Shock absorbers KYB or GABRIEL

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KYB › Shock absorbers

Ok-Tangelo6985 11 Mar 2025, 21:22

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Rating 4.5

I run kyb with tein springs on both of my spyders and they've been great

Pros: great performance

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

Artistic-Sherbet-007 11 Mar 2025, 09:26

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Rating 4.0

I have both and prefer the excel-g for 90% of driving.

Pros: preferred for street driving

KYB › Shock absorbers

brightonsad 11 Mar 2025, 07:46

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Rating 4.5

I just put them in all my shocks! I’m also pretty sure KYBs were OEM albeit a bit different (when I removed the original KYB struts on my aw11 they were silver instead of black) so far the new ones feel great!

Pros: feel great, OEM quality

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

KYB › Shock absorbers

mr_j_12 11 Mar 2025, 04:36

Rating 4.0

I run excel g's on my 1j cressida. Kyb isnt "cheap" let alone the excel g's.

Pros: not cheap, good quality

Vehicle: Toyota Cressida

KYB › Shock absorbers

MajorLazy 11 Mar 2025, 03:59

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Rating 4.0

Kyb is the opposite of cheapo in my experience. Rock auto kyb should be oem or better. I’ve used them on other cars

Pros: better than OEM, not cheap

KYB › Shock absorbers

InvisibleSlidingDoor 11 Mar 2025, 03:58

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Rating 5.0

I'm running those exact shocks on all 4 corners and it's the best handling car I own. They work great

Pros: best handling, work great

KYB › Shock absorbers

Halfinchoff 15 Nov 2022, 22:28

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Rating 3.0

I went with some kyb shocks when I had my hundo. Felt like stock

Pros: felt like stock

Vehicle: Toyota Land Cruiser

KYB › Shock absorbers

vex_42 14 Sep 2022, 15:04

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Rating 3.5

Cheapest shocks are gonna be KYB shocks, they are alright

Pros: alright performance

Vehicle: Toyota MR2

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

AskCool8263 3 Aug 2024, 22:23

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Rating 1.0

I have a Ford transit connect and after 3 mos my gabriel shocks bottomed out absolute CRAP!!!

Cons: bottomed out after 3 months

Vehicle: Ford Transit Connect I

GABRIEL › Shock absorbers

term1throwaway 27 Mar 2024, 06:16

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Rating 1.0

Gabriel shock absorbers are absolute shit.

Cons: absolute shit

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