just took the wheels off my car to give them a clean front and rear and clean under the arches etc... and noticed that on all my shock absorbers the rubber gators have all split and come away, and the arm is fully exposed, they dont look too hot either..

 

im buying a set of rears from luke zcenter and i will try and get the fronts from nissan newport.

 

while im doing these is there anything i should think about checking? other bushes etc..?

 

im open to suggestions and advice.

If your on the origonal springs you might as well replace them too. If the shocks are gone most likely the springs will be sagging/past their best.

Funny that, I had my wheels off last night to paint the calipers and I noticed exactly the same, all the rubbers half gone.

you should check the upper arm bushes for play as these normally go