16" shocks, throw or keep?

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16" shocks, throw or keep?

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just changed my rear shocks (original 16") is there any reason to keep them? they look like this
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can they be rebuilt? refurbed? or just thrown away?
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If they're not konis, then they're for the metal skip. I say koni as yours are painted red but some models from other proper brand dampers can be refurbed too.
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Keep ......
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If they still damp as they should then keep them for a rainy day, my old ones were ok when I replaced them just put them on a shelf in the garage until some one needed them.

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they work, but a bit "bouncy" if you know what i mean. No harm stashing them in the garage i suppose.
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Magpies! get em binned :rofl
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16" dampers are green not red, those are just 14" items.
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Simon Baxter wrote:16" dampers are green not red, those are just 14" items.
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Bin then, thanks for that.
Any way of telling if the fronts are 16"?
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Same, if they are green they are 16.
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or check the part number stamped on

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Red as well, dont feel to bad about fitting new ones now
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We can get 16" ones, but I think they are just shy of a grand a set.
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yep, i remember asking you a while back :shock: , hence the fitting of your 14" rears :lol:
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Why do you still have a cat on your van?
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why, is it a problem? Have noticed other peoples seem to have vanished.
Never given it much thought really.

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