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From: One day you're a Comet...the next day you're dust... Arkansas
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From: Magnolia Mississippi
St. Jude '03-'04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by jgmccroy
Hi, Has anybody tried Edlebrock IAS shocks. I have an 84 with oem and I'm ready for a change. Any other recomendations.
Have (87) IAS on all 4 wheels. Just ordered QA1's for the front. Current front shocks have less than 500 miles on them, brand new, if your interested email me, maybe we can deal
Team Owner
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From: sw Ohio
Are the original AC Delco shocks any good? I currently have the KYB's and I hate them. I had them on my old truck and they werent good for it either. I dont have a ton of money to blow on Bilsteins or the IAS, so i'm looking for a good replacement, not an upgrade.
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by 4Ever21
Are the original AC Delco shocks any good? I currently have the KYB's and I hate them. I had them on my old truck and they werent good for it either. I dont have a ton of money to blow on Bilsteins or the IAS, so i'm looking for a good replacement, not an upgrade.
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From: The light that never warms.
St. Jude Donor '12
For a really good shock that is REALLY reasonable, Mad sells the TPIS revalved shocks, but they don't put the TPIS name in the description anymore. It is just a black shock that says something about "revalved" in the description. They are something like $140 for a set of four. I had them on an '85 Z51 car and really liked them.
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From: My redneck of the woods louisiana
yall may think i'm crazy but i think the kyb shocks took care of a lot of rattles and squeeks.
it had worn out monroematics
BTW i replaced the fronts with the wheels still on the ground
kinda difficult to compress the new shocks but somehow managed
it had worn out monroematics
BTW i replaced the fronts with the wheels still on the ground
kinda difficult to compress the new shocks but somehow managed
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From: SCMR Rat Pack'r Charter Member..Great Bend KS
Originally Posted by jgmccroy
Has anybody tried Edlebrock IAS shocks.
They are a beautiful-looking unit, and ride smooth on smooth roads, but that's about it....
They are definitely NOT a high performance shock; they cannot control wheel/suspension movement when the going gets dicey.
I'd recommend the Bilsteins as a budget unit (less than the IAS units), and Koni or QA-1's for shocks that are infinitely better than the IAS shocks at about the same price as the IAS.
Larry
code5coupe
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From: Woodstock Georgia
Originally Posted by mikey whipreck
AC Delco shocks weren't OEM on C4's, those Bilsteins were.
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From: Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.
St. Jude '03 thru '24
Originally Posted by vinnies87
Have (87) IAS on all 4 wheels. Just ordered QA1's for the front.
Never mix brands of shocks. The valving is different. So ride quality and handling WILL BE impacted.
You'll enjoy the adjustability of the QA's. Just buy a set for the other end and give the noob a good deal on all four.
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From: Northern, VA
St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
Originally Posted by JrRifleCoach
Never mix brands of shocks. The valving is different. So ride quality and handling WILL BE impacted.
You'll enjoy the adjustability of the QA's. Just buy a set for the other end and give the noob a good deal on all four.
