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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 02:06 PM
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I have 95 VERT with the FE1 suspension. I am looking to upgrade to a new set of shocks. Any suggestions (and why)? I am leaning towards the Bilstein HD Z51 for VERT. ???

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Bilstein=Good Choice
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 04:09 AM
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Whatever you do,dont bother with the Edelbrock IAS or whatever they call them.I put a set on my lowered truck,spent over $300 and they are junk.
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Old Oct 10, 2005 | 03:19 PM
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Bilsteins are a fine shock.
So are Koni.
Halshock makes a good unit.

The rest are "get what you pay for" type, except for the Edelbrock. I feel the AIS units they make are pure advertizing hype, with no substance...unlike most of Edelbrock's products.

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anyone have KYB's ??
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RAGOVET
anyone have KYB's ??
I have them on a 85 they work fine for me.
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I had Koni single adjust on my 93. Loved them
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I went with the Z51s on my FE1 vert and I love them!!! Firm, but not jarring
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Originally Posted by 93Polo
I had Koni single adjust on my 93. Loved them
I have Konis on my car and love them. I would highly recommend them . I previously tried the QA1s and was not too impressed with them.
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Originally Posted by Admiral94
I have Konis on my car and love them. I would highly recommend them . I previously tried the QA1s and was not too impressed with them.
I put 60k miles/4yrs on my Konis and they drove as good on the last day as the first.

Always wandered how the QA1s stacked up. They came out after I had Koni's on my car.
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