I've heard bad stuff about monroe here too. They've built a reputation for lasting about six months here.

well i hope so because thats what i did. new shocks, springs, cleaned sturts up perfect, new semi-metalic pads, cleaned disks up, new lower ball joints and re-greased all nipples, flared gaurds, bought and installed 2inch blocks and put new rear shocks in and got Wheel alingment.

that doesnt sound dodgey to

Munroe arent that bad are they? know plenty of people which have used em and havent any problems. maybe some poeple have just had bad experience with em......but no brand is perfect

yeah i see what u are all saying but its just hard because u hear ppl saying that u can do it dodgy and its ok or u must do it all the proper way ur ull get hurt.surely if u get proper king springs for the front, and for the back use a set of 2 inch lowering blocks that are all brand new and fixed to the proper parts of the car then its going to be ok?????

that all sounds good to me...

I had gabriel shocks in my old falcon panelvan that was lowered and they were fine, but, hey... I also had monroe gas struts holding up the back door and one of them gave out after 4 months...

Dattodude is on the money.
It can be done cheaply, or it can be done right, & doing it right often turns out to be the most cost effective way. Someone once told me "Poor man pays twice"
I learned the truth of that the hard way.

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This is what I'm talking about. These things should be replaced with new parts. Getting them from a wrecked car could mean the risk of the metal being fractured and might break at an inopportune time.

Get a quote for lowering the whole car (as one job) from a reputable suspension place. If you want to work with the drug dealing small shops, do so at your own risk. They will quote less and deliver less.

I'd recommend Tokico Silver or Golds, but they don't import here anymore. So go for some Koni or Bilsteins, but if you have to, using the Pedders branded stuff is ok too. So long as you get a 12 months warranty, and drive it appropriately for the first 12 months. DONT USE Gabriel or Monroe under any circumstances..

Please budget at least $500 with the possibility of it costing up to $1000 for 4 new shocks, reverse eyed rear springs and sports springs for the front and maybe a new front swaybar (Although 120Y one (With mounting brackets, works well). If you save money by doing it yourself, it may never be right.

Cheers,
Chris

200 for the leafs, get king springs or whateva for the front

that price is approximate as ive never had it quoted, hopefully someone whos had it done can say more

for blocks you also need a bolt holding the leafs to the springs (an extended bolt to locate the diff aswell), and longer u-bolts aswell

is it 200 dollars for the rear springs by themself or 200 for both the fronts and rear? what places do this sort of thing? should be able to make my own blocks as my dad can do it all at his work with milling machines and so onjust gotta by the aluminium.

reseting springs is around $200 i think

lowering blocks around $50 depends on how they are made ect

good shocks if ya dont have em, $150

urethane/nolethane rubbers $70

for a road car, use lowering blocks and new shocks,

otherwise reset springs, shocks and rubbers would be best