Do shocks have to be changed with springs?

[bluecube]

Hey everyone. I am thinking of buying a set of King Springs for my Cielo Sedan (30mm lowered springs). I recently replaced the rear shock absorbers as I got them pretty cheaply off ebay, however the front shocks seem to be very expensive to find in Australia (e.g over $200 AU for both). If i just replaced the springs, would I really need to change the front shocks? Idealy i'd like to but I don't really want to have to spend that much on front shocks alone. My front shocks are in pretty good condition I think (very little bouncing when pushed) but I would like to lower the car to improve handling a bit.

Any advice would be great!

[MMamdouh]

associating shocks and springs replacment - IMO - is a cost reduction issue in countries where labour is expensive... for me i replace whichever part is worn and just let the other parts be.

i recently replaced all my 4 shocks but the springs were not replaced so in your case i think you only need to replace the shocks if the are worn... you said the rear ones are newly replaced and the front are in a good condition so i don't see why you would have to replace them.

always remeber that shocks are a consumable and eventually will need replacment... if the front ones are old - as old as the previous rear set of shocks - then most probably they are going to die soon, if labour is too expensive i say go for a change but if my assumptions are wrong then you are OK with just the new springs.

MMamdouh

[woo]

if you lower the car with stiffer springs then you should technically change your shocks to ones that are more suited to the new spring rate

[wOo-TaNg]

yea it did seem rather expensive what they were offering for changing the springs i guess $$ wise your better of knocking two birds with one stone

[lanos2001]

money wise like everyone said would be cheaper to have them changed at the same time but if you just buy springs and don't plan to change the shocks, your shocks will wear out faster which means eventually down the line you'd have to change them anyways.


nick

[AcingTeam]

I'd say that really $$$ wise would be not changing your shocks. I've had cut springs with like a 2" drop for over a year. Then switched to Eibachs 1.2" drop (had them for over a year) never replaced my shocks and they're still great.