Stock Shocks
Le Mans Master
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From: Littleton CO
I repaced mine last year at ~55k miles, also a '96. The ride was still generally good, but I saw that one shock had leaked more oil than the others and was annoyed that my Altima handled a pair of bumps/rises/heaves on the local freeway with less float than the Corvette. There may have been some useful life left on the old shocks, but the difference is notable (although I did go from base shocks to Z51 replacements) and I am happy I did the swap.
Typical? Beats me, but I doubt you would feel like new shocks are money wasted if the car is giving you some reason to wonder about it.
Typical? Beats me, but I doubt you would feel like new shocks are money wasted if the car is giving you some reason to wonder about it.
Last edited by jrp; Sep 4, 2008 at 11:35 AM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Farmersville Texas
I repaced mine last year at ~55k miles, also a '96. The ride was still generally good, but I saw that one shock had leaked more oil than the others and was annoyed that my Altima handled a pair of bumps/rises/heaves on the local freeway with less float than the Corvette. There may have been some useful life left on the old shocks, but the difference is notable (although I did go from base shocks to Z51 replacements) and I am happy I did the swap.
Typical? Beats me, but I doubt you would feel like new shocks are money wasted if the car is giving you some reason to wonder about it.
Typical? Beats me, but I doubt you would feel like new shocks are money wasted if the car is giving you some reason to wonder about it.
The Z51 shocks sound like a good change. I bought this LT4 CE used, how can I tell it had the Z51 package? How much did you pay for the Z51 shocks?
Le Mans Master
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From: Littleton CO
There might be a little float, but I'm coming from a C6 Z51 that was lowered about an inch. So, it's really hard to say if the car floats any more than it should.
The Z51 shocks sound like a good change. I bought this LT4 CE used, how can I tell it had the Z51 package? How much did you pay for the Z51 shocks?
The Z51 shocks sound like a good change. I bought this LT4 CE used, how can I tell it had the Z51 package? How much did you pay for the Z51 shocks?
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Farmersville Texas
