shock insert smaller than 328mm?

[EVOSTi]

im after a shock insert, shortest ive had my hands on was an ST185 insert with a BODY LENGTH of 328mm. this insert was about 10mm too long, so i was wondering if anyone knew of anything shorter, or maybe someone has access to a monroe catalogue which ive heard has the dimensions. ive got a kyb catalogue but unfortunately it doesnt list dimensions.

i found some part numbers on the US gabriel website, found a few shocks shorter, one shock having a length of 317.5mm and part number being 72826 but i couldnt find a way to cross reference this with a car make, so dont know if its even available in aus.

any help greatly appreciated!

[psychofox]

Have a look at this page, TRD ftw, it lists the dimensions of all the shocks TRD make.
http://www.trdparts.jp/english/list_...cartridge.html
You will notcie many with the the correct OD and rod diameter less than 328mm cartidge length.
If you look at this page
http://www.trdparts.jp/english/parts_shock.html
and this page
http://www.trdparts.jp/english/list_race_shock.html
you can generally relate the ones on the first page to a given car. It also lists the damper rates so you can work out a hard or soft one. Then try and track down a shock similar from monroe, kyb, gabriel, etc.

[Valkyrie]

Hi,
Random long shot but, Suzuki Sierra front shock absorbers.

My brother has these in the back of his Sprinter, and that thing is VERY low. The shock is basically sitting at maximum extension even with the low height of the car.

Cheers

[EVOSTi]

valkyrie, sierra front shocks are not inserts so unfortunately cant help me.


psychofox, cheers for those links, greatly appreciated. im going through them now and hopefully there is a local alternative in kyb.

[RONA]

one shock having a length of 317.5mm and part number being 72826 but i couldnt find a way to cross reference this with a car make, so dont know if its even available in aus.

any help greatly appreciated!

Super cheap auto will have a gabriel catalogue if you want to poor through it to find that part number, assuming we have that vehicle in aus

[EVOSTi]

just went through the listing, none of the shocks listed at under 320mm could be cross referenced to the listing of the models they are for? wtf?

[wilbo666]

http://www.gabriel.com/documents/200...log/GAB_05.pdf

Any help?

Cheers
Wilbo

[EVOSTi]

rona, might check them out, or even the auto pro at the crossroads has a gabriel catalogue but dunno how they feel about me wasting their time for ages then not buying the shocks from them

[EVOSTi]

wilbo, been through that but i dont think i was able to cross reference the part number to a make and model.

[wilbo666]

Ecatalog Interchange Guide Gives Monroe 72826 -> G44763

Ecatalog Where Used Guide Gives
G44763 -- Ultra Cartridge
SEARCH RESULTS

MAKE MODEL QUALIFIER YEAR
Volkswagen Cabriolet All 1985 - 1993
Volkswagen Jetta All 1980 - 1984
Volkswagen Rabbit All 1975 - 1984
Volkswagen Scirocco All 1975 - 1989



Cheers
Wilbo

[RONA]

rona, might check them out, )

Nah the one at superchepa is on a chain in the store in campbelltown with the brake pads, just stand there and sift through it as you please.

[EVOSTi]

wilbo, did you get that info from the gabriel website or the monroe site? do you have a link as there are some others in the gabriel catalogue that might be short enough and may be aus delivered. not sure if any of those VW's were aus delivered?

ill go to supercheap hopefully thursday night. damnit i might actually get this conversion sorted one day!

[Joshstix]

Volkswagen Rabbit = Golf.

[wilbo666]

wilbo, did you get that info from the gabriel website or the monroe site? do you have a link as there are some others in the gabriel catalogue that might be short enough and may be aus delivered. not sure if any of those VW's were aus delivered?

ill go to supercheap hopefully thursday night. damnit i might actually get this conversion sorted one day!

http://www.gabriel.com/documents/200...log/GAB_05.pdf

Any help?

Cheers
Wilbo

That was from the Gabriel website (goto Ecatalog from the main page).

All that info and more was in my earlier post / the link to the Gabriel pdf!

I'm pretty sure Monroe has a 'match a competitors number system as well so yeah...

Cheers
Wilbo