Front Shocks

[mhyphenl 10 1 Cars]

Hi all,

 

I appreciate that this has been covered but searching just brings up hundreds of sudjects that may just briefly mention 'front shocks'.

 

I need to replace mine, want to keep my restoration as original as poss but don't really want to spend £230 per shock!! What would you use that are as close to OE as poss? Alternatively as mine don't seem to be leaking but creak alot when rotated, is there a way of refurbing and curing this noise?

[jackherer 543]

Creaking is the top mount bearings probably. If they are not leaking keep them, Peugeot OE dampers are very good quality and seem to last a very long time.

 

Get a set of bearings and new top mount rubbers and that should sort it.

[feb 47]

Skip Brown Cars ones

[welshpug 1,655]

closest to o.e would be, o.e!!

[Anthony 1,002]

As said, creaking is normally a failed/siezed top mount bearing rather than an issue with the shock itself. The bearing alone can be purchased quite cheaply from somewhere like GSF, but note that it's listed as a Citroen ZX / Berlingo part (or certainly was last time I checked)

 

To answer the original question though, IMO a reasonable cost new replacement for an OE front shock would probably be a Bilstein B4, which are about £45 each. Avoid the matching B4 rear dampers though.

[mhyphenl 10 1 Cars]

Thanks so far, I'm going to try and repair then to start with, as I said, there seems to be no leaks and I guss in the end if they do go its not going to be a nightmare to change them as all the bolts, boots and bushes around thgem are to be renewed so it'll come apart easy enough!