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Chop

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Joined: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 6456 Location: Radelaide ofcourse!
Vehicle: Suzuki GV 03/ 2010 DDIS NGV
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 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 10:59 pm |
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What prices have people been paying for dobinson struts for 1.6 vitara's?
I just got quoted $145 and was surprised, thought they were dearer?
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atari4x4

az supporter
Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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 Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:18 pm |
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That makes the OME one's seem dear  @ $200 + each
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Bucket

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Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 2191 Location: Vic
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Mick70b
Joined: Sun May 09, 2010 9:14 am Posts: 265 Location: Sydney West
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Was quoted $165 on the phone, when I got there paid $140 ea, seems like a good product and good blokes at the Sydney outlet. Spoke to them at the Sydney 4wd show at Eastern Creek last year, they are playing around with a 3" kit for the Vits as we speak.
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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Bucket wrote: EFS your looking at about $253 each (retail) for a standard strut.
ouch! thats for a standard length strut, is it gold plated? 
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Chop

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Joined: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 6456 Location: Radelaide ofcourse!
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 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 5:37 am |
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Cool so its not bad then, this is from a store that sells dobinson gear in adelaide. I thought i remeber someone saying they paid $165 somewhere a while back.
I'll make sure i keep my reciept incase there is a failure.
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Polar_Bear
Joined: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 2511 Location: Adelaide SA
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What's wrong with the kwality calmini ones?
Not keen on ome ones?
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Bucket

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Joined: Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 2191 Location: Vic
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Chop

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Joined: Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 6456 Location: Radelaide ofcourse!
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Polar_Bear wrote: What's wrong with the kwality calmini ones? Not keen on ome ones?
My drivers side has stiffened up, morgan probably did it.
And i got quoted ome at $220 each, so fuck that 
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
Vehicle: SV420+SV620 Vitara's
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Bucket wrote: atari4x4 wrote: Bucket wrote: EFS your looking at about $253 each (retail) for a standard strut. ouch! thats for a standard length strut, is it gold plated?  I think it's standard length. Not gold plates, just a solid product
what a rip off for a standard length strut
do they teach sales & marketing & when doing mechanic apprenticeships at tafe now or do EFS give you blowjobs & holidays to the Cocos Islands? 
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Taylor74
Joined: Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:26 am Posts: 198 Location: Perth WA
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Not sure what EFS are using now days but they used to be rebadged stock KYB shock with an EFS sticker put on them.
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Bucket

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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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So no gobbies from EFS.
What makes them a more "solid product" than say the off the shelf Monroe's for a Vitara? Especially if they're the stock length & if they are just a rebranded KYB as suggested by Taylor74 they're nothing "special".
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Bucket

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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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Bucket wrote: atari4x4 wrote: So no gobbies from EFS.  What makes them a more "solid product" than say the off the shelf Monroe's for a Vitara? Especially if they're the stock length & if they are just a rebranded KYB as suggested by Taylor74 they're nothing "special". I never said they were a MORE solid product. Good luck if your believing everything said on the Internet And your jokes fucking suck Bucket wrote: solid product
ok, let me reword that... so what makes them better than say the off the shelf Monroe's for a Vitara?
at least the Dobinsons & OME are longer, plus I think the Ironman are also +35mm
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Bucket

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royce

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Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 17216 Location: Pluto
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Bucket wrote: In this case, longer isn't always better. A standard length strut is fine in a vitara especially cos of the ifs. Calming run standard length with the 1" spacer. You don't need a longer shock.
What_the_fuck!
Dont believe what people brainwash you with to support their product!
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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Bucket wrote: In this case, longer isn't always better. A standard length strut is fine in a vitara especially cos of the ifs. Calming run standard length with the 1" spacer. You don't need a longer shock.
how else are you ment to get more travel, wacky shackle strut tops? 
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Bucket

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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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Bucket wrote: Huh?? Calmini supply a standard length strut and 1" spacer. Longer struts and your more likely to pop a cv out on full drop with a bit of steer lock.
It's got nothing to do with product brainwashing. I was just stating a product I knew I could bring up on our work computer with a price list that I haven't seen any problems with.
have a look at you calmini spacer next time, i reckon it's longer than 1"
didn't your calmini kit top the struts out, so a longer strut would have been beneficial.
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Bucket

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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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Bucket wrote: No, a softer spring would've been better
or a longer strut... 
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atari4x4

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Joined: Mon Dec 11, 2006 10:30 pm Posts: 34842 Location: East Radelayed
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 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:35 am |
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Why did you delete your posts Bucket? 
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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atari4x4 wrote: Why did you delete your posts Bucket? 

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