What's the hot tip for cheap shocks for the front of a TS? Nothing fancy required - a workhorse car only. Plus it lives up a long dirt road, and the corrugations trash suspension - I'll be doing this again in a few years anyway!

Not sure about the cheap Ultimas on ebay though - when I say cheap I dont mean I want dodgy... ;)

Next cheapest I found were Gabriels at supercheap for 150 each. Can I do better than this?

I paid about $260 for KYG(?) 2x front for my ts wagon locally in perth wholesale, seem good.

If you keep an eye out you could find some near-new 2nd-hand ones at wreckers, I picked up some near-new Monroe GT's for $75 a while ago, I noticed the shockies 'cause I was checking out rear links and saw that the wagon I was looking at had obviously had all of it's suspension replaced, and it was all still quite clean.
The same wreckers now regularly do a "$50 all you can carry" weekend, so you could grab some suspension and more.
Just another possibility.

What's the hot tip for cheap shocks for the front of a TS? Nothing fancy required - a workhorse car only. Plus it lives up a long dirt road, and the corrugations trash suspension - I'll be doing this again in a few years anyway!

Not sure about the cheap Ultimas on ebay though - when I say cheap I dont mean I want dodgy... ;)

Next cheapest I found were Gabriels at supercheap for 150 each. Can I do better than this?

The Ultimas are actually pretty good, mates got them in his falcon, done over 60K on em and there still pretty good.
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Cool - thanks guys. I know what's good and what's cheap for Renaults, but the jap stuff I am all at sea with :) I'll have a check of the local pickaparts first.

Front left strut has shat itself - oil everywhere... But I have to say it's been a bloody brilliant workhorse. Cheap as buggery to run (on gas) and really tough. Spends it's life on dodgy country roads, tows and gets minimal love.

;1159578']The Ultimas are actually pretty good, mates got them in his falcon, done over 60K on em and there still pretty good.
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i paid $95 a pair for my tr, they have done around 30000ks , still on standard springs rides nice

i paid $95 a pair for my tr, they have done around 30000ks , still on standard springs rides nice

That sounds a bit more like it! Where did you get them from?

That sounds a bit more like it! Where did you get them from?

local exhurst shop hear in orange

WOO!!! Pair of BRAND NEW Pedders gas struts at Pickapart for $45 (not the best brand, but price was right ;) )

The Magna retains it's crown as the cheapest car I've ever had :)

Bought the struts complete, but unfortunatly they have low King Springs on them (was a very clapped out TR sedan they were on - makes me wonder why anyone would have spent reasonable dollars putting in lowering springs with new gas shocks!!!)

I'll put an ad in the for sale section - the springs might be useful to someone here?

I'd STILL recommend Ultimas :).