KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed

Subscribe
Oct 3, 2002 | 09:43 PM
  #1  
I got four for ~$111 from Summit. They ship quick:D. It was pretty easy to put them in. The hardest part was taking the wheels off:crazy:.

The car handles great. It feels very solid and a little stiffer. I love these shocks.

Changing shocks is no big deal. I don't know why I waited so long.
Reply 0
Oct 3, 2002 | 10:59 PM
  #2  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (Raysur)
Did the same thing a few months ago, Bilsteins to KYB'. Very happy for the price.
Reply 0
Oct 3, 2002 | 11:28 PM
  #3  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (Raysur)
Dang, glad to hear that news. Been putting it off as well. Next thing on list. thanks. with 122,000 miles on original shocks its past time to do it.
chris
Reply 0
Oct 3, 2002 | 11:30 PM
  #4  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (Fastguy)
Nice picture Fastguy! :eek: Did you get sucked into your engine by mistake? :D
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 12:28 AM
  #5  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (VetteWave)
what r u doing with your old bilsteins?
Send em to me!

I will rebuild em

I heard that KYB's are a little soft and mushy and tend to fade in road courses or autox. But for the price........great street\strip shocks
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 12:29 AM
  #6  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (VetteWave)
Quote:
Nice picture Fastguy! :eek: Did you get sucked into your engine by mistake? :D
That is Scorp.:D I'm much cleaner than that.
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 05:09 AM
  #7  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (Fastguy)
Quote:
Nice picture Fastguy! :eek: Did you get sucked into your engine by mistake? :D

That is Scorp.:D I'm much cleaner than that.
Scorp looks pretty proud to be dirty! Is he always like that? :D
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 05:11 AM
  #8  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (GusBustamanteJr)
Quote:
I heard that KYB's are a little soft and mushy and tend to fade in road courses or autox.
I had the KYBs, but got the Konis because they were too bouncy on the highway. The KYBs were great around town!

Reply 0

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

Explore
story-0

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

 Joe Kucinski
story-1

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

 Verdad Gallardo
story-2

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

 Brett Foote
story-3

Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-4

10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

 Michael S. Palmer
story-6

2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor

 Joe Kucinski
story-7

10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!

 Joe Kucinski
story-8

5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!

 Joe Kucinski
story-9

2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!

 Joe Kucinski
Oct 4, 2002 | 07:40 AM
  #9  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (corvette1990)
Quote:
Dang, glad to hear that news. Been putting it off as well. Next thing on list. thanks. with 122,000 miles on original shocks its past time to do it.
chris
My 90 had about the same miles as yours when I replaced the originals with KYB's. You will be very happy with the results.
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 09:23 AM
  #10  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (VetteWave)
Quote:
Nice picture Fastguy! :eek: Did you get sucked into your engine by mistake? :D

That is Scorp.:D I'm much cleaner than that.

Scorp looks pretty proud to be dirty! Is he always like that? :D
I think he should change his name to "grease monkey"

Good spy on the KYBs. My car has to need new shocks, but I like how it squates and lifts in the front when at the track. I think if I stiffen it up it will be harder to get to hook up. It still handles like a top on the street. I still may have to make this move and see. For that price why not.

Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 10:51 AM
  #11  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (ski_dwn_it)
KYBS are great for stock height cars for the $$ value. Because my 93 is lowered so much the brand new KYBs bounced liek crazy and floated all over the highway at high speeds. BUT , they were good before i lowered it. I had my bilsteins custom built with shorter shafts so the car had proper rebound because of the lowering. Nice and stable at 190 mph :yesnod:
Reply 0
Oct 4, 2002 | 07:31 PM
  #12  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (388 SOLid RoLLeR)
Quote:
KYBS are great for stock height cars for the $$ value. Because my 93 is lowered so much the brand new KYBs bounced liek crazy and floated all over the highway at high speeds. BUT , they were good before i lowered it. I had my bilsteins custom built with shorter shafts so the car had proper rebound because of the lowering. Nice and stable at 190 mph :yesnod:
I never lowered my car, but the new KYBs still felt like I was floating on a boat at 75 mph on the highway. I bought the adjustable Konis and turn it one turn from the softest setting. Car handles great now and ride is not too stiff unless you hit one of those back-breaking speed humps!
Reply 0
Oct 5, 2002 | 02:12 AM
  #13  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (GusBustamanteJr)
Gus,
I'm not sure what i'm going to do with them. I know it was $50 to rebuild each one but I didn't have the time to do that. My car needed new shocks asap.

I have the FE1 (softest) suspension so the KYBs were an improvement.
Reply 0
Oct 5, 2002 | 05:47 AM
  #14  
Re: KYBs are in, Bilsteins are trashed (Raysur)
i had them, i still think they are worth the money. :cheers:
Reply 0
Subscribe
story-0

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-1

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-2

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-3

Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-4

10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-5

5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE
story-6

2027 Corvette vs The World: Every C8 vs Its Closest Competitor

Slideshow: 2027 Corvette lineup vs the world.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-24 16:12:42


VIEW MORE
story-7

10 Most Common Corvette Problems of the Last 20 Years!

Slideshow: 10 major Corvette problems from the last 20 years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-14 16:37:05


VIEW MORE
story-8

5 MOST and 5 LEAST Popular Corvette Model Years in History!

Slideshow: 5 most and least popular Corvette model years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-08 13:25:01


VIEW MORE
story-9

2027 Corvette Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know!

Slideshow: 2027 Corvette buyer's guide

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-17 16:41:08


VIEW MORE