shizzl Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 have any of you fine folk tried to rebuild a shock insert? come across this video on youtube of some barry changing the oil in one.. the front shocks in the hunter are totally naffed, its leaning to one side and rolls like a pig.. cant source new inserts from anyone so this could be a cheap option to try.. I have a pair of spare struts to piss around with so ill have a crack on those, if it fails and I burn the shed down, then ill try the Peugeot 106 insert conversion. if it does actually work then I will rebuild the shocks that are in the car and fit a coilover kit.. thought this could be usefull for some of you with old junk like mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 good in theory, but use heavy grease on drill bit to avoid ingress of swarf, weld a threaded insert on there so you can change the oil grade if to soft/ stiff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 ive rung so many shock shops this week trying to source some new inserts... their response everytime is " ok, ive got the measurements and vehicle details from you, ill call you back in about 30mins"... 5 days later, no fucking reply... I hate dealing with parts people, theyr useless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 Tried Suspension Tech? he's usually pretty quick to get back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 12, 2018 Author Share Posted November 12, 2018 yeah bloody expensive though and Ill need to freight my uprights to him for "modification" then freight them back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 53 minutes ago, shizzl said: yeah bloody expensive though and Ill need to freight my uprights to him for "modification" then freight them back @idealneil........ Techneil in CHCH. does real rebuilds up to WRC spec. after the limited contact with Chris at Suspensiontech i wouldn't waste my time with thim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 My brother had a bastard of a time with the products from suspensiontech "this is the spring/shock combo you want. It won't bind or anything." - bound like a bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin'joe Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 4 hours ago, ajg193 said: My brother had a bastard of a time with the products from suspensiontech "this is the spring/shock combo you want. It won't bind or anything." - bound like a bastard. i wanted a price for 350mm long, 180lb/in coilover springs and Bilstein inserts. Chris was adamant i needed to send the entire unit up for him to measure and fit, then charge a 're-valvling fee for an off the shelf part. have also heard some of his rebuild parts are not the real deal, but merely a knock-off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 13, 2018 Author Share Posted November 13, 2018 hence the reason Im not prepared to send my struts up.. I just want a bloody insert that will fit in the tube and fit the top hat.. seriously why are parts monkeys so reliant on computers and shit these days.. we used to run off 2" thick parts books and match up off diagrams and measurements. thats all I want 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 TBH you might have the best luck at repco. I've gone into BNT with parts of unknown origin and they don't even want to take a look in their stock. The young guys at repco are usually good at just digging through parts to match stuff up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Probably online listings somewhere. I can't remember the model of Peugeot shocks I used but they have been ok at factory height. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 I remember being able to search through online sizing back in the day, seems no one has stuff listed like that now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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