Allshocks.com and Bilstein
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Le Mans Master
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From: Indiana
Allshocks.com and Bilstein
I had a post in Off Topic a few days ago about bubba having installed air-shocks on my '69. It took me 8 months to correct it but the job is done. I replaced the old air shocks with a set of Bilstein HD's (B46-0956) from Allshocks.com. Their price is $74.75 but shipping from NC to IN was $14.62. Still, that's cheaper than $89 at Autozone.
The difference is amazing as you might expect. This car is used as a cruiser/touring car and sees a lot of back country roads. The Bilsteins worked great on the rougher roads and kept the rear tires planted. I took some hard corners and the car stuck like glue. Even the off-camber corners weren't scary like before.
Some hard acceleration showed that the C3 squat is still present and that the car still breaks traction in gears 1-3 :D. Smooth highway driving is very comfortable.
Those who want a really firm ride should probably go up to the next performance level. When I want a rough ride, I drive my C4 :lol: I'm wishing that I had ordered some for the front now.
The difference is amazing as you might expect. This car is used as a cruiser/touring car and sees a lot of back country roads. The Bilsteins worked great on the rougher roads and kept the rear tires planted. I took some hard corners and the car stuck like glue. Even the off-camber corners weren't scary like before.
Some hard acceleration showed that the C3 squat is still present and that the car still breaks traction in gears 1-3 :D. Smooth highway driving is very comfortable.
Those who want a really firm ride should probably go up to the next performance level. When I want a rough ride, I drive my C4 :lol: I'm wishing that I had ordered some for the front now.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Severna Park Md
Re: Allshocks.com and Bilstein (KF9WM's 87 coupe)
Got the Bilsteins too and love em. Just for the record I found the best price at Ecklers. Set of 4 for $240. Its been a couple of years though.
