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619GIE
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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 4:12 pm 
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hey everyone, just wanted to know wot shocks i should put on my nl fairlane.. every since its been lowered ive always had the standard shocks in but now ive decided i should prob put some decent lowerd ones in
was thinkin pedders?? but did see munroe gt lowered shocks on ebay for like $400, rrp$600

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:42 pm 
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ive herd the monroe gt shocks are a really rough ride

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:20 pm 
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ive herd the monroe gt shocks are a really rough ride

yeh i was tryna look up about shocks today n ppl sayin pedders wer the go... or koni etc($$$ brands)

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:09 pm 
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Ive got Pedders all round in my 5 litre Lane and it rides really nice, its more on the softer side of things.

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:14 pm 
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Ive got munroe gt's in my ef, they arent overall a really rough ride only when going over BIG BUMPS in the road you get a nice thump and the back wheels will hop when trying to accelerate on big bumps, but other then that they are sweet!

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 8:16 pm 
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619GIE wrote:
bry40l wrote:
ive herd the monroe gt shocks are a really rough ride

yeh i was tryna look up about shocks today n ppl sayin pedders wer the go... or koni etc($$$ brands)


Koni Yellows are good, you can adjust the stiffness according to the road trip ahead. Comes in handy...medium for every day driving, stiff all round if you decide to hit the mountain runs or stiff rears when you need to tow. Admittedly, I haven't changed the settings on it in months, but at least I know I can change the settings in 5 mins as I please :).

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:05 pm 
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phongus wrote:
619GIE wrote:
bry40l wrote:
ive herd the monroe gt shocks are a really rough ride

yeh i was tryna look up about shocks today n ppl sayin pedders wer the go... or koni etc($$$ brands)


Koni Yellows are good, you can adjust the stiffness according to the road trip ahead. Comes in handy...medium for every day driving, stiff all round if you decide to hit the mountain runs or stiff rears when you need to tow. Admittedly, I haven't changed the settings on it in months, but at least I know I can change the settings in 5 mins as I please :).

How much am I lookin at payin for koni's?? Or even pedders or munroes
cheers fellas

 

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Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:07 pm 
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I'm not too sure how much they were because I only got an overall price on everything. IIRC they were either $1200 or $1400 for all 4.

 

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For ur budget ur best beat is Boge is going lower than LOW but if using low spring then use KYB as ive used both...............

 

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Had Monroes in the a** of 2 of my lowered cars. They are s**t. Better than stock but still s**t. For the $400 for all they're good but still s**t. Pedders up I say
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I am rocking the Monroe GT Sport shocks at the moment in my BF. I dont have any complaints about them to be honest. If anything they arent stiff enough! The old model used to be monroe GT Gas which i heard werent that good.

 

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:23 pm 
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looks like ima be gettin some pedders then, sent em a email for a price

 

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airbags my good man.
good luck with your lowering goals for 2011
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Prefers sports ryda for me.. Best lowerd shocks price vs value imo

 

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Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:24 pm 
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Johnny C wrote:
airbags my good man.
good luck with your lowering goals for 2011


hell yeh would love to bagg it but not keen on getting defected for it.. as my car is now it doesnt get much cop attention n i dont really wanna get any..would be cool tho

 

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