Recommend shocks for Pajero Gen 2.5

[OTEP]

mikmik,

Magkaiba kasi price ng front and rear shocks. Bale parang lumabas na Php4,000 (I forgot the 'butal') ang total.

Yung kabit nasa Php100-200/shock depende sa gumagawa.

Pero madali lang magkabit ng shocks. Kakatapos ko lang magkabit kanina (after dinner) dun sa Vitara. Nilagyan ko kasi ng Monroe Monro-matic Plus shocks sa likod (Php1,450/pair from Zukiman of 4x4ph.com). Less than 2 hours natapos ko yung likod using basic hand tools. Yung harap hindi ko pa pinalitan kasi ok pa naman pero expect to clock similar times (based dun sa pagpapalit ko ng shocks sa Besta which uses the same shock design as the Pajero). Sa likod you don't even need to jack the vehicle or take off the tires. Magdala ka lang ng madaming WD40 at martilyo kasi malamang may mga stuck up nang bolts.

Php800 to trim bumpstops? Holdap ba iyan? Nilagare lang namin yung bumpstops ko (sa GEN II) dati. Pang-yosi lang ang bayad. Ako na lang puputol ng bumpstops mo kung Php800 ang katapat. hehehe.

Medyo cost cutting lang talaga kaya hindi na remote-shocks ang pinalit. Afterwards, it rode just like a standard GEN II on gas shocks. Kahit naman sa U.S., mga two years lang ata lumabas ang remote shocks. Na-pull out din due to cost cutting and some reliability issues so bihira ang Field Master body dun na naka-remote shocks. Ito na lang isipin mo, kung sumakay ka sa Pajero niyo ng naka-blind fold tapos may magtatanong sa iyo kung ano ang suspension setting, masasagot mo kaya with significant accuracy? Hindi ganun ka-sensitive seat-of-the-pants ng mga tao dito. Yung iba gusto lang na walang kalampag at maayos ang ride kaya talagang hindi worth it yung remote-eklat na yun.

Yung 86 year old na lola na gumagamit ng Field Master (she's the boss, walang kokontra hehehe) ngayon wala naman reklamo when we switched over to standard shocks. Wala naman sinasabi sa akin na dapat nag-Bilstein ako or Old Man Emu. hehehe.

[nugundam93]

eheheheh if you guys are planning to do a DIY shock install, sama naman ako minsan. :lol:

[ARB]

if DIY ka on changing your rear shocks sa pajero, there are some units that you cannot remove the lower bolt that holds the shocks. the bolt will not slide out, it will hit the rear lower trailing arm. may secret dyan.

as for the KYB monomax its price is nearly 5k+ also. on the gas adjust, no comment na lang.

[larshell]

Otep, Review naman ng Monroe Matic-plus.

KYB Monomax is around $30-$45 sa website.Mababa dollar ngayon diba?

[OTEP]

Yung Monro-matic sa Vitara nakakabit. Hehehe. Large bore nitrogen shock siya so expected na matigas. I don't know how it will settle in the long run. Gamit namin na shocks for fleet use is usually KYB (super series or gas-a-just). Ok naman ang offer ni Iceman (with delivery pa to Filmar's shop) kaya kumuha na ko.

First impression is matigas siya. Balik ang firm ride ng Vitara. Dati kasi parang pogo-stick yung likod dahil wala na talagang tigas yung shocks. When I took the old shocks out, nahulog na lang. Ayaw na mag-self extend. Trade off lang siguro is mas well controlled na ang body motions ng sasakyan with these newer shocks. Of course, you will not mistake the Vitara for a Pajero. hehehe.

Iceman has longer ones at the same price pero hindi siya sure kung kakabit sa Pajero. I will ask for the exact length. Pero yung bolt pattern is the same as the GEN II.

[OTEP]

Ito nga pala yung website for the Monroe Monro-matic Plus: http://www.monroe.com/products/mp_de...ck%20Absorbers


KYB: http://www.kyb.com/products/detail.php?ID=2

Ito yung 'base model' gas shocks nila, KYB Super Series: http://www.rossko.ru/kayaba/type.php



Premium Series (ito yata ang fluid type shocks ng KYB):

[mikmik316]

I got them from Blazer Marketing, 66 Kitanlad St. cor Banawe nr. E.Rod.

*OTEP:
Got this info from the web..

BLAZER CAR MARKETING, INCORPORATED
68-Q Kitanlad Street
1100 Quezon City, Philippines

TELEPHONE
7327541; 7499944

FAX
7499944

I'll try to haggle the price... so okay talaga ang Gas-A-Justs???

[F1fireserpent]

Sir saan shops specialist sa pagkabit nang Bilstein shock absorber bandang QC? Pakisama nyo na rin kung tel. no. po nang shop. Salamat po. Goodday!

[OTEP]

*OTEP:
I'll try to haggle the price... so okay talaga ang Gas-A-Justs???

For me its bang for the buck. But if you have more bucks, siyempre there are bigger bangs out there. As I've said previously, hindi na worth it ang uber expensive suspension (or vehicle parts in general) for my intended application kaya I try to strike a balance between cost and benefit.

Btw, ang gas-a-just natin sa local market ay iba sa g-a-j ng U.S. Kapareho natin ang Japan at Asian markets na silver ang body ng shock. Sa likod, Super series or Excel-G lang ang usually meron (parang equivalents lang sila for me).




KYB shocks: http://www.kayaba.co.uk/mechanic/products_types.html

[mikmik316]

Mga pre napagpilian na ni erpat na sa RATS na lang magpagawa at magpakabit ng OMEs... shocks lang para tipid dahil okay pa naman ang springs.. Pinaalala ko na lang sa kanya na kapag nakabit yung shocks e magpasakay ng 4 na tao sa likod para malaman namin kung hindi babagsak ang rear...

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