From your experiences can anyone suggest a good quality shock absorber for front and rear of buggy obviously not to stiff on the front I'm guessing standard for the front thanks in advance ;-)up
Front shocks depends on your ride height. If I not lowered then standard as you say. Most of the usual suppliers seem to sell Cofap brand which work well. If lowered (unless you've got drop spindles) then I usually go for the shorter Empi/Bugpack oil damped units.
Avoid coil overs, at least on the front end.