monroe ) in the boxes calling them mopar , very misleading and wrong in my opinion . I called the complaint hotline and expressed my concerns about how unethical this all seems. If I put a Timex watch in a Rolex box , is it a Rolex ? Is it worth a Rolex ? Looks like the seller will be getting the shocks back and I'm back to the drawing board .

Yep , the Monroe ones . The blue Monroe matics 32197 32252

I thought he screwed me too but the boxes were never opened / tampered with .

The cheap 18 series mufflers do rust away rather quickly , the 22 series ( lifetime ) mufflers do last a good amount of time , but they have been hard to find lately . The tailpipe hasn't been an issue for me as far as rust goes , just the fact that I had to modify it so it didn't hit above the axle as mentioned above .

eBay . The seller listed them as NOS/ OEM originals and that just isn't the case , on that premise alone I should be able to return them to him . I still need shocks though and would like to pursue the true mopar route . I would say I have a decent amount of NOS parts that I've bought/ accumulated over the years and this is the first time I've ran into this issue . For example : when I buy a mopar belt or ignition wires , it's a mopar belt and wires . Or the fact that you bought the Mopar oil pressure sender and it didn't arrive as a Airtex in the box .

I recently purchased a set of 4 "mopar" shocks for my 99 Cherokee and they ended up Monroe Matic shocks in the box . When you order a mopar part shouldn't it be what the vehicle was built with at the factory ? The shocks look nothing like the originals do . Thanks in advance .

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Thanks for all of the responses . I guess the facts I can't get over is my factory original shocks lasted atleast 5 years with no issues ( they still rebounded when I swapped them out ) but these crap shocks are lucky to last a year or two ( completely stock drivetrain) . The shocks I removed had a plastic bellow and the whole shock was black and DIDNT have a Monroe P/N stamped on them iirc ,shouldn't that be what I recieve in the MOPAR boxes ? I mean I don't get a dayco / gates / Goodyear belt when I order a mopar belt . I know that there are parts that are outsourced and made for Chrysler but I'm feeling I should get the identical black shock and all , am I wrong ? I would gladly buy bilsteins / Ome , but this Xj is getting kind of rusty and it doesn't deserve the $400 shock treatment . I feel the originals would be a nice happy medium .

Drill a hole in the outer unibody like all the other XJ's / Mjs have . Then loosen the bolt , pull it out till it touches the trans , cut the bolt in half so you can pull the whole bolt out , knock the welded nut off the unibody and bolt everything up with the newer Mjs fastening hardware .

After several sets of (Monroe and then Gabriel ) shocks going bad on my 99 xj in a short period of time I started looking for a better brand shock . I came across a listing for all 4 mopar shocks at the price of $100 + shipping , which I thought was a great deal . I just received them today and opened the sealed boxes to find out that they are the cheap ( blue) Monroe Matic shocks in the box . If I wanted Monroe I would have gone down to the local parts store and bought them there . So I know there are several people on here that either have or are currently working at a dealership, why or how can Chrysler pass these off as what came on the vehicle from the factory ? I've had the jeep since 36k miles and am positive they had a much better shock ( don't remember what brand though ) but I'm sure it wasn't Monroe . I've bought many mopar parts before and they've always been what the vehicle was born with .

I don't know if it helps at all, but I have a new ( not used or rebuilt ) mopar power steering pump 53004817 for sale . That's if it's your problem . http://comancheclub.com/topic/49296-new-nos-parts-for-sale-ohio-44509/?fromsearch=1

Thanks Rob , that's very good info . The part numbers I've found are 82202702 , 82202703 , 82202704 , 82202705 , and 82202706 . The different numbers are because they were sold color- coded to your vehicle . I called the dealer and was told that they are (NS 1 )discontinued and NLA . I'm hoping someone has a new or used pair lying around . Thanks again .

I will, now that I know they are mopar . Thanks Rob

The space is for when you have a v belt 4.2 crank because the snout is longer and the harmonic balancer won't tighten , it's not required with serpentine cranks

Thanks anyway.

I don't know if they are made by lund or are a mopar accessory , just that I seen them on a cherokee as I was sitting in traffic and could use them .

Here is the style I'm looking for ( best pic I could find ) . I will either take the ends ( preferred) or the whole running boards . Thanks in advance .

Looks like it's time for a water pump . Glad to see you got it figured out .

There was one local to me ( Youngstown ) I will see if I can find the post .

Those look awesome Bo !!

Thanks Don .

88 swb 4.0 with metric ton rear leafs and 3 inches of lift up front . I'm staying SUA I purchased a 4.10 XJ 8.25 axle that I need to cut the spring perches off and weld the new ones on at the correct width and angle . I already have the new mopar perches too . Does anyone have a schematic or write up on this ? I have angle finders and a buddy with a 220 mig welder .Normally I would copy the axle that's already in the truck once I pulled it out but I would like to have this axle ready to bolt in and it will save time . Thanks in advance .

I guess the deluxe version is the one that has two wiper blades , vision is over rated . I don't see much Comanche parts left , it's more of a "monster" truck frame with an MJ body fabbed to fit it .