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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 02:00 PM
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Recently bought my fist vett 95, think its in need of shock replacment on rear, any suggestions on brand and wonder if its something i can do myself?
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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extremely easy to find. autopartswarehouse.com has some. and you can also just do a thread search. find out what other people have said here on the forum. can always find your answers that way. welcome to the club
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Originally Posted by my1stvett95
Recently bought my fist vett 95, think its in need of shock replacment on rear, any suggestions on brand and wonder if its something i can do myself?
Budget - KYB Gas-A-just
Big money - Bilsteins
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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changed them on my 95 extremely easy (sentra-trac) I thank is what i went with
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Old Jan 9, 2008 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by jakers
Budget - KYB Gas-A-just
Big money - Bilsteins
I went with the KYB's I am very happy with them. Also they are a piece of cake to install
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 08:44 AM
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I went with the KYB's I am very happy with them. Also they are a piece of cake to install
KYB works for me. Now if you want to autocross or race you will want something more high performance.
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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I went with the KYB's I am very happy with them. Also they are a piece of cake to install
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KYB works for me. Now if you want to autocross or race you will want something more high performance.
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Budget - KYB Gas-A-just
Big money - Bilsteins
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Old Jan 10, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Budget - KYB Gas-A-just
Quality Shock - Bilsteins
BIG MONEY - QA-1 adjustables.
I should have bought the QA-1 when I had the extra dough...but I'll be installing Bilsteins on mine sometime this year.
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It was very easy to do the rears, much more so than the fronts. I went with Bilsteins in the rear and KYBs in the front. How's that for compromise? I think the Bilsteins are better quality though, IMO.
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