Good info there.
On my shocks, they were the same lengths. Only the length of the stud and rubber was slightly different along with nut size/pitch.

 

Am I going to have to cut open my old shocks and find the difference? So the monotubes are using cartridge dampening, nothing new there. I would bet your own money that the OEM is cartridge and not damping rods. Any difference between the two is probably in the washer stackup. I still think the Adventure valving was better but not perfect, needing more rebound damping and less high speed compression damping.

 

I'm ordering the Monroe Reflex today. I'm wondering if they will do better on potholes than the factory Adv shocks. Potholes seem to make things shake and rattle more than they used to, so I'm thinking they are a bit worn at 65,000 miles?

 

Please post pics after you open those up. TIA

 

Here is a picture of the rear shock internals. The retainer nut is loose now but it appears the rod end is peened over lightly so at the moment I can't get to the internals and shims. Maybe tomorrow.