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 Post subject: Which shocks are more important, front or back?
PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:04 pm 
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Ideally I would do both, but cash is tight & I won a $250 gift cert. from Hotchkis. The front carries more weight, but the back shocks are larger, so I assume they do more dampening. Is that correct? What would you guys choose, front or rear?

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IMO by all means the front.



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x2 on the fronts

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Bottom line, front and back are very important, not just ride, but braking cornering and safety.
You do not say which are stuffed and which are really stuffed.
If all really stuffed, dont drive the bloody thing.

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For safety i'd do the fronts so the steering is predictable and all that. For perfomance I'd do the rear to control wheel hop and all that. I don't think any of your shocks are "really stuffed" as Steps says. If $250 won't buy 4 then do the fronts.

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yellow69RS wrote:
For safety i'd do the fronts so the steering is predictable and all that. For perfomance I'd do the rear to control wheel hop and all that....................If $250 won't buy 4 then do the fronts.


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 Post subject: Re: Which shocks are more important, front or back?
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I have to get them direct from Hotchkis, even though they are more than anybody else free is good :biggrin: So I'll be ordering the fronts.
Thanks guys :thumbsup:

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agree on the fronts

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Definetely fronts. Especially when you try to stand that car up on the rear bumper with the big meats you now have on the back, you're gonna need them. :thumbsup:

I thought you just did shocks on the car?

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I swapped out the KYB's for Monroes becuase the ride was to harsh. I already have a bunch of Hotchkis parts on the car, and the shocks are all that's left to upgrade for now.

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