Shocks
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Shocks
My 1989 has Bilstein shocks on it. I have no idea what shocks came on the car, if these were what the factory chose, or if they were changed out by a previous owner. I know the car should have a pretty stiff ride to it, but if I hit a bump in a corner, the car jumps sideways. I'm sure shocks have come a long way from when these were put on the car. What is the current state of the art for a car of my vintage?
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My 1989 has Bilstein shocks on it. I have no idea what shocks came on the car, if these were what the factory chose, or if they were changed out by a previous owner. I know the car should have a pretty stiff ride to it, but if I hit a bump in a corner, the car jumps sideways. I'm sure shocks have come a long way from when these were put on the car. What is the current state of the art for a car of my vintage?
Bill
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3 digit RPO's from the console label could ID the original build. The codes with FXX & ZXX would be the more interesting to check. XX being potentially a letter & number or numbers only.
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My 1989 has Bilstein shocks on it. I have no idea what shocks came on the car, if these were what the factory chose, or if they were changed out by a previous owner. I know the car should have a pretty stiff ride to it, but if I hit a bump in a corner, the car jumps sideways. I'm sure shocks have come a long way from when these were put on the car. What is the current state of the art for a car of my vintage?
Bill
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I think you are correct but you need to be original owner with proof of purchase. Please correct me if I'm wrong because I just replaced the four on my 90 vert and still have them. Might have just blown $380.
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I think you're right, me too. I replaced with Eldebrock shocks.
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That's the problem, I can't find anywhere on the Edelbrock site where they even make shocks, let alone for a Corvette... Eckler's has Edelbrock shocks, but only a short blurb about them. I'd like more detailed info on ride, valving, etc. And now I just noticed that they are "discontinued"... So who makes a similar shock? Did someone take over their "patented Inertia Active System"?
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That's the problem, I can't find anywhere on the Edelbrock site where they even make shocks, let alone for a Corvette... Eckler's has Edelbrock shocks, but only a short blurb about them. I'd like more detailed info on ride, valving, etc. And now I just noticed that they are "discontinued"... So who makes a similar shock? Did someone take over their "patented Inertia Active System"?
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No confusion. I was looking at your post #11 before you "added" this comment and when I clicked on the reply it picked up of course the NEW entry with the edit.
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