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89AccordResto
02-28-2006, 10:43 AM
Anybody have any experience with Gabriel Struts? I can get a good deal on them... and I need new struts. Are KYBs much better?

Thanks!
MessyHonda
03-15-2006, 05:17 PM
well i got some Gabriel Sturts off ebay for like 143 including shipping and everything... it took me and my uncle like 1 and a half hours to put them in...after we did we went for a test drive and WOW these things are STIFF... i mean i cant go over 10mph on speed bumps cuz my car will jump...but still they make my car handle good...i will take some pics...yeah i heard KYBs are better but im going to most econamical...oon a 17 year old budget...you cant get everything you want...but yeah they are alright...i still have my stock springs...i wanted to changed them but i dont want to lower my car im just going to put bigger wheels on it
AccordEpicenter
03-15-2006, 07:55 PM
i heard kybs kinda suck... Arent gabriel like oem?
Vanilla Sky
03-15-2006, 08:32 PM
yeah, OEM replacements.
MessyHonda
03-15-2006, 09:27 PM
yeah they are OEM but they are the premium ones ...they feel more stiff than the old ones...the only bad thing on this was that one of the brake line mounts was bent ...nothing a rubber hammer could not fix...and it worked fine...now i can feel my car has more grip...and i can burn out clean...i like the smell of tires in the morning...
AZmike
03-15-2006, 09:56 PM
I'd certainly hope that any new shocks are stiffer than the worn ones that they're replacing. Whether or not they are stiffer than the OEM parts when new is still unclear.
2drSE-i
03-16-2006, 07:58 PM
kyb's as well as tokicos are 15% stiffer than stock. Gabriel are stock replacement. im not sure why many members pick tokicos over kybs...maybe its cuz tokicos are japanese :D
89AccordResto
03-17-2006, 12:37 AM
kyb's as well as tokicos are 15% stiffer than stock. Gabriel are stock replacement. im not sure why many members pick tokicos over kybs...maybe its cuz tokicos are japanese :D

I've had KYB GR2s before and they didn't feel ANY stiffer than stock. Unless htey publish technical info on compression and rebound specs vs OEM specs I say they're BSing.
AccordEpicenter
03-17-2006, 06:51 AM
yeah ive never heard anybody rave about GR2s... ive seen alot of guys like the tokicos though
2drSE-i
03-17-2006, 10:15 AM
i shouldve said they are supposed to be 15% stiffer than stock. at least thats what they claim.
89AccordResto
03-17-2006, 10:37 AM
i shouldve said they are supposed to be 15% stiffer than stock. at least thats what they claim.

I know that's what they claim, but I don't buy it. I think people should consider them stock replacements.
2drSE-i
03-17-2006, 03:25 PM
its generally accepted that kybs are stock replacement, at least on the board.