Which Shocks?

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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by mike harris » Mon Mar 12, 2012 5:11 pm

llama 4x4 dave is the man when it comes to shocks

give him a call.

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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ianedwards » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:02 pm

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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:17 pm

I personally don't think rough country shocks or pro comp are anything special. Still just a budget shock at the end of the day.

I'll be fitting Bilstein 5125 shocks from the US to mine eventually, until then i'm just going to stick to my modified astra shocks :lol:
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ianedwards » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:52 pm

£££££££££

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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:28 pm

the price isn't actually that bad (well nearly twice as much :lol: ) it's about £300 shipped from the US for a set of 4 of the 14" travel ones compared to £168 for a set of 4 rough country shocks.

but they are a lot nicer :brows:
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by Anton » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:42 am

Nicer how, Scottie? I know as much about shocks as I do about Opera.

I know I want mine very long for good articulation, but I don't know what makes one shock "good" and another "not so good"...
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by twiss » Wed Mar 14, 2012 9:32 am

I find its mostly about the resistance the give compared to the weight of the vehicle...
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:04 pm

They are silver, shiny and more expensive ;) :lol:
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by ROBBIE » Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:50 pm

ScottieJ wrote:, shiny ;) :lol:
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Re: Which Shocks?

Post by Anton » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:16 pm

Oh, ok. So if I chromed a set of Astra shocks... ;)
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