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The whole industry has changed and is gas charged for a reason. Monroe and Rancho are owned by the same parent company, Tenneco. Monroe is 100% gas, and most of Rancho. I am surprised they still make and sell the same hydraulic 5000 they made 25 years ago. Shock technology has come a long way...

I would recommend the gas magnum. They are a bigger bore than the "stock" type monroe matic. The reflex are nice but you will not get any noticeable difference in a trailer application. More $ and better suited for a SUV or truck where there design will give you a better ride. Air shocks will...

Yes Sir! See below 2fiveM35 : http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?97814-Shocks-M101A1-A2-A3-is-there-no-part-available There are only 2 major shock brands Monroe and Gabriel besides the more high performance specialties like kyb, Blisten etc. I am not saying they are better but I sold...

The article below at the end gives a lot of good info on the shock evolution. http://www.bilstein.de/en-uk/technology/basic-know-how/ My .002 is from selling parts for many years in a previous life :-) . I do not believe any major manufacture even still makes hydraulic. They will leak and blow...

My suggestion if you are going to do this much work is ditch the old school hydraulic shock and invest in modern gas charged. Also, those shocks in the pics are definitely bad as they are leaking fluid......