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lamboman
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Joined: September 18, 2008
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Location: troy michigan
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: gabriel or monroe air shock |
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i am looking at either a gabriel or monroe air shock for some lift.
pros or cons of each. |
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didget69
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Joined: July 22, 2004
Posts: 4927
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: Re: gabriel or monroe air shock |
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| lamboman wrote: |
i am looking at either a gabriel or monroe air shock for some lift.
pros or cons of each. |
First off - Welcome to the Samba Forum!
Airshock cons: Stiff ride, they leak, and they aren't really designed for a VW, even though people will sell you a set. 
Airshock pros: None I know of...
The real question is, what are you trying to achieve?
Why not adjust/re-index the torsion bars?
bnc
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westcoast-paul
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Location: CanadaYaHoser
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ElectricGhia
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Joined: August 10, 2008
Posts: 10
Location: Montreal
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:28 am Post subject: |
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Iamboman,
Regarding price + shipping for monroe, I couldn't beat www.RockAuto.com
www.NorthernAutoParts.com had a better base price, 57.19 vs. 62.79, but shipping was WAY too expensive for my location.
I went with MA711 for the font and MA803 for the back of my '72 Ghia coupe; my goal is to carry more weight but keep the stock ride height. I will also be torquing the torsion bars and making my beam adjustable (avis adjusters from www.cip1.com).
Read the referenced thread in an earlier post.
Good luck with your project.
-Nick
ElectricGhia.blogspot.com
(I'm not affiliated with any of these businesses.) |
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