F45 Question
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F45 Question
The LT4 Im looking at purchasing has this option, how reliable is it? Is it a good upgrade over the previous FX3? Does it really make a difference in handling? Cost of Repair? Guess that covers it, thanx. By the way........how do I run spell check now?
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Re: F45 Question (89VegasVette)
See my other post in the Z51 Option thread.
Around town, you most likely won't notice any difference in the 3 settings, even going from the extremes of Tour (softest) to Sport (firmest). The faster you go, the better it seems to work. Nothing wrong with it, mind you, but I'd prefer the simpler Z51 or base suspension. F45 does add to a car's resale value, though.
If it ever breaks, look out. The shocks cost over $400 each and the actuators are nearly as much, I think. They must last a long time, though. Oh yeh, one other thing... the older FX3 option used Bilstein shocks which were reprogrammable. You can't do that with the F45's.
Around town, you most likely won't notice any difference in the 3 settings, even going from the extremes of Tour (softest) to Sport (firmest). The faster you go, the better it seems to work. Nothing wrong with it, mind you, but I'd prefer the simpler Z51 or base suspension. F45 does add to a car's resale value, though.
If it ever breaks, look out. The shocks cost over $400 each and the actuators are nearly as much, I think. They must last a long time, though. Oh yeh, one other thing... the older FX3 option used Bilstein shocks which were reprogrammable. You can't do that with the F45's.
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Re: F45 Question (gs633)
The shocks cost over $400 each and the actuators are nearly as much, I think. They must last a long time, though. Oh yeh, one other thing... the older FX3 option used Bilstein shocks which were reprogrammable. You can't do that with the F45's.
And he's right about the FX3 being rebuildable from Bilstein, the F45 Delphi shocks don't have that option... And from memory, the rear shocks are around $120/ea for replacement, but the fronts are around $300/ea...
I do like it though, for me on these very rough CA roads, I noticed the difference between settings...
