Rear Shocks, Are these OE replacements?

  1. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 London, England Posts: 734 Saxo VTS, Audi A6 Avant Quattro.
    #1
    Hi there,

    my rear shocks are 140k old and are doing almost nothing.

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PAIR-CITRO...item51a894e716

    Are those standard replacements for a VTS? Not sure if all Saxo's ran the same rear shocks or not.

    If i put on something slightly harder, like the APEX rears, is the ride height at the rear going to change a lot?

    I ask as I've not got time for doing the torsion bars etc.

    Thanks for any help.

    Scott
  2. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #2
    http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=274918

    #10
  3. Super Moderator Joined: Nov 2009 Cambridge(ish), UK. Posts: 10581 BMW 5x M50d.
    #3
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  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 9100 Amazon green VTR 16v, Inferno RS clio 182
    #4
    those are just standard spec replacements but made by Bilstein. Ride height shouldnt be affected, its only the rebound of the shock thats altered (I assume the apex are adjustable like the spax ones I have fitted?)
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 31279 Citroen Saxo VTS, S60 D5
    #5
    Lol. I just searched around for a little while.

    Not be long though Ross
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2006 London, England Posts: 734 Saxo VTS, Audi A6 Avant Quattro.
    #6
    Obviously the ones i linked are standard replacements, the question is do VTR/S's have different shocks to 1.1 etc.

    Back end of the car is 35-40m. Front is running Bilstein b8 with Faulkner 155lb springs.

    I don't have the time at the moment to adjust the beam to suit if slightly harder shocks are going to raise the back end to much.

    Any help great.

    Thanks