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| turbofairmont |
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hey everyone, my shockers are screwed. shall i just buy the standard shockers for my ef fairmont or should i buy lowered shockers.
Also what are the best brands
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| Warlock |
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koni or kyb
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| turbofairmont |
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thanks buddy
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| Krytox |
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pedders GSR
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Krytox wrote: pedders GSR
aren't they just monroe shocks coloured in with red texta at 125% price? :p. |
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| Greenmachine |
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B-I-L-S-T-E-I-N
Want to keep tinkering and buggering about with the car trying to get it to handle better? - get any other brand. Want to just enjoy the F---k out of driving your car and not worry about making it better because it already is as good as it gets? - get Bilsteins - simple.
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| xb-coupe-351 |
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Koni adjustables......or Belstein Shocks...get the correct length to match the springs you have.....
Make sure you have a fat wallet if you go looking for the above shocks 
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| lukey |
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I use KYBs and very happy with them.
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| turbofairmont |
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i was just gonna say i got a quote for KYB for $249 for all 4 and thats lowered shockers.
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I've had the following shocks in my car - here are my observations from that EXPERIENCE:
Koni Red .......................... Yuck. Koni Yellow ....................... Yuck. Monroe GT Premium .......... #$@%&* CRAP! KYB .................................. Very decent and competent OEM replacement but not really what I'd classify as performance. Gabriel VST ...................... Excellent ride/handling but lasted only 5000km. Pedders Sports Ryder ........ Felt very similar to KYB's. Bilstein ............................. God uses these in his car. A note about the Konis - they had excellent ride and could make the car "feel" like it was performing but the actual cornering and handling performance was not there - brought home when a Corolla whips yer a*** on a twisty bit you thought you were going the ducks guts on (with Bilsteins you wave ta-ta to same said Corolla whilst sipping your Maccas milkshake and driving with one hand). And the worst thing about particularly the Koni Yellows was they had a nasty tendency to make the car's ballance "shift" partway thru a corner - also one front one s**t itself and the dealer didn't want to know: "You must have used them wrong" - yeah, I fitted the useless s**t things to my car!!! (they worked great for holding the shed door open after I took them out of the car).
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Greenmachine wrote: I've had the following shocks in my car - here are my observations from that EXPERIENCE:
Koni Red .......................... Yuck. Koni Yellow ....................... Yuck. Monroe GT Premium .......... #$@%&* CRAP! KYB .................................. Very decent and competent OEM replacement but not really what I'd classify as performance. Gabriel VST ...................... Excellent ride/handling but lasted only 5000km. Pedders Sports Ryder ........ Felt very similar to KYB's. Bilstein ............................. God uses these in his car. A note about the Konis - they had excellent ride and could make the car "feel" like it was performing but the actual cornering and handling performance was not there - brought home when a Corolla whips yer a*** on a twisty bit you thought you were going the ducks guts on (with Bilsteins you wave ta-ta to same said Corolla whilst sipping your Maccas milkshake and driving with one hand). And the worst thing about particularly the Koni Yellows was they had a nasty tendency to make the car's ballance "shift" partway thru a corner - also one front one s**t itself and the dealer didn't want to know: "You must have used them wrong" - yeah, I fitted the useless s**t things to my car!!! (they worked great for holding the shed door open after I took them out of the car). hi i disagree if you mean the yellow adjustable ones? i find that the koni yellow adjustable are the best shocks i have ever used great handling and you can adjust them.i have had these shocks for about 7 years and have been in 3 different cars and are still working great. i have used pedders sports ryder and i found them to be much like the monroe gt. nothing special.. ive had some rubbish springs and shocks from pedders.. i paid good money for crap!!! i had bilstein in my old chrysler and the gave it a great feeling through corners but chryslers never really handled anyway . i would say bilsteins are also a great shock aswell.. but your springs and swaybars have a lot to do with your handling aswell.. some people may agree some may disagree.. |
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| Greenmachine |
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"but your springs and swaybars have a lot to do with your handling aswell.."
- quite right - and nothing I did with the springs (tried 3 different types) or swaybars (adjustable Whitelines) made those Konis handle decently - they always FELT like they were handling but really they weren't - contrast with the Bilsteins once they went in was nothing short of shocking. "some people may agree some may disagree.." - again, quite right.
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| uglybob |
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anyone know much about BOGE shocks?
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I've got the Koni Yellows and find them to be excellent - light years ahead of the Pedders Sportsryder system i had. You'll be more than pleased with both the Konis and Bilsteins. I originally planned to fit Bilsteins but went with the Koni's for a few reasons:
- Many people (including the experts i consulted) said they were too hard for everyday driving - They not adjustable like the Konis Both brands can be rebuilt and revalved if you want but i refused to rebuild brand new $1300 Bilsteins with softer valves..
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| Timmeh |
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I've had two cars lowered one on Bilsteins and the other Koni adjustables.
The Bilsteins were great gave a smooth ride and the car took bumps with one rebound. The Koni's were a little stiffer. You can feel the road more and generally gave a better handling. Bilsteins have worked on the valve technology for a whlie which is why you can have a nice smooth ride while increasing the handling characteristics of the car. My personal opinion is I prefer Konis. I like to feel the road more and enjoy a slightly harder ride. |
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