Viking Smooth Body Shocks - Rear Adjustable

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  1. MountainDrre

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    Anyone have experience with these? They look right in photos.

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    I do not have any experience with the rear shocks but they are on the list, I do however run there front coil overs and love them
     
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    Good to know.
     
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    You running the Vikings w/ OE type control arms? What setup do you have? Where did you get them?
     
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    is the $380 price correct?
     
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    I am running the coil overs with SPC upper control arms, Global Suspension lower control arms, Pacific Thunder Engineering adjustable strut rods and an addco 7/8 sway bar, I purchased the coil overs off of eBay. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/122060129017
     
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    Cpp stuff is priced similar to that and you get a much improved lca in the package too. Both upper and lower control arms and strut rod are inherently flimsy so add those into cost when comparing total kit cost.

    Course it depends on what you're doing with the car but adding power with better brakes and tires will only task the oem suspension parts even further.
     
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