• What shock absorbers ?

Posted: **05 Mar 2007 07:54 pm**

hi guys
Are delphi shock absorbers any good ?

Thanks

Ben

Posted: **05 Mar 2007 08:27 pm**

if youve seen the ones on ebay i would check 1st before buying because the photo is of some nice shocks that wont fit 300's

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 01:54 pm**

Had a quick look in Google, there's not much on Borg & Beck shocks maybe due to Delphi having gone bancrupt in 2005. I found one Polish site which associates part number D2252298 to Volvo 340 / 360 shocks but it didn't say whether that's front or rear.

I'd agree with Bilbo, the ones in the picture don't look like rear 340 / 360 shocks at all ... Maybe they're not the actual ones for sale.

If you're anywhere in the Stuttgart area when you're in Germany how about contacting this guy?
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0091609165
He had some original Volvo front shocks for sale but only offered collection ...

Tom

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 05:00 pm**

I think Bilbo might have been talking about These

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 05:03 pm**

Yep, those're the ones ...

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 05:51 pm**

What do you guys think of gabriel rear shocks ?? Set on e-bay for sale.

Thanks

Ben

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 06:18 pm**

gabriel: the stuff cheap garages fit when changing dampers.
Will be good for replacing worn out stock dampers, but they're not exactly an upgrade.

Posted: **06 Mar 2007 07:05 pm**

Thanks for this Ivan.

Posted: **07 Mar 2007 01:31 pm**

I heard that koni would make a load of new shocks, but only with a group buy. Don't know for sure.

Friend of mine (driver in the 360 cup here in Holland) has a stage (dont know the english word??) at koni. I'll ask...who knows...

Posted: **07 Mar 2007 05:27 pm**

I just doubt that anyone will be willing to pay the prices koni will ask for a special production run.

Posted: **23 Mar 2007 03:36 pm**

Have just had my rear shock absorbers replaced. Quinton Hazell GasTec shocks and it makes a huge difference. The old ones had been getting rather tired and were running out of travel when going over speed bumps with a full set of passengers or when carrying loads.

The mechanic reckoned the QH's were the only gas-filled shocks he could get hold of, Sachs still having them in their parts lists but not supplying them. Maybe he just wasn't trying hard enough

Posted: **23 Mar 2007 05:55 pm**

pistonpen paultje wrote:I heard that koni would make a load of new shocks, but only with a group buy. Don't know for sure.

Friend of mine (driver in the 360 cup here in Holland) has a stage (dont know the english word??) at koni. I'll ask...who knows...

any news on this?

Posted: **23 Mar 2007 05:59 pm**

A M R wrote:
pistonpen paultje wrote:I heard that koni would make a load of new shocks, but only with a group buy. Don't know for sure.

Friend of mine (driver in the 360 cup here in Holland) has a stage (dont know the english word??) at koni. I'll ask...who knows...
any news on this?

Need to order 13 pairs and it is ~300/pair to front if I don't remember wrong, it was long time ago when I checked. Go Spax route when that will be ready, price is bit less and there is more settings to play with.

Posted: **23 Mar 2007 06:53 pm**

spax are making shocks for 300 series then or is it one of dai's bodges?

Posted: **23 Mar 2007 06:55 pm**

^^i am not sayin anything.

lol