forgot to add this in my earlier post.
since I am gonna be replacing ball joints, this gives me an opportunity to get rid of the crappy monroe sensa-trac shocks that I have been saddled with for 4-5 years. crappy in that they are way too stiff. mostly surface street driving here, no offroading, sometimes load it over the limit (!)
any suggestions?

 

bilistine's just the plain oem replacement since you dont off road there great they run about 60 apeice . and good luck with the ball joints .

 

i have the rancho rsx shocks and i really like them

 

the ones with the yellow tube and blue boot... dont have first hand experience but ive yet to hear any negatives from people that run them on a daily driver...

 

well i ran them on my 96 3/4 ton dodge ram and i did considerable towing and they didnt wear like the ones from the factory did and they rode alot better too . likewise i havnt heard anything bad

 

If you want a good ride...go with any mono-tube shock. Monroe's, Gabreil's and even Rancho shocks are a twin-tube design, thus the oil and gas come together creating shock fade. Plus they are made from exhaust tubing...no joke. I suggest KYB Gas-A-Just mono-tube shocks.