Shock Absorber Options?
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Shock Absorber Options?
I want to get rid of the hard ride I have with Bilstein sports and I dont want to use Bilsteins again.
Anyone use the Edlebrock's?
Im also going to set the ride height a bit closer to stock (no not with big gaps over the tires). I want some travel in there to get some of the clanky feel out of the car. Softer also squats better for traction (another part of the solution).
thanks for input in advance.
Anyone use the Edlebrock's?
Im also going to set the ride height a bit closer to stock (no not with big gaps over the tires). I want some travel in there to get some of the clanky feel out of the car. Softer also squats better for traction (another part of the solution).
thanks for input in advance.
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I want to get rid of the hard ride I have with Bilstein sports and I dont want to use Bilsteins again.
Anyone use the Edlebrock's?
Im also going to set the ride height a bit closer to stock (no not with big gaps over the tires). I want some travel in there to get some of the clanky feel out of the car. Softer also squats better for traction (another part of the solution).
thanks for input in advance.
Anyone use the Edlebrock's?
Im also going to set the ride height a bit closer to stock (no not with big gaps over the tires). I want some travel in there to get some of the clanky feel out of the car. Softer also squats better for traction (another part of the solution).
thanks for input in advance.
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I too am happy with the FSD's. Great ride improvement from the Base suspension shocks.
Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '10-'11-'12
Have you considered QA1 adjustable shocks? You can adjust for compression and rebound with the double adjustable ones. That's what I'm planning on...I just need my Cisco stock to get a little higher to have the funds.
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It's too late for your present car, but something to consider for the future is the F55. The computer reacts almost instantly at the launch and stiffens the rear shocks as the load shifts. The front drops freely in an attempt to keep the wheels on the ground, then returns to normal as the load slowly shifts to the front again down track.
Melting Slicks
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I went with FSD's back in 2009. Replaced the Z51 OEM units. No regrets! The car is perfect IMHO with the FSD's. I looked into the Edelbrocks which are a similar concept but found some negative press back then so I decided to go Koni. Switched out the Z51 sways for Hotchkiss at the same time just as FYI.
The FSD's will bring the ride height down from stock by about .25" in the rear and close to .5" in the front. Something to keep in mind.
Good Luck.
The FSD's will bring the ride height down from stock by about .25" in the rear and close to .5" in the front. Something to keep in mind.
Good Luck.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Usually, there is no free lunch- a softer ride will degrade transient handling somewhat.
But maybe I can have my cake and eat it too. Can someone explain what is "better" about the Koni FSD's, and how they operate?
Thanks!
But maybe I can have my cake and eat it too. Can someone explain what is "better" about the Koni FSD's, and how they operate?
Thanks!
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...FSD+Damper+Set
Melting Slicks
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Short of finding the elusive, Koni site, here's some good words from Tirerack, Jim.
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...FSD+Damper+Set
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...FSD+Damper+Set
They work as advertised!
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09
im selling my z51 shocks and the bilstein HD's 125 shipped, i know you said you didn't want bilsteins again,, but these are HD's!! =)
Sorry, guys, that 125 shipped was for Spin only..
Sorry, guys, that 125 shipped was for Spin only..
Last edited by carlrx7; Jan 9, 2011 at 11:14 AM.
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St. Jude Donor '13
Short of finding the elusive, Koni site, here's some good words from Tirerack, Jim.
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...FSD+Damper+Set
http://www.tirerack.com/suspension/s...FSD+Damper+Set
Looking at their reviews, some people loved the FSD's and some people said they were too soft.
Decisions, decisions....
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For a street only car ride is perfect. Handles as well as Z51 suspension yet rides a whole lot nicer. I never liked the Z51 ride it was too harsh for me. I have the Z51 sway bars and wider tires too ( 275/305 ) with Tunnel Plate. The car shows no lean while corning, very flat. The Base shocks are way to soft especially with the rebound settings. You will not feel stiffness with the FSD's, but controlled damping if you want stiffness look elsewhere.
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I don't have a link, however I read on this forum back in 06 or 07, A koni fsd equipped C6 was track tested by a professional driver at Nurinburgring [ spelling ? ] . He was quoted as saying that the fsd shocks were as close to perfect as a non adjustable shock could be. I am not qualified to argue with that, and on the strength of his appraisal I put the FSD's on my 06 Z51 vert. I find them better in every applicable way for my purposes. What is better about them is that they are low pressure gas therefor more compliant. How they operate is inertia activated variable valving, basically adapting to conditions as you drive. That is my basic understanding of them. I just know I really like what they did for my car. Less skitter, eliminated or at least greatly reduced wheel hop, greater comfort, no perceptible loss of handling or control.
Melting Slicks
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Compliant cruising but no loss of overall handling compared to stock Z51. In fact I percieve a great improvement over the OEM setup. I don't track my car so I can't speak for that scenario.
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St. Jude Donor '08
I know you said you don't want Bilsteins but you should look into the specially valved DRM Bilstein sports.
I put a Z06 set on my car when I went widebody and also upgraded the rear sway. The car is now stiff when it needs to be but much more forgiving and less harsh over bumps and dips.
I put a Z06 set on my car when I went widebody and also upgraded the rear sway. The car is now stiff when it needs to be but much more forgiving and less harsh over bumps and dips.