Help me decide: Tires or shocks???

**mangyan** · April 4th, 2003 03:58 PM

I have an 8 month old strada. I want to upgrade to improve my ride comfort. I am thinking of changing my stock tires(Bridgestone Dueler H/T) and shock absorbers. Kaso I can't afford to have both. I have a limited budget. I would like to change my tires to Yokohama Geolandar AT+2. Kung shocks naman, I would like to upgrade to OME or Rancho. Which of the two will I prioritize that will give me a noticeable change in ride comfort?

**kimpOy** · April 4th, 2003 05:07 PM

mangyan he..he funny ako rin nasa situation mo last year he..he

the reason i changed my shocks first is because they are busted, rear shocks only
but beforehand i was saving for an All terrain tire because i do trailing once in a while,

Bstone H/T 689 failed me twice, labas na wires and nagka bukol,
so habang may value pa yang H/T 689 mo, pa trade mo na agad
remember nasa gulong nakasalalay ang buhay mo pag nasa daan

mind you pala aftermarket shocks are stiffer than OEM parts
why not get a leaf spring kit OEM from mitsubishi na mas softer ride
alam ko meron yun mas softer ang ride i forgot the part name

(+) positive yata or
(-) negative kasi yung
(N) ang nakalagay sa OEM strada

**1D4LV** · April 4th, 2003 05:29 PM

i think immediate ride comfort can be realized by changing the shocks first. mas diretso yan sa suspension to the body eh.

**mangyan** · April 4th, 2003 06:16 PM

Kimpoy: Sir, tama kayo. Dapat i-prioritize ko muna ang safety over comfort. I read and heard many bad reviews about Bstone Dueler H/T. Madali daw sumabog, matalbog at maingay. Siguro pag nagpalit ako ng tires mag-iimprove rin ang ride comfort. Anyway, Ok pa naman ang OEM shocks ko.....wala pang one year...at hindi pa busted. Kaso kuminsan tinatalo ang mind ko ng colorful shocks ng Rancho(red) at OME(yellow). Magandang tingnan sa ilalim..hehehe.....Habang may value pa ang dueler ko palit na dapat ako ng tires. TNX po...

happy_gilmore: Tnx po sa input ninyo. U were right of saying kung gusto ko ng immediate ride comfort, shocks ang paltan ko......kaso safety muna over comfort.....lagi ko pa naman kasama ang commander at baby ko.....

**roydok** · April 4th, 2003 08:00 PM

for me tires first.

**pajerokid** · April 4th, 2003 09:09 PM

if your tires are nearly worn out.... yun muna siguro. If your shocks are worn out, yun muna siguro :roll: Kidding aside, replace the component which is more likely to be at the end of its service life. Upgrade na, preventive maintenance pa :mrgreen:

**wildthing** · April 4th, 2003 09:36 PM

At 8 months, home use, I think aabutin ka ng 2 years without even changing your shocks. Unahin mo na ung tires (sigurado ka ba na yung brand mo na napili would give you the riding comfort you're dreaming off??)

Tapos bili ka ng Red or Yellow paint in canister at sprayan mo yung OEM shocks mo...tapos na problema mo sa shocks aesthetics :lol::lol::lol:

Kung softer ride at hindi ka naman nagloload ng more than 500kg sa pickup mo, alisan mo na lang ng leaf-spring the third one na maliit yata (im not sure kasi frontier ride ko). Wala pang P1,000 gastos mo and you can always put it back.

my 2 cents.

**mangyan** · April 4th, 2003 09:41 PM

Roydok,

Sir, same ride pala tayo. Sa avatar ninyo, napansin ko nagpalit na kayo ng rims and tires. Ano brand ang pinalit ninyo? Any other modifications & upgrades sa strada ninyo? I'll follow ur advice....tires muna.:lol::lol::lol:

**mangyan** · April 4th, 2003 10:12 PM

wildthing: hehehehe.... ganda kasing tingnan ng may kulay ang shocks.....pero u r right,sir....gulong muna....8k pa lang tinatakbo ng strada ko....I'm sure tatagal pa ng 2-4 yrs ang mga shocks ko considering hindi naman ako nagkakarga ng mabigat.....sir, do u have any suggestions kung anong brand ng A/T tires ang maganda....

**jay crew** · April 6th, 2003 12:38 AM

mangyan pareho tayo ako gsto ko rin magpalit ng shocks and tyres pero hold muna la pa pera,yung tyres sabi nila ok daw yung geolandar na at2 or dunlop mas softer ata.