turbosupra18

I have been doing research on the F45 shocks I have and it turns out they are a pretty penny to replace. It seems that the most common replacements are the '04 Z06 shocks or Bilstein Sports/Heavy Duty. I'm leaning towards the Z06 replacements...

A few questions:
1) Are there any problems swapping the Z06 shocks into a 98 Coupe (resetting CPU and/or shock compatibility)?

2) How do the F45 shocks stack up against the '04 z06 shocks?

3) How much do a new set of the '04 z06 shocks cost?

4) And how stiff is the z06 ride compared to mine?
Thanks

mixermike

turbosupra18

Btw, what about HAL QA1 Shocks? They're 12 way adjustable...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ock&forum_id=1

I'd really love to find one site with all of the prices b/c thats a very important factor

turbosupra18

anyone?

CORTVET

You can have the F45 system disabled by using a GM Tech II. The local dealer service dept. has one. Then you can run regular(non-F45) shocks without problems.


AZC5

REDEVIL

I'm interested in this as well. If the Z06 shocks are used, will the springs have to be replaced with Z springs as well? and perhaps the sway bars also? I would imagine that these should all be done at the same time, otherwise the car will not act correctly. Just a guess, but has anyone had experiences with this before?

sal's 98 Vette

i just replace my f45 shocks this weekend and got the warning message. im still looking for sombody to reset my computer in LA area (any body please help). i use bistein heavy duty and very happy with it. i made a resistor 15 ohs 5 watts to be installed to the chassis side connector and try it this weekend.
hoping anybody knows sombody in LA area to reset my computer. i ask dealer in carson,torrance and dont know what im talking about.

sacstyl

Might want to check out 06 Z06 shocks 190.99 shipped from Fred Bean.Save some money.

ex-bmw-man

you can reset the computer yourself, if you haven't disabled the F45 option it will just light up again, unless your resistor packs are fooling the computer into thinking they are still inplace.

Paras

LAPD will get rid of the warnings using a Tech II. Just make sure that you unplug the wiring harnesses to the F45 computer...