Bilstien shocks
Team Owner
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I also suspect that they were shot. I know that after a couple of years, we took out those in my F-body and after compressing them, you could literally smoke a cigarette waiting for them to be fully extended. Still, even if they were OE, you can have them rebuilt but the warranty is 90 days. My Tokikos were way better than stock but it has been so long, I can't remember more than liking them after they were installed.
Melting Slicks
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I had Monroes; two sets. Both leaked. Garbage, IMO
I had the original Bilsteins rebuilt/revalved to Corvette Challenge specs on this Z51 car. I love them with less rebound and pverall, much smoother ride in the real world, giving nothing up in handling.
I learned cheap is NOT! (nor is it rewarding)
What value is it knowing what Porsche or any other car uses? Corvette engineers might know a thing or two about these cars, but one must understand their design goals.
I had the original Bilsteins rebuilt/revalved to Corvette Challenge specs on this Z51 car. I love them with less rebound and pverall, much smoother ride in the real world, giving nothing up in handling.
I learned cheap is NOT! (nor is it rewarding)
What value is it knowing what Porsche or any other car uses? Corvette engineers might know a thing or two about these cars, but one must understand their design goals.
Last edited by whalepirot; May 16, 2016 at 12:46 PM.
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And YOUR goals. The GM engineers might have cost and emissions, etc, etc on their list of "must have" goals. One, the other or neither might be MY goal so it might be best to draw out a list of MY goals and not GAS about the engineer's goal.
