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Hey guys, just got my R34 GTT back from a suspension place getting the rear upper arms replaced.

This morning a heard an awful loud knocking noise from the front right wheel.

Took the car home in the arvo, went over a speed bump and made the same noise.

Anyway I crawl the car in and took off the front right wheel for closer inspection.

It seems that the entire shock absorber shaft (or middle piston thing) has snapped completely off near the top of the shockie, and it's also a little bent at the top.

Anyway, wondering if it's safe to drive slowly somewhere to get it sorted, and what kind of costing would a new shockie cost for an R34?

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ouch!

No it's definately not safe to drive anywhere.

Pretty big co-incidence that it was at a suspension place, and then a suspension part broke (even at the other end of the car). I'd ring and ask them if they did anythign with the front suspension, and then let them know what happened depending on their answer. That is a big piece of steel to snap unless somethign was not done up properly......

You need to buy shocks as a pair, or even better a set of 4, so look around for something new, and hope the suspension place will chip in ;)

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Thanks for the reply Duncan. It was at the suspension place around a week before... so not sure about that one.

Is it possible to just buy a couple of shocks while keeping the original springs etc? Anyone know what type of shocks I'll be looking for the GTT?

Or do I need to buy the complete coilover unit?

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