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Hi,

My KYB gas shocks on the rear of my R33 GTS-t lasted 12 months/25000km, and I need to replace them. The workshop is suggesting another pair of KYBs.

I don't know exactly which type of KYB I have, but they're not adjustable.

I only use the car for day to day street use.

Should I consider a different type of KYB, or a different make entirely? I'm willing to pay more for something which will last longer on what seems to be increasingly poor Sydney roads.

Thanks,

Greg.

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Hi, Greg

There are few shocks discussion topics lately, so you might want to have a look..Bilstien seems good for some people.

Thanks. Yes, I have been reading some of the other posts, and Bilstein certainly does seem to have a good reputation here. (I nearly posted my question in one of the other recent threads, but I didn't notice any discussion about reliability, so I decided to start a new thread)

Greg.

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out of interest, how can you kill a set of shocks in 12 months of road use :confused:  you sure you want to use em again?

I honestly don't know how I did it, except as I say, Sydney's roads really are *bad*.

Both times it has been the left rear which has gone. (the original shocks were almost certainly the stock Nissan shocks, though, whatever they are)

Greg.

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I was going to say why not reco them b4 i heard that your shocks were under the warranty...........

www.shockreco.com.au they reco just about every aftermarket shockie that you can think of all back to their factory specs.

thats the only place that i could find who would reco hks hypermax II back to their factory specs. .............

::Bang::

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I was going to say why not reco them b4 i heard that your shocks were under the warranty...........

www.shockreco.com.au they reco just about every aftermarket shockie that you can think of all back to their factory specs.

thats the only place that i could find who would reco hks hypermax II back to their factory specs.                              .............              

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Thanks - that looks useful.

I've had the shock replaced now (at no cost), but as it turns out, it probably wasn't the cause of the symptoms I was noticing. (a very easily audible creaking sound) The reason they replaced the shock is that the return travel was a bit slow, but they don't think that was causing the creaking. The creaking was apparently caused by two things: a) the rubber spacer/bushing (for the top of the shock mount?) had been installed upside down, and B) the "top mounts" needed lubricating. (seems unlikely to me that two things would have gone wrong at the same time, but that's what they told me)

Greg.

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Btw, it could be psychological, but the car does feel somewhat better (smoother ride).

The workshop where I took the car first did take the shock apart and lube it, so perhaps this masked the extent of the wear a bit - perhaps I'm lucky the KYB

guy even noticed the slightly bad return travel at all.

Greg

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