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owoodland
13th February 2007, 09:49 PM
Recently replaced my shockers with AC Delco shockers front and rear. They are crap, to say the least. I am getting pretty ****poor damping, especially on the fronts.

I am going to get some others, has anyone got any recommendations for a well-damping shocker to replace these with? I don't want to spend a mint, and I don't do much off-road work. Don't have a suspension raise either.

Thoughts and approx costs?

Ta

Owen.
KiwiSteve
14th February 2007, 08:37 AM
You get what you pay for go old man emu OR Bilstine's are best.
incisor
14th February 2007, 08:43 AM
if you arent doing anything out of the ordinary you could do worse than use genuine shocks... they actually are a pretty good shockie for general use IMHO.
WildDisco
14th February 2007, 09:03 AM
As said you get what you pay for..

I got a better run out of genuine shocks then I did the old man EMU, but I'm loving the Konis with Bilstine steering damper.
Utemad
14th February 2007, 09:15 AM
Mine came with Bilstein shocks and steering damper with lifted 2in King springs. It rides stiffer than many other Discos I test drove but I quite like it.
timberwolf_302
14th February 2007, 09:37 AM
Ironman Nitrochargers are great if you want to save some money. I fitted some a few months ago and I can't believe how much better she handles.

In fact I have no reason to buy anything more expensive...yet.
QSDT
14th February 2007, 10:02 AM
Ironman Nitrochargers are great if you want to save some money. I fitted some a few months ago and I can't believe how much better she handles.

In fact I have no reason to buy anything more expensive...yet.

Are they the foam filled ones?
timberwolf_302
14th February 2007, 10:08 AM
No.
jddisco200tdi
14th February 2007, 10:43 AM
You could try Ridepro. Not to expensive and have a bigger bore than OME so don't fade as fast. Quality seems ok also.
byron
14th February 2007, 04:08 PM
Recently replaced my shockers with AC Delco shockers front and rear. They are crap, to say the least. I am getting pretty ****poor damping, especially on the fronts...........

I am going to get some others, has anyone got any recommendations for a well-damping shocker to replace these with?

Thoughts and approx costs?



Ta

Owen.

So, are you saying the AC Delcos were real shockers?........sorry

Bilsteins absolutely TRANSFORM the handling !!!! not cheap though......but they do last well.......100,000 klms if you don't thrash them.;)

BTW - did you get the AC Delcos off Ebay?....the dealer ad on there???......they sounded "too cheap to be any good to be true":mad:
JohnM
14th February 2007, 05:02 PM
Another vote for Bilsteins....
owoodland
14th February 2007, 09:19 PM
So, are you saying the AC Delcos were real shockers?........sorry

Bilsteins absolutely TRANSFORM the handling !!!! not cheap though......but they do last well.......100,000 klms if you don't thrash them.;)

BTW - did you get the AC Delcos off Ebay?....the dealer ad on there???......they sounded "too cheap to be any good to be true":mad:

Yep, that's the one. They are brand new (no worries there), but crappy. Don't know if they are flogged out after only a few thousand k's of on-road driving or are just weak at damping.

The mob on ebay are OK, just that the stuff they are selling is apparently no good, ha ha. I have sent them an email complaining and I will see if I get any satisfaction there.

Owen.
owoodland
14th February 2007, 09:21 PM
So can anyone tell me prices per corner to buy all of these shockies? I think about $150 is as far as I'd want to go (per corner).

I didn't buy expensive shocks in the first place because I am not the sort who bashes the car to bits on rock crawling or endless corrugations, etc, however I didn't think that I'd get such a poor quality result.