Yep, the only thing it really could have been was you bought a pr of dud shocks. Unless of course someone else has had a similar situation and then we can assume the cheaper Hagons are inferiour quality
Mind you regardless of all of this, I too find it hard to believe the cheap Hagons at $250USD could compete with the progressive 440's in as you say build, fit and finish. FYI, I did a brief cost comparison and the cheap "Hagon Road Shocks" as they are called are $250USD compared to the Progressive 440's at $450USD. That's a lot of difference which you would think would relate to overall inferiority.
On the other side of the coin the Hagon Nitros are over $710USD. I wonder if similarly that too relates to better build, fit and finish
Whatever, it's certainly an interesting topic.
Just for you information, I looked into purchasing a pr of 440's in Australia and was quoted from one mob over $900AUD. Knowing freight from the US was outrageous I then looked elsewhere before settling on the Nitros which in the end I'm very thankful for
