rebuilding jap suspension

[hippy]

is it possible?? things like tein and hks etc ... i've heard from numerous people that u can and others say u can't?

can u?

[JimX]

You can rebuild them, but it's expensive. I think like $200 in parts for each shock, which will probably have to be imported from Japan.

[Champinco]

well hippy if u read my posts or threads on this issue you would find that i am in the same predicament as ur qn. I have taken it to two different places and they "say" they cant rebuild em. now i found a place that claim they do at a good price which im taking my car to this week. so ill inform u next week. u gave to be careful cause suspension places tend to say its not worth it and try to upgrade and sell u a whole new suspension set-up.

[N/A®]

there is a place in Melbourne. They do mostly bike shocks.... but they do rebuilt Jap ones too... trying to remember what their name is..

[N/A®]

oh yeah.. Krooze tune.

[hippy]

so how did u go?

[honey]

Well actually it depends on what shock you have?? I knoe for sure that Teins are harder to rebuild and cost more as they don't have a seperate strut inside the body, it's like all one piece. Some others like Cusco are rebuildable or easily replaced with other struts. Basically the easiest way to find out is to have a suspension specialist take your shocks apart, that way they can see if it's like rebuildable or nor cause it;s hard to see unless tey taks it apart.