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im also in the same situation. My shocks arent "gone" but the car is a 1994 so nearly 10 year old shocks arent gonna perform that flash. Also if youve put in lowered springs, you should change your shocks to match the spring rate anyway.

www.horsepowerinabox.com have some pretty decent Koni shockers that are adjustable. and for about a grand thats pretty good value. i believe non adjustable bilsteins are around that mark anyway, only a little cheaper.

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if shocks are completely rooted, if you push on the car, it will bounce up and down until it gradually stops. But if a shock is just worn, which will be the case for most cars with a few years on them, then you wont be able to tell without a shock test from a suspension place.

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I've generally found that once a shock starts to pass its use-by date, the ride becomes quite harsh - when you hit even the smallest of bumps, you get a sharp jarring through the suspension.

Checkout Whiteline for some new shocks.

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Bilsteins are probably the best value performance shock you can get and they are rebuildable as well. Ohlins may be better but if they're priced anything like motorcycle shocks they will be hella expensive (Try >$800 for *one* Ohlins shock for my motorcycle!)

Should be around $1100 for all 4 corners for Bilsteins, but if you're replacing shocks you may as well get new springs too for another $200 or so. My old springs were rooted as well, the back was lower than the front, and the left side sat lower than the right!

I was originally looking for Koni adjustables which are around the same price as the Bilsteins but apparently you can't get them for R33 GTS-t's at present.

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Hippy you can but and it will give better handling but due to the fact that they are lower it will stuff the shocks really quick. You can tell by looking at the shock where the rod that moves up and down goes and oil will leak from there.

Hippy pm me if you are looking for some springs or shocks as i get whiteline stuff. Clint

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Originally posted by JimX

I was originally looking for Koni adjustables which are around the same price as the Bilsteins but apparently you can't get them for R33 GTS-t's at present.

I was speaking to RPM perf centre a little while ago and they supply the koni adjustables. They are pictured and priced here:

http://www.horsepowerinabox.com/mall/sk16.asp

if you do some looking around, 1100 bucks for damper adjustable shocks is pretty cheap. The bilstiens are another BIG name, but they are still around a grand, and not damper adjustable.

While i knew bilstein were excellent (standard on mercedes and other expensive cars) I wasnt sure about Koni's credentials, but then i found out that Koni shocks are factory OE on Lamborgini Diablos! So they gotta be decent!

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