That price sounds right for the Pedders shocks. They are a good shock (made in Belgium).
The KYB shocks I spoke about are not adjustable, they are a direct replacement for the standard shocks with a slightly uprated valving, so they are stiffer than the original items. Still a top quality item, just not for extreme performance, but neither is the pedders item.
He is right about the GSR having different parts to the other CC Lancer vehicles, but the rear shocks are shared by the GSR, CC Sedan and Coupe. I still don't think you can get a pair of front shocks + or - fitting for $100.
The front wishbones rear bush costs $70 a pair for anti-lift kit bushes, and the front bush is proably much the same so that price sounds right of $143 for the 4 bushes. Ask them about getting the Whiteline anti-lift kit bush instead of the standard bush (#KCA317A part number)
I would also ask about the front swaybar end bushes, they are like $30 for the kit.
If the rear Apexi shocks are $600, the fronts are likely to be similar or more, and they are likely to be just a tube that needs to be inserted into the original strut (= more $$$) If you want adjustable shocks at the low end of the price range look at Koni they will be around the $400-$500 a pair.
Although still expensive you don't need to replace them as often. You can wind them up every 30 - 40 000km and compensate for the wear in the valves, compared to a normal shock that needs replacing every 40 000. You can wind the Koni shocks up about 4 or 5 times until they need rebuilding, which is still cheaper than new shocks.
It will be bad to have different 'rated' front and rear shocks. If the rears are Apexi and the front Pedders or KYB that will be bad as the rear will be a lot stiffer than the front = more oversteer which can sometimes just snap especially in the wet, dangerous if you don't expect it/know what you are doing.
p3akin said:
I was thinking, spending that much money on just front shocks is pretty steep...
Its not just front shocks they quoted you on, its almost all the front suspension bits that are necessary to remove the clunk you mentioned and are likely to be worn. Sure 3.5-4hrs labour may be a lot, but thats what they charge.
