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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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I have a 2001 with 58,000 miles. Getting ready to change the shocks and was wondering which ones would be the best improvement over the stock ones. I do not track just a daily driver.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:58 PM
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I changed my factory shocks to the Koni FSD's. They improved both the handling and the ride.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mag red vette
I changed my factory shocks to the Koni FSD's. They improved both the handling and the ride.
I love my Koni FSD
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Just did shocks, sway bars and end links (had the plastic ones). Went with C6Z51 sway bars and shocks and the metal links.

Love em

A forum vendor here (GM Partshouse, Gene) has them on sale for like $240 for all four, they go right in and work great on the C5.

Good luck
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Thanks for the referral. In my opinion, you won't beat the performance of the 2010 Z06 shocks for the money.
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