Shocks/struts
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20 year old shocks...It won't hurt...i replaced my shocks at around 45K and it now handles much better especially with the C6Z06 shocks...
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The C5 uses shocks, not struts. Due to the age of the car, I would go ahead and replace them - get some C6 Z06 shocks.
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For normal driving of a Corvette, the C6Z is a good, economical shock to use, if you were into autocrossing, HPDE, etc there are better ones to use.
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I agree that swapping out for C6 Z06 shocks would be a good idea. You might want to consider swapping out your sway bars for C6 Z06 sway bars at the same time. These two together will really improve your handling without breaking the bank. I agree that given what you do with the car that coilovers would be an unnecessary expense.
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kit to disable F45 system C5 with C6 06 shocks?
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