where to buy shocks from?

fiveoh

fiveoh

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I want to buy some shocks for my ty i dont have the air comp.. hooked up so i am looking for something that a sy would use? I guess?

let me knwo where to get them from and possibly which ones to buy.
thx
bryan
 
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Bilsteins

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I bought the Bilstein HD's for my Typhoon, also added the ST rear swaybar at the same time. Picked them up from a vendor on this site, do a search. :p
 
VermontTy

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The consesus seems to be the KYB Monomax. Anyone had experience with Edelbrock shocks? The previous owner put them on all 4 corners of my Ty, and the front seems to be okay, but the rear bottoms out HARD without much effort at all. It's lowered 2" with blocks. Will the KYB's help this out?
 
QUICK STORM

QUICK STORM

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VermontTy said:
The consesus seems to be the KYB Monomax. Anyone had experience with Edelbrock shocks? The previous owner put them on all 4 corners of my Ty, and the front seems to be okay, but the rear bottoms out HARD without much effort at all. It's lowered 2" with blocks. Will the KYB's help this out?
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it will help out somewhat, but my ty still bottoms out just not as bad.
 
BigBadSmoosh

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TyphoonB said:
VermontTy said:
The consesus seems to be the KYB Monomax. Anyone had experience with Edelbrock shocks? The previous owner put them on all 4 corners of my Ty, and the front seems to be okay, but the rear bottoms out HARD without much effort at all. It's lowered 2" with blocks. Will the KYB's help this out?
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it will help out somewhat, but my ty still bottoms out just not as bad.
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my ty also bottoms out hard, but I have 2.5" lowering blocks. :(
 
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Captain Morgan

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I milled down my blocks 3/8", so now I have 1-5/8" drop in the rear, plus I shaved abour 3/8" - 1/2" of rubber off the bump stops in the rear.

Unless I have 2 or 3 people in the back seat or I hit a MAJOR bump, my Ty never bottoms out.
 
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velox03

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i have the exact same setup. edelbrock shocks and 2" lowering blocks.

i would say the ty is not smooth. it feels like a lowered car w/ cut springs. so it bounces a bit. however i have not had it bottom out. it does corner much better though. i'm thinking of changing them out to kyb's or something.
 
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Baja Resident

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I have belltech 3-4" drop leafs and KYB drop shocks and have never felt my truck bottom out. The ride is about 90% the same as it was before I took out the air shcoks and stock leafs. Only diff being it doesn't feel like the rear is as "cushiony" which is what I was looking for anyways. Takes turns like a sports car now, I feel almost zero body roll.
 
VermontTy

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Re: where to buy shocks from?

velox03 said:
i have the exact same setup. edelbrock shocks and 2" lowering blocks.

i would say the ty is not smooth. it feels like a lowered car w/ cut springs. so it bounces a bit. however i have not had it bottom out. it does corner much better though. i'm thinking of changing them out to kyb's or something.
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This AM I took out the 2" blocks and put in 1" blocks; not the biggest difference in the world, but it does not bottom on every crack in the road now; 30 min project start to finish.
 
CarbonFiber AWD

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Re: where to buy shocks from?

Baja Resident said:
I have belltech 3-4" drop leafs and KYB drop shocks and have never felt my truck bottom out. The ride is about 90% the same as it was before I took out the air shcoks and stock leafs. Only diff being it doesn't feel like the rear is as "cushiony" which is what I was looking for anyways. Takes turns like a sports car now, I feel almost zero body roll.
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Baja.....you mentioned "KYB drop shocks" ? Is that different from the Monomax part numbers ?
.............thanks
 
Zewerr@hotmail.com

Zewerr@hotmail.com

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Re: where to buy shocks from?

How come none of you mention how you like the shocks? I, myself am thinking about throwing Koni Specials on my Sy. I had good luck with Koni's on my Fiero, I was hoping to stiffen up the ride and reduce the body roll on my truck. Anyone use Koni's? They are alot more expensive, but I think they're worth it being that they're adjustable.
 
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Baja Resident

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Re: where to buy shocks from?

CarbonFiber AWD said:
Baja.....you mentioned "KYB drop shocks" ? Is that different from the Monomax part numbers ?
.............thanks
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when you are searching Summit for KYBs, click on the link for "lowered 2-3 inch" applications and you will see the other monomax's, they have a different part number
 
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Baja Resident

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Re: where to buy shocks from?

Zewerr@hotmail.com said:
How come none of you mention how you like the shocks? I, myself am thinking about throwing Koni Specials on my Sy. I had good luck with Koni's on my Fiero, I was hoping to stiffen up the ride and reduce the body roll on my truck. Anyone use Koni's? They are alot more expensive, but I think they're worth it being that they're adjustable.
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as a matter of fact, I think the KYB gas-adjust are cheaper than the monomax, if you are looking for adjustables

I like the KYBs, but I don't have anything to compare them to, besides the stock air shocks, which the difference is negligible
 
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