SUSPENSION ; REAR SHOCKS FOR ROBIN / RIALTO ; DIMENSIONS / ALTERNATIVES

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STANDARD RELIANT ROBIN and RIALTO REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS

Photo showing REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UNIT n the OPEN position .

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REAR ROBIN & RIALTO REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UNIT OPEN LENGTH

as MEASURED from the CENTRES OF THE BOLT HOLES 300mm .

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Photo showing REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UNIT in the CLOSED position .

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REAR ROBIN & RIALTO REAR SHOCK ABSORBER UNIT CLOSED LENGTH

as MEASURED from the CENTRES OF THE BOLT HOLES 210mm .

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ALTERNATIVE ROBIN & RIALTO REAR SUSPENSION UNITS

Following info was from the Minispares website

UNIPART ORIGINAL SUSPENSION UNIT

MINISPARES PART NUMBER ; GSA71541

Genuine boxed Gabriel damper was Girling, from Rover/Unipart

DAMPER KAYABA FRONT STD SHOCK ABSORBER

MINISPARES PART NUMBER ; 442001

Fully open length from pin centres is 324mm and closed length is 210mm.

FRONT KAYABA GAS UPGRADE SHOCK ABSORBER

MINISPARES PART NUMBER ; 342001

Fully open length from pin centres is 330mm and closed length is 215mm.

KYB Gas filled 25% upgrade on standard

These are KYB 25% upgrade on their KYB standard oil damper. Beware of others who claim 25% upgrades. They do not know what they are 25% upgrade of. We have tried and tested every shock on the market, these are the best quality and priced damper on the market from the worlds leading shock absorber producer.

DAMPER GAS-A-JUST SHOCK ABSORBER UPGRADE

MINSPARES PART NUMBER ; 552018

Open length from pin centres is 324mm and closed length is 210mm.

KYB front dampers, 9 years ago after initial testing Minispares

introduced the Kyaba (KYB)'s gas charged "Gas-a-just" dampers to the mini market providing an excellent upgrade for those running standard shocks on a road car even with 13"wheels. Offering a 25% upgrade to their standard equivalent they remain equally consistent in use unlike other cheap brands.

Great value and quality from the largest manufacturer of original equipment shock absorbers in the world. Over 600 sales per annum of just this type of KYB proves how good this brand is. Keith Dodd used these on his car for 2-3 years and were his favourite until he changed them for Evolution AGX 743039/40 for research and development. See web site article on shocks.