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Old Feb 18, 2004 | 10:28 PM
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My '89 came with the "nice ride" suspension. I'm not sure about the nice part. I find the ride a bit jittery but really don't know if it's the age of the shocks (possibly stock-92k miles) or if it's just supposed to be that way.
Any ideas? :steering:
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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:07 AM
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Geez, slip some new shocks on then ask the question again. Stock shocks are usually gone in 50K miles.

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Old Feb 19, 2004 | 12:27 AM
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o.k., just put the shocks on..... :rofl:
I guess there's no such thing as a million mile shock, right?
Seriously, if only I knew for sure how old they were... :bb
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Seriously, if only I knew for sure how old they were
When I'm working on my Vette, extra care is spent inspecting and checking each piece. Since there are no maintenance records and a 110K on the odometer, it’s assumed that every part is original. Therefore, a lot of parts are replaced. Are good parts being unnecessarily discarded? Maybe. But I now know the history on each and every part. :thumbs:

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Default Re: suspension- how soft is soft? (JrRifleCoach)

its a vette, not a cadillac

its not going to ride soft
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