shocks?
May 31, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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shocks?
what shocks are you guys running? I need to replace mine. any suggestions? its a 92
May 31, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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what shocks are you guys running? I need to replace mine. any suggestions? its a 92
i took out my actuators, and zip tied the bilsteins to the desire level of damping so now my shocks are hand adjustable.
May 31, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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I went with KYB's. They were in the budget, and a good shock for the $$$ IMO.
Way better than my worn out Bilstiens.
May 31, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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94 LT1 with 106 K miles, replaced the Bilstiens with new Bilstiens, from Ecklers (cheaper than anywhere else). they do great.
bill
May 31, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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I went with KYB's. They were in the budget, and a good shock for the $$$ IMO.
Way better than my worn out Bilstiens.
You do know that you can have your Bilsteins rebuilt?
http://www.bilstein.com/services.php
Jun 1, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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I put KYB's on my 92 and they are great and my 92 is lowered.
Jun 1, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Yup. Its still twice what I paid for the KYB's!
Jun 1, 2009 | 01:46 AM
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Jun 1, 2009 | 01:59 AM
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I have the original Bilsteins on the rear of my 89. The PO replaced the front shocks. They are red with no markings, so I don't know what brand they are. The ride is harsh, and the CD's skip alot. Haha.
Jun 1, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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I've got 50,000 miles on a set of KYB's and still running strong. Good bang for the buck.
Jun 1, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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I've got 50,000 miles on a set of KYB's and still running strong. Good bang for the buck.
I have had KYBs on my previous 94 now iam running Tokicos on my present 94 for me it's a no brainier...Tokicos!
Jun 1, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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Jun 1, 2009 | 09:32 AM
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I have had KYBs on my previous 94 now iam running Tokicos on my present 94 for me it's a no brainier...Tokicos!
Jun 2, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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what shocks are you guys running? I need to replace mine. any suggestions? its a 92
you don't take the car on a track go with the KYBs best bang for the buck.
Jun 2, 2009 | 02:25 PM
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Bilsteins drive great, very comfortable with the "softer" FE1 suspension.
Get the Bilsteins (FE1 stock suspension), avoid edelbrock like the plague. I had edelbrocks on for six months and they were terrible. Hitting little bumps on the highway was like getting hit in the back by a sledghammer. The fronts were ok, the rears were stiff as h#ll.