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Rear shock replacement

Moanin · 2016-07-29 08:41:25

Hi, One of my rear shocks (2010 Audi A4 TDI) is starting to leak so I'm going to replace both. Do I just need to replace shock or are there any other parts that I should replace if replacing shocks?

29-07-2016 9:41am

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Moanin

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Hi,

One of my rear shocks (2010 Audi A4 TDI) is starting to leak so I'm going to replace both. Do I just need to replace shock or are there any other parts that I should replace if replacing shocks?

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#2 29-07-2016 10:08am

shietpilot

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Just the shocks and replace on both sides as you said to make sure there's no imbalance

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#3 29-07-2016 11:14am

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Grab a few snaps and post here

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#4 29-07-2016 12:26pm

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Any brand recommendations ? There's a big variance in prices online

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#5 29-07-2016 1:52pm

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Price and quality go hand in hand so as a rule, you get what you pay for.

Personally, I'd look at a set of Sachs for that

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#6 23-08-2016 11:42am

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What are Optimal & Meyle Shock absorbers like?

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#7 23-08-2016 12:14pm

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Maybe lemforder shocks?
Go with a brand you have heard about and you're probably ok.

You can find some info by searching boards like so
http://www.boards.ie/search/submit/?query=shocks

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#8 23-08-2016 12:30pm

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I recently got Meyle brand rear shocks for a Megane. Not much to say about them really, they were cheap and seem to do the job. Did the NCT wit them - the Mm readings were low 50s.

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