Someone recently posted a source for the 'shocks' at about $290. Most people do not like the idea of replacing the shocks with anything other than the same system. How have your shocks been disconnected? I don't think there'd be much shock action without the accumulators in the system. You need to investigate what has been done to your system before making any decisions. It might be good to find a complete system at a junkyard if yours is non-existent.

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