Part question - shocks

[fUbAr]

printout from renault dialogys:

what's the "cover s/absrbr" in the picture (round thing). Will i need to order one of them too?

if anyone can confirm the part numbers for a ph1 172 that would be great

 

[V1NNY]

is it a rubber seal??

 

[fUbAr]

no idea, thats what im asking!

 

[Maz]

They should be reusable from your old ones iirc I used mine from my stock shocks on my coilovers

 

[fUbAr]

They should be reusable from your old ones iirc I used mine from my stock shocks on my coilovers

surely you wouldnt need them on coilovers? they look like a rubber "seat" for the springs... but i have no idea so i might be talking out of my arse! lol

 

[Maz]

oh I thought it was the thing that sits on the top ??

 

[ben_p]

there a rubber seat to stop the spring from knocking.. you can re use them on a stock shock

 

[Maz]

Thats what I was trying to say lol

 

[fUbAr]

ah cool... might get some new ones anyway, only a few quid.

thanks all. Oh and Maz, i would keep an eye on your shocks with the apex on... not good

 

[davebem]

Yeah Id get new ones Fubar, they are the rubber seat for the springs, they can hold a lot of dirt/water in with the spring and this is what normally causes the springs to rust and snap at the ends.

 

[fUbAr]

Yeah Id get new ones Fubar, they are the rubber seat for the springs, they can hold a lot of dirt/water in with the spring and this is what normally causes the springs to rust and snap at the ends.

thanks dave, thats what i wanted to hear.

is it worth replacing the top half of the struts too?

 

[davebem]

tbh its been a while since I had my suspension off but from memory I dont think there is anything worth changing. All there is, is the metal top plate, the dust cover and a rubber mount.

 

[fUbAr]

yeah that whats it looks like on the dialogys.

ta dave, i'll order the lower shock and rubber bit. may as well get some new bolts too

 

[edde]

Just use your old one its a rubber donut thing so that the metal shock and spring have some daming in them and they don't wear each other away and make a racket.

 

[Maz]

Oh and Maz, i would keep an eye on your shocks with the apex on... not good

Yeah I know what you mean, they should come with a bloody warning on