Information on 'Bilstein adjustable ride control system'?
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Burning Brakes
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Information on 'Bilstein adjustable ride control system'?
Hi...
I was checking out the option codes on the '98 'Vette that I bought recently...and found that it has the Z51 performance handling package, and the 'Bilstein adjustable ride control system'.
I've found info. on the Z51 package...but am not clear on exactly what the Bilstein system adds to this? I've heard of adjustable shocks...but there doesn't seem to be any apparent way of adjusting these?
Can anyone shed some further light on this?
Thanks!
Robert
I was checking out the option codes on the '98 'Vette that I bought recently...and found that it has the Z51 performance handling package, and the 'Bilstein adjustable ride control system'.
I've found info. on the Z51 package...but am not clear on exactly what the Bilstein system adds to this? I've heard of adjustable shocks...but there doesn't seem to be any apparent way of adjusting these?
Can anyone shed some further light on this?
Thanks!
Robert
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In `98 you could get;
1) base FE1 suspension
2) F-45 Real Time Damping (adjustible shock absorbers)
3) Z-51 Performance Handling Package
A combo of the Z51 and F45 are not available together.
1) base FE1 suspension
2) F-45 Real Time Damping (adjustible shock absorbers)
3) Z-51 Performance Handling Package
A combo of the Z51 and F45 are not available together.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks...
Thanks 'Z07 Freak' for the info. I think in looking into this further what confused me was that a Corvette book that I picked up from the library covering all years from '53 to 2001 with options, etc. stated the Z51 option as 'performance handling package with Bilstein ride adjustable ride control system'.
This was obviously an error then - I do have the Z51 option, but not the F45 'selective real time damping'.
I spotted a few other obvious errors in this book, so although it was an interesting read, had to be taken with a grain of salt.
Thanks for clearing this up!
Robert
This was obviously an error then - I do have the Z51 option, but not the F45 'selective real time damping'.
I spotted a few other obvious errors in this book, so although it was an interesting read, had to be taken with a grain of salt.
Thanks for clearing this up!
Robert
