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[Lazydocker]

Can get a pair of Meyle shocks for less than a single B4, unless the quality is vastly different from their droplinks, I'll be going with them next.

Oh Gawd, GM, Meyle, or B4's
Decisions decisions.

If you get Meyle, be good to hear what they are like 

...you'll be a guinea pig. They may well be fine but buy at your own risk. B4's are, however, a known entity

[tunnie]

Can get a pair of Meyle shocks for less than a single B4, unless the quality is vastly different from their droplinks, I'll be going with them next.

Oh Gawd, GM, Meyle, or B4's
Decisions decisions.

If you get Meyle, be good to hear what they are like 

...you'll be a guinea pig. They may well be fine but buy at your own risk. B4's are, however, a known entity

True.    But at half the price of B4s, worth a go. So even if they only last half as long, its not a problem. Easy job to replace, unlike V6 gaskets. (For unknown parts)

Plus Meyle are known good in other areas. So worth a punt in my book

[Shackeng]

Can get a pair of Meyle shocks for less than a single B4, unless the quality is vastly different from their droplinks, I'll be going with them next.

Oh Gawd, GM, Meyle, or B4's
Decisions decisions.

If you get Meyle, be good to hear what they are like 

...you'll be a guinea pig. They may well be fine but buy at your own risk. B4's are, however, a known entity

True.  But at half the price of B4s, worth a go. So even if they only last half as long, its not a problem. Easy job to replace, unlike V6 gaskets. (For unknown parts)

Plus Meyle are known good in other areas. So worth a punt in my book

Plus a geo setup each time.

[05omegav6]

Only for the fronts

Rear shocks last less time but should have no bearing on geometry unless you forget to unbolt them prior to levering them out

[tunnie]

I still hope its the rear drop links on mine, should get a little more out of the shocks.  Original GM shocks lasted 8 years, current GM ones been on 7.

Our of interest how much are GM ones?

[05omegav6]

Rear droplinks don't fail

[tunnie]

Rear droplinks don't fail

They are original to the car 

[05omegav6]

Couldn't be a more different design to the front ones if they tried... and they only get loaded in one plane, whereas the fronts also twist with the steering

[chrisgixer]

Rear droplinks don't fail

They are original to the car 

...and will see out a few more other cars life's as well. They are, as said, a completely different, and much more basic design. No ball joint, just a rubber eyelet with a bolt through it.

[chrisgixer]

Can get a pair of Meyle shocks for less than a single B4, unless the quality is vastly different from their droplinks, I'll be going with them next.

Oh Gawd, GM, Meyle, or B4's
Decisions decisions.

If you get Meyle, be good to hear what they are like 

...you'll be a guinea pig. They may well be fine but buy at your own risk. B4's are, however, a known entity

True.    But at half the price of B4s, worth a go. So even if they only last half as long, its not a problem. Easy job to replace, unlike V6 gaskets. (For unknown parts)

Plus Meyle are known good in other areas. So worth a punt in my book

Means little sadly. Meyle heavy duty rearward wishbone bushes barely lasted 18 months, compared to GM ones on 2.5 ish years and still going strong.

But they might be worth punt.

[chrisgixer]

...and wtf has gaskets got to do with the price of fish?

[Kevin Wood]

Hmm. My shocks are original. 180k and 13 years old. Wonder if I should replace them?

[Shackeng]

I still hope its the rear drop links on mine, should get a little more out of the shocks.  Original GM shocks lasted 8 years, current GM ones been on 7.

Our of interest how much are GM ones?

Fronts £53.80 Ea +Vat
Rears £47.20 + Vat

On TC

[tunnie]

I still hope its the rear drop links on mine, should get a little more out of the shocks.  Original GM shocks lasted 8 years, current GM ones been on 7.

Our of interest how much are GM ones?

Fronts £53.80 Ea +Vat
Rears £47.20 + Vat

On TC

Thanks. Again double the price of Meyle!

[tunnie]

Hmm. My shocks are original. 180k and 13 years old. Wonder if I should replace them?

Have you ever replaced the rear droplinks?