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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 07:55 AM
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Hey guys I have a question , my car came with base suspension , those are billisten right ?

How do I know if they are good/bad ? my car has about 50k miles

What are better options to install ?
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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As far as i know almost every C4 came with Bilstein shocks. If you've got the base suspension (soft ride), then the Z51 shocks are a cheap and very good option.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 09:58 AM
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I also have a couple of questions about shocks. My 88 just turned 35K miles. When I hit a sharp bump in the middle of a corner the rear of the car will hop to the side. Is this normal for original shocks or are they worn out? Also, at the risk of getting beat up here, what shocks would give me a softer/smoother ride?
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 10:04 AM
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My experience with the sidestepping of the car in bumps in the middle of a corner relates to several things. Wheels, air pressure in the wheels, shocks and wheel alignment.
I switched from the original saw blades to C5 thinspokes while still having the old shocks and did notice an improvement in regards to sidestepping. Now with new shocks, but pending correction of wheel alignment, it's even a bit better and hopefully it will be gone with a corrected wheel alignment.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Cathul
As far as i know almost every C4 came with Bilstein shocks. If you've got the base suspension (soft ride), then the Z51 shocks are a cheap and very good option.

soft ride ? , and I thought it's hard !!
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Mohammed_z
soft ride ? , and I thought it's hard !!
Put Koni yellow shocks into your Vette on hardest setting. Then you know what's hard.

If RPO FE1 is the base suspension, then it's the official Soft Ride Suspension.
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