where can i get some shocks my local automotive place does'nt do them????

[s13eater]

Originally Posted by doski

kyb do a gas shock set for the silvia but cant remember where i got them from tho?

paulsilv on here knows a place that does them cheap.

[s12-newbie]

what price do they go for? i have no clue!

whats the situ with the front shocks, from the manual they are rebuildable? ie you can change the fluid & the seals are probobly available from nissan?

or can i by inserts for them?

cheers muchly

i'm filthy after lowering the rear of my car today! bought some new pads for the front & rear too

i need new disks on the front & i cant find them either? can i use s13 4stud front disks?

i like my s12 more today

[paulsilv]

Pm:d

[s12-newbie]

i'll giv tht place a go for the rears then!

i'm unsure on what to do on the fronts! can i fit shock inserts "the damper tube" or shall i just put fresh oil in & seals?

[umpkin]

you can get kyb inserts for the front (kyb P.no 365013), although they seem to be hard to get these days.

for the rears, you can fit mk2 escort uprated rear shocks if the car is lowered for bout £110 pair on ebay, I think kennyboy from this forum has a set on his, if its not lowered then i prolly wouldnt use them as they are shorter and help with lowered loose springs only

on a side not, if kenny reads this, did the escort shocks make much difference to handling???

Cheers.

[s12-newbie]

i dont know if this is true but i heard/read toyota hilux rear shocks fit???

[irish s12]

i have a full spare set of monroes if you want,they are gas rear and oil fronts.they have 7000miles on them and are as new.

[kennyboy]

Originally Posted by umpkin

you can get kyb inserts for the front (kyb P.no 365013), although they seem to be hard to get these days.

for the rears, you can fit mk2 escort uprated rear shocks if the car is lowered for bout £110 pair on ebay, I think kennyboy from this forum has a set on his, if its not lowered then i prolly wouldnt use them as they are shorter and help with lowered loose springs only

on a side not, if kenny reads this, did the escort shocks make much difference to handling???

Cheers.

Hello chaps, rear shocks made a huge difference, loads stiffer but not too stiff as to make it dangerous, weren't badly priced, you need to ask for Mk2 escort turrot topped Spax rear shocks, i payed about £120 the pair with 28 different settings and i only needed to set it at number 12 think it was for road driving and it stopped the spring falling out, the only thing you need to do is change the Bolt on the bottom mount as the nissan one is too small diameter wise and i spaced the bottom of the shocker mount sideways with washers but this could be done with poly or Ally, i will try and dig the part number out for your info,

cheers

[doski]

black diamond do a full set of disks for the s12, think you can get them from needforspeed.co.uk

[umpkin]

Originally Posted by kennyboy

Hello chaps, rear shocks made a huge difference, loads stiffer but not too stiff as to make it dangerous, weren't badly priced, you need to ask for Mk2 escort turrot topped Spax rear shocks, i payed about £120 the pair with 28 different settings and i only needed to set it at number 12 think it was for road driving and it stopped the spring falling out, the only thing you need to do is change the Bolt on the bottom mount as the nissan one is too small diameter wise and i spaced the bottom of the shocker mount sideways with washers but this could be done with poly or Ally, i will try and dig the part number out for your info,

cheers

cheers m8, that would be really helpful, as the ones that had turret tops were rs2000 i think, but im sure they where the same mounting as the bottom on the s12 top and bottom, the std mk2 escort ones are bout 4" shorter than the s12 ones.

where did you buy them from also, i live just down the road to burton power, but when i rang them, they didnt really want to help me.