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| Mark Henry |
 Feb 6 2017, 12:13 PM
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that's what I do!  Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada  |
Reading some interesting info on rebuilding and revalving shocks. It doesn't look that hard. The biggest cost would be a small nitrogen bottle and regulator.
Where would you put a schrader valve on a front bilstein insert?. QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 07:19 PM)  QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Feb 5 2017, 06:34 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 09:04 AM) People get shocks rebuilt for 2 reasons Custom valving Rebuild of older shocks that are unique for the car. Just getting a regular shock rebuilt is usually close in price to new once 2 way shipping is added in. Yes and no on bilsteins (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The fronts are worth getting rebuilt, the rears are not. Don't know if this is the same for the koni's. I don't pay for shipping when I buy through the shop. But I looked on Amazon and they sell bilsteins for $143 with free ship. So it probably won't be much cheaper for someone to send in cores to get rebuilt and pay shipping in both directions. I think the Amazon price is less than my - wholesale - shop price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Wow....I see rears as low as $122 each (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) |
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| mepstein |
Feb 6 2017, 12:44 PM
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QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Feb 6 2017, 01:13 PM) Reading some interesting info on rebuilding and revalving shocks. It doesn't look that hard. The biggest cost would be a small nitrogen bottle and regulator. Where would you put a schrader valve on a front bilstein insert?. QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 07:19 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Feb 5 2017, 06:34 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 09:04 AM) People get shocks rebuilt for 2 reasons Custom valving Rebuild of older shocks that are unique for the car. Just getting a regular shock rebuilt is usually close in price to new once 2 way shipping is added in. Yes and no on bilsteins (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The fronts are worth getting rebuilt, the rears are not. Don't know if this is the same for the koni's. I don't pay for shipping when I buy through the shop. But I looked on Amazon and they sell bilsteins for $143 with free ship. So it probably won't be much cheaper for someone to send in cores to get rebuilt and pay shipping in both directions. I think the Amazon price is less than my - wholesale - shop price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Wow....I see rears as low as $122 each (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) If you are going stock, it's just not worth the effort to rebuild. I imagine they charge you to repaint or you have to do it yourself vs Amazon one click, shows up 2 days later, pull it out of the box and install. I would like like to do something with the dozens of old shocks we have in bins but.... |
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| Mark Henry |
Feb 6 2017, 01:40 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 6 2017, 01:44 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Feb 6 2017, 01:13 PM) Reading some interesting info on rebuilding and revalving shocks. It doesn't look that hard. The biggest cost would be a small nitrogen bottle and regulator. Where would you put a schrader valve on a front bilstein insert?. QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 07:19 PM) QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Feb 5 2017, 06:34 PM) QUOTE(mepstein @ Feb 5 2017, 09:04 AM) People get shocks rebuilt for 2 reasons Custom valving Rebuild of older shocks that are unique for the car. Just getting a regular shock rebuilt is usually close in price to new once 2 way shipping is added in. Yes and no on bilsteins (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) The fronts are worth getting rebuilt, the rears are not. Don't know if this is the same for the koni's. I don't pay for shipping when I buy through the shop. But I looked on Amazon and they sell bilsteins for $143 with free ship. So it probably won't be much cheaper for someone to send in cores to get rebuilt and pay shipping in both directions. I think the Amazon price is less than my - wholesale - shop price. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Wow....I see rears as low as $122 each (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) If you are going stock, it's just not worth the effort to rebuild. I imagine they charge you to repaint or you have to do it yourself vs Amazon one click, shows up 2 days later, pull it out of the box and install. I would like like to do something with the dozens of old shocks we have in bins but.... Maybe not in the US, but if you can get a rebuild kit for $30 each it would be worth it for us cheap DIY canucks. I'll have to look where to put a valve when I pull mine off soon. |
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