Shock Recommendation
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And I'm looking to keep the soft ride more than anything. Most secondary roads in PA are bumpy as hell. Monroe makes a Sensatrac. Rock has em for 33 a piece. Wondering if anyone ever tried them. I'm OK with the F45 as is on tour but the creaking and squeaking is bugging me.
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And I'm looking to keep the soft ride more than anything. Most secondary roads in PA are bumpy as hell. Monroe makes a Sensatrac. Rock has em for 33 a piece. Wondering if anyone ever tried them. I'm OK with the F45 as is on tour but the creaking and squeaking is bugging me.
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I was suspecting the shocks from the reading here. Several threads where people chased this chassis squeak, replacing sway bar bushings, a-arm bushings and all came back to the F45 shocks. Most had fewer miles than mine at 72k. Only notice this at slow speeds over good size bumps.
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Go for Pfadt, the Johnny O'Connell shock/sway bar package. Just put it on my 01 z06 and absolutely amazing (the car is my daily driver). I have no problem guaranteeing that you will love this package. It's $1000 for the whole pack (bars, shocks, metal end links and poly bushings) and 100% worth every penny.
We would definitely recommend the Johnny O'Connell package for you. It's going to provide levels of performance that just can't be matched by swapping in OEM hardware.
Burning Brakes
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C6 Z51 shocks
First for cornering - the sway bars are the way to go. Get some used Z06 bars.
For shocks, I have gone through about 3 different types and they all were wat to stiff for me. Finally I got a set of C6 Z51 shocks for under $100 with 7K miles and they are real nice. Just a bit stiffer but not anywhere near most of the others.
You probably can find a set of stock shocks that someone took off early for cheap bucks if you want to stay stock. Otherwise, these are probably the next step up the stiffness ladder.
For shocks, I have gone through about 3 different types and they all were wat to stiff for me. Finally I got a set of C6 Z51 shocks for under $100 with 7K miles and they are real nice. Just a bit stiffer but not anywhere near most of the others.
You probably can find a set of stock shocks that someone took off early for cheap bucks if you want to stay stock. Otherwise, these are probably the next step up the stiffness ladder.
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C5 z06 or c6 z06//c6 alittle better. For the money look for low milage forum ones. East change out. Alot of things change out on suspension. C5 z06 & c6 z06 / c6 a little tougher. Why pay alot more.
