Potenza damper?

Alec

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I was just polishing my wheels the other day and looked at my shocks and they each have a sticker that says, "POTENZA DAMPER". I Googled it and found out that supposedly they are some rare JDM shocks made by Bridgestone. Has anybody heard of these and could anybody confirm this?
 
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Alec

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Alright, fine. These pics suck because it's hard to get my big camera in that small area. Don't mind the red paint, it's from when the caliper's were painted.
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Alec

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adampecush;1328808 said:
they look like kyb gr2s...

Really, for some reason that's what I thought and I know absolutely nothing about suspension. What lead you to believe that?
 

adampecush

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my parts car had a set in similar condition, and they looked almost identical. The shocks should have a stamping on them to tell you the manufacturer.
 

Alec

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adampecush;1328819 said:
my parts car had a set in similar condition, and they looked almost identical. The shocks should have a stamping on them to tell you the manufacturer.

Did they say "Potenza" on them?
 

adampecush

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they said GR2...which is why i said yours look like them. The japanese companies have a habit of re-badging parts made by other manufacturers. I've got a set of apex'i shocks on my car that I'm sure are re-badged bilstiens or konis.