Dont know what people are doing to their shocks. I replaced my front ranchos after 2-3 years because I destroyed one (hit a ledge in moab at way too high of speed) but the replacements have been fine for the last 4-5 years. Rears I replaced last year (6 years on them) because one started leaking. They were the older non gas charged ones. I do a LOT of off roading too. Stock shocks were completely gone when I bought it in '05 and its a '99.