Rebuilding Coilovers

[bloodsword27]

well im guessing alot of people have coilover suspension setups out there, but who knows where what can be rebuilt/repaired by who when something needs fixing. as far as i know, Fulcrum do work on Tien suspension, but currently im in a pretty sticky position. i have Top Secret coilovers, and need my rear pair rebuilt. i have no idea anyone who can work on them other than Top Secret japan. i havnt even heard of anyone else in Australia running this coilover setup before!

so how bout we make this a guide for others out there in need of a hand

[Greekos]

i bought some second hand coilovers a while back i fitted them and took the car for a drive only to find out the rear pair was knocking, i got a quote to rebuild them and for a little extra money i could buy new ones. in the end i sold the coilovers and fitted some the stock ones back. with rebuilding coilovers you have to remove the strut top and spring so your only left with the dampener then you have to send it to a workshop which could take 2 or more weeks to do in the end some shops will charge u around 300 per shock. If i was you save your money and buy a full set of new coilovers because in the end once you fix the rears one day your going to have to fix the front set as well. don't quote me on costs and my sentence structure sucks as i just finished work.

Edited June 2, 2009 by Greekos

[bloodsword27]

what more can i say, well mine are Top Secret after all lol

[nisskid]

North Terrace Tyres - Penske

Sydney Shock Absorbers - Bilstein

[bloodsword27]

thanks nisskid!

i knew a guy who's dad worked at bilstein and said he might have been able to make some parts to suit but have lost ocntact with him ugg...

[Sydneykid]

Firstly the bad news, Top Secret don't make shock absorbers, they buy them from a shock absorber manufacturer and put their stickers on them, whack them in a Top Secret box and double the price, actually triple is closer to it. Really, that's good news, because Bilstein is one of the manufacturers they use. My best suggestion would be to take them to Sydney Shocks and get Paul to have a look at them. He will then be able to tell you what they are, if they can service them and approximately how much it would cost.

Cheers

Gary

[bloodsword27]

woops forgot bout this thread.

hey SK, i thought they were solely made by Arogosta, considering the new GTR's TS set is also prepped by them but fine tuned by TS :S

[T0nyGTSt]

hey does anyone know who does HKS hypermax in sydney?

[Luke_GTS-T]

hey does anyone know who does HKS hypermax in sydney?

+2

[tan18d]

Im looking for someone to do HKS shocks also. Mine are stuffed. Im actually thinking of buying a new set of bilsteins instead. there is a place in QLD who may be able to do it

http://www.shockreco.com.au/reco.htm

[dori34]

i've heard good results from ppl using shock reco as well. will be hitting them up for quotes when my teins start to fail

[JonnoHR31]

anyone know about kei office coilovers?

[08r3308]

Im looking for someone to do HKS shocks also. Mine are stuffed. Im actually thinking of buying a new set of bilsteins instead. there is a place in QLD who may be able to do it

http://www.shockreco.com.au/reco.htm

shockreco are good only downside is they are in qld , they do heaps of cars and various suspension setups

they did my old integra setup

[W0rp3D]

Any idea who makes cusco shocks, im assuming they use another brand and dont make it them selves?

[geraus]

What about Tien ha? Anyone had them rebuilt before?

[dori34]

on the way home today from work , saw a ute with a sticker on the back saying "shock regas" gonna give him a call to see if he can regas coilovers

[nisskid]

regassing dampers is slightly different to rebuilding.

[dori34]

i thought that would be the case, was worth a shot anyway lol

[nisskid]

yeh i mean tonnes of people can regas, less people can "recondition" them, and usually only a few can properly rebuild dampers. afaik fulcrum are the only guys who can properly rebuild teins.