Koni's or Monroe Shock best prices
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My RoW M030 Monroes: 45k miles and still going strong - and I have driven my car from California to Montreal and back, and drive my car every day, in a spirited fashion.
I'm pretty sure that, when I order my replacement set (in another 20k miles or so), someone in Germany will say, "That guy in California just bought another set!"
I have taken many, many gulps of rennlist koolaid, but, on this one, I willfully bought the Monroes just to be different, and to put myself in the hands of the Wizards of Weissach.
I am very pleased with my lowly RoW M030 Monroes. The car feels great - and, yes, I have driven 993s with HDs, and with PSS9s.
If you think about it, Monroes were in place when all of the glowing reviews for the 993 (from the automotive press) were given (when the car was new). It would be interesting to do a true, back-to-back comparison between the HDs and Monroes.
I sometimes wonder if just the U.S.-spec Monroes (and Boges?) were sub par.
Harry
I'm pretty sure that, when I order my replacement set (in another 20k miles or so), someone in Germany will say, "That guy in California just bought another set!"
I have taken many, many gulps of rennlist koolaid, but, on this one, I willfully bought the Monroes just to be different, and to put myself in the hands of the Wizards of Weissach.
I am very pleased with my lowly RoW M030 Monroes. The car feels great - and, yes, I have driven 993s with HDs, and with PSS9s.
If you think about it, Monroes were in place when all of the glowing reviews for the 993 (from the automotive press) were given (when the car was new). It would be interesting to do a true, back-to-back comparison between the HDs and Monroes.
I sometimes wonder if just the U.S.-spec Monroes (and Boges?) were sub par.
Harry
Last edited by Harry L; 11-11-2011 at 05:41 PM.
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This begs the question... Are there really ROW vs. US Monroe shocks? Is it just the spring that's different, but the shock is the same? I wonder if some who experienced early failure lowered the car using ROW or aftermarket springs and that caused the problem...
I have a set of M033 springs that just arrived and have been debating swapping just springs and "using up" the stock shocks (18k miles on them) or biting the bullet and also changing shocks "while the tech is there".
I have a set of M033 springs that just arrived and have been debating swapping just springs and "using up" the stock shocks (18k miles on them) or biting the bullet and also changing shocks "while the tech is there".
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same here,,,,,,, since 2006. Need an alibi to go the blue way, nothing yet
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.but owe readers to be extremely clear on issue. ROW car came with M033 option Boge green shocks.
8 years from new , the front shocks were rock solid, the rears were pivoting horizontally like a stick-shift.
the problem in general, is in the rears I think.
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.but owe readers to be extremely clear on issue. ROW car came with M033 option Boge green shocks.
8 years from new , the front shocks were rock solid, the rears were pivoting horizontally like a stick-shift.
the problem in general, is in the rears I think.
Last edited by geolab; 11-11-2011 at 08:35 AM.
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My RoW M030 Monroes: 45k miles and still going strong - and I have driven my car from California to Montreal and back, and drive my car every day, in a spirited fashion.
I am very pleased with my lowly RoW M030 Monroes. The car feels great - and, yes, I have driven 993s with HDs, and with PSS9s.
Harry
I am very pleased with my lowly RoW M030 Monroes. The car feels great - and, yes, I have driven 993s with HDs, and with PSS9s.
Harry
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A local 993er gave me his old "green" shocks (Monroe?) and sure enough, the shaft of the rear units wobble like a shifter, as Geolab also stated. I only took them for dimensional purposes.
I'm immune to "koolaid"...on any forum. In most cases, far too much hype over nothing.
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Damon - I've checked the Tire Rack site and never found the right FSD application. Other online retailers of Koni are selling them now for between $1039 and $1150 or so, but would love to see Tire Rack offer them for sub $1000. You don't have them on your site - please post how we can get them from you.