Shock Absorber Options?
Safety Car
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From: Pinellas Park Fl
St. Jude Donor '08-'09 & '12, '14
I've used the Edelbrocks on various vehicles including the C6. They work well and give a good ride, for a year, then they are done. These have all been on DDs.
I currently use the Pfadt adjustables on the C6 and have used QA1 on other vehicles with excellent results.
I currently use the Pfadt adjustables on the C6 and have used QA1 on other vehicles with excellent results.
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Jeff
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I love my Pfadt sport adjustable shocks. For daily driving I have them set on 1 front and 2 rear. Cranked up they can be just as firm or firmer than the Z51 but they are so smooth and upside down to reduce unsprung weight.
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
running MT ET streets on the street precludes performance handling and as such I dont want or need a stiff ride. In fact the softer the shocks in the rear the better my car hooks.
I'll look for a used set of Z06's to see if they're enough.
Anyone want to sell a used set with around 5k miles on them? (not new thanks). Donations are apreciated and I will reciprocate in kind if you need tech help with anything.
I'll look for a used set of Z06's to see if they're enough.
Anyone want to sell a used set with around 5k miles on them? (not new thanks). Donations are apreciated and I will reciprocate in kind if you need tech help with anything.
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From: Pinellas Park Fl
St. Jude Donor '08-'09 & '12, '14
That's why the adjustables, suits tracks with different levels of grip. They go pillow soft at 1 and rock hard at 16.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/catalog/p...products_id/75
http://www.pfadtracing.com/catalog/p...products_id/75
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That's why the adjustables, suits tracks with different levels of grip. They go pillow soft at 1 and rock hard at 16.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/catalog/p...products_id/75
http://www.pfadtracing.com/catalog/p...products_id/75
I want to just change out the shocks in order to:
1) reduce wheel hop
2) cornering ability
3) Increase traction off the line on the street & strip
Your shocks are adjustable I see. 1 - 16, which setting (if any) would be close to the stock C6 shocks performance ? Is the softest setting still an improvement over the stock c6 shocks & why?
Last edited by vettemann62; Oct 16, 2011 at 09:31 PM.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Most (but not all) people like F55.
I replaced my Z51 shocks with base model shocks, it seems like very little effect on handling but a significant improvement in ride over the frost heaves and mis-matched expansion joints of Illinois. For "ordinary" broken pavement, still an improvement but not as much. That lowered the car by 5/16" in front and 4/16" in back, I adjusted it up 3 turns on the bolts and that's slightly higher than factory but still lower than the Service Manual specs for a 2009.
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St. Jude Donor '07
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Most (but not all) people like F55.
I replaced my Z51 shocks with base model shocks, it seems like very little effect on handling but a significant improvement in ride over the frost heaves and mis-matched expansion joints of Illinois. For "ordinary" broken pavement, still an improvement but not as much. That lowered the car by 5/16" in front and 4/16" in back, I adjusted it up 3 turns on the bolts and that's slightly higher than factory but still lower than the Service Manual specs for a 2009.
Most (but not all) people like F55.
I replaced my Z51 shocks with base model shocks, it seems like very little effect on handling but a significant improvement in ride over the frost heaves and mis-matched expansion joints of Illinois. For "ordinary" broken pavement, still an improvement but not as much. That lowered the car by 5/16" in front and 4/16" in back, I adjusted it up 3 turns on the bolts and that's slightly higher than factory but still lower than the Service Manual specs for a 2009.
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St. Jude Donor '13
What tires did you have on the '05?
Anything else that might effect the ride?
It seems unusual that F55 in Tour would ride harder than FSD's. But I haven't owned either of those combinations.
There was a thread about F55 cars being shipped with blocks that prevent the car from bouncing on the shocks while in transit, and then the dealer forgets to remove the blocks...
Anything else that might effect the ride?
It seems unusual that F55 in Tour would ride harder than FSD's. But I haven't owned either of those combinations.
There was a thread about F55 cars being shipped with blocks that prevent the car from bouncing on the shocks while in transit, and then the dealer forgets to remove the blocks...
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07
What tires did you have on the '05?
Anything else that might effect the ride?
It seems unusual that F55 in Tour would ride harder than FSD's. But I haven't owned either of those combinations.
There was a thread about F55 cars being shipped with blocks that prevent the car from bouncing on the shocks while in transit, and then the dealer forgets to remove the blocks...
Anything else that might effect the ride?
It seems unusual that F55 in Tour would ride harder than FSD's. But I haven't owned either of those combinations.
There was a thread about F55 cars being shipped with blocks that prevent the car from bouncing on the shocks while in transit, and then the dealer forgets to remove the blocks...
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St. Jude Donor '13
I have not owned an F55 car, or FSD shocks; most people say that putting FSD's in a Z51 car improves the ride but one member here did a careful before & after comparison on his Z51, he said the FSD's rode just as hard are the original Z51 shocks.
Go figure...
