gouba 0 Report post Posted April 18, 2012 HI all I need to get my rear shocks replace in my e30 coupe as they are shot to sh*t. At the same time id like to get my rear bushings replaced with urethane ones i had imported a while ago. Can anyone recommend someone closeish to Auckland central(purely for getting there and back, ill happily make an effort to go further afield for someone who is awesome) that you would recommend? Anyone got a ball park figure as what it should cost? What do people recommend brand/spec wise for shocks btw? Thanks in advance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lucan 196 Report post Posted April 18, 2012 Bilstein or Koni are the norm, either are a good upgrade from factory. Try ringing autolign for the shocks, they're easy to replace yourself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobimmer 694 Report post Posted April 18, 2012 Stocks for koni stuff. Any mechanic should be able to install them for you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubman 39 Report post Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Chris at Centreline Suspension (aka Shock Shop). He's ~$80/hr for labour, and said would take whole day i.e 6-8 hrs for all the rear bushes. oh, you could look for 2nd hand bilsteins in bad or good condition, and get them rebuilded if needed. Edited April 18, 2012 by dubman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
APT 195 Report post Posted April 18, 2012 You should give it a go yourself ? It took me a weekend to take mine in and out.. Burnt the old bushes out !!! - so much fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted April 21, 2012 i have been using Autolign Mt Wellington for the last few years. Good rate and good results. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted April 23, 2012 Peter Alder now works at Andrew Simms Mitsubishi in Newmarket is Ex continental cars and Marshall tyres. knows more about suspension that the pope does about religion +1 on that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted April 23, 2012 HI all I need to get my rear shocks replace in my e30 coupe as they are shot to sh*t. At the same time id like to get my rear bushings replaced with urethane ones i had imported a while ago. Can anyone recommend someone closeish to Auckland central(purely for getting there and back, ill happily make an effort to go further afield for someone who is awesome) that you would recommend? Anyone got a ball park figure as what it should cost? What do people recommend brand/spec wise for shocks btw? Thanks in advance Depending on what you are doing you may not need expensive shocks, for your average Joe Koni/Billy may be overkill and unnecessary, KYB from Repco at 1/4 the price maybe all you need. I'm sure the places listed above are quite good, have used race-line and on a good day they are good, maybe less enthusiastic than I would hope for. I found Anthony at alignment specialists in Penrose to be very honest, enthusiastic and thorough and he didn't charge me an arm and a leg, he races and you can see he takes pride in what he does. Just another option at least, there are some cowboys out there so its good to have options. http://yellow.co.nz/y/Wheel+Alignment/Alig...14289_1729.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zl2cq 1 Report post Posted April 24, 2012 Depending on what you are doing you may not need expensive shocks, I would make the investment with Bilstein, I am currently doing mine, found Matt at Auto Align Mt Wellington very helpful, do not get discouraged at the fact there are none in NZ, there are options and also importing them. A "tuned" suspension makes a very happy car, do it once - do it right cheers Paul - E36 328 M-Sport Coupe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andre3000 55 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 I'm importing a set of bilstein sports and H&R springs from the states thats only costing me 1340NZD all up including shipping. Thats almost the same as a set of monroes ($1000) off trademe for the same vehicle. Look around online; Ireland engineering & Turner Msport are good for e30 parts. Ask for priority shipping and its actually pretty reasonable. If you buy the good stuff you will appreciate the ride and the fact you wont have to replace them on a biannual basis. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Importing them is a great idea, much cheaper, I was just going off what was available locally! "you may not need expensive shocks, for your average Joe Koni/Billy may be overkill and unnecessary" "KYB from Repco at 1/4 the price maybe all you need" - This is a myth Koni and Bilstien are not expensive - KYB are cheap and dont last and not 1/4 the price I agree, but I am a race driver and like going fast, some people just want to drive down Queen Street cranking "Ice Cube" and pulling mean bitches, most don't drive half the speed that the spendy socks start working! They were when I priced them retail a couple of years back, KYB's were under $200 each from Repco, the Bilstiens were over $800 each from Suspension Tech. How much are Koni's for the E30 then?? I wanted some Koni Yellows for my Rally car but Stocks want $1840+GST for the pair, thats not toooo farr off the cost of a set of KW V3's. Edited April 25, 2012 by apex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
