Best Rear Shock Absorbers

[philb121]

Hi just wondering wat are the hardiest shock absorbers you can get as my wheels are grinding on my arches on every hole or speed bump on the road. even when i go round corners at speed.

[Bickerton]

Billies are argueably the best but they expensive, i use APEX rears, they harden up teh ride but still smooth over holes

[philb121]

thanks, i think the billies are a bit to expensive, but the Apex 1s look ok might go for them

[DJDannyB]

i want new shocks on my rear.. lowered 80 mm = bumpy ride

[Steve]

billie b8s are good, i have the group ns which are too firm for normal use if i am honest.
The price of the billies have gone right up.

Cant go wrong with spax or apex value for money.

If you have the cash though, billies (bilstein) all the way, different league to the likes of spax and the konis i have had.

[KamRacing]

you need bigger torsion bars..

[DJDannyB]

why?????

[Sparco_Tom]

as the standard torsion isnt able to cope with the stiff group n's. b8's or weld some scaffold poles in :)
better bet changes the wheels and tyres

[KamRacing]

why?????

because if its rubbing you need to effectively increase the spring rate on the rear... or raise the rear ride height

dampers don't do either

[philb121]

so the dampers will not help my problem

might just sell and get a set of vts so much easier

[rey]

what size wheels have you got?

[philb121]

16" with 205.04.16 but the problem is to fit them i needed 25mm spacers

[philb121]

205.40.16 sorry

[Sparco_Tom]

bin them get 15's

[philb121]

im thinking of doin that start saving now get some vts's next month