Shocks help

[wooly72]

Just a quick question.
Best place to get new shocks?pedders or someone else.
and what price would I be looking at? VP Series 2. both front and back need to be changed. such a bad ride at the moment.

[LOasVR!]

bursons is the best they will give you a good price if you dont have bursons, repco

[wooly72]

where are bursons?
I'm in Wollongong.

[LOasVR!]

bursons
Campbelltown

1/7 Mill Rd
Campbelltown 2560
Ph: (02) 4626 6885
Fax: (02) 4626 6818
Email: campbelltown@burson.com.au

Autopro Campbelltown / Interpart
72 Queen Street
Campbelltown
2560
02 4627 2977
02 4628 0550

repco
89-91 Campbell Street,
Wollongong NSW 2500
Phone: 02 42 294311

[gslrallysport]

Originally Posted by wooly72

Just a quick question.
Best place to get new shocks?pedders or someone else.
and what price would I be looking at? VP Series 2. both front and back need to be changed. such a bad ride at the moment.

KYB: $92 each for the fronts, and $55 each for the rears.

Or as a cheaper option

Gabriel: $64 each for the fronts, and $41 each for the rears.

$17 shipping to your door.

[wooly72]

what about having them fitted? best place? and do they mind if you have bought the shocks somewhere else?

[gslrallysport]

Best place would be any reputable suspension place, i.e. not a tyre shop...

Often they will want to charge more if you supply as they don't make stupid money on re-selling the products. Shop around anyway, and see what different places want.

[Cobez]

I have a full pedders sports ryder suspension kit (shocks, springs etc, plus a strut brace) all fitted for $2000.

Well worth the cash, Felt the difference as soon as i drove off.

[Bz Kn33z]

does the cheap monro shocks do the same? are they worth 89 Pair?

[wooly72]

just rang 5 places. All asking over $700 fitted, not really worth it when the car itself is only worth $3000 if that.
Pedders said not to go the sports shocks unless the car was lowered. They gave me the price for their mid range.
Any suggestions?

[gslrallysport]

You can get those Gabriel shocks for under $230, fitting shouldn't be anymore than $300 even if you supply your own shocks!!! $700 a bit steep!

Pedders said not to go the sports shocks unless the car was lowered.

Those KYB's quoted weren't for a lowered car, they were just the normal OEM length replacement, but KYB's are a better performing (and better quality) than either Monroe or Gabriel. The ride on KYB may be slightly firmer, but there's no reason not to have good quality shocks on a car even if its not lowered.

Gabriel will do the job, and all up you're looking at just over $500 to have them supplied and fitted. Going up from there is KYB, for about an extra $100. Anything more than that, is, as you say, a waste of money on a $3000 car.

Remember though that shocks are what keep's your tyres on the ground, and the car might only be worth $3000, but you're worth alot more!

[wooly72]

where do you think they will do they for $500 at (I am looking at getting both front and back done not just back maybe thats why I've been quoted $700). thats more of the price range I was thinking about.

[gslrallysport]

Have you asked for fitting only prices?

[wooly72]

from what I can gather fitting price is $300 by itself.