my01camaroz28

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Hello all. Last night I purchased a 98 Z28 for my 15 year old daughter as a project car to prepare her for her license. She was stuck on a camaro because that is pretty much all I've owned. So when I drove it home doing 75 mph I noticed that each crack in the road was a solid thump and when there were dips in the road the car became very wavy.

Do I need to replace shocks, struts, and springs or just shocks? I'm not sure if the car has been dropped before, but the front suspension looks like it is sitting pretty low.

What are your thoughts or advice for what I need to look at?

Zlow28

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you can check the shocks by pushing the back of the car down when sitting somewhere flat. When you let go, if it bounce more than once, you need new shocks.

spy2520

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If the shocks are orange, replace them. Even if they are still good they are WAY past their intended life. And check the bump stops. The back ones are probably gone.

my01camaroz28

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I put the car on jack stands this past weekend and checked all that I could. The front struts are shot. they are caked in old grease and fluid from the leaking struts. The rear shocks actually looked ok. I said screw it and bought a full KYB strut and shock set. Then I checked the rear bump stops tonight and they are completely gone. Nothing there but a bracket.

So my question now is where do I get these besides Ebay. The Ebay stuff is stupid expensive. Summit Racing only goes up to 1997 for the part and I don't know if it is the same. GM Performance parts doesn't carry it either. So where do I get them? The dealership?

Reply on here or text me at 816-853-4313 so I can jump on this for my daughter.

99Bluz28

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Energy suspension # 9-9137R (red), or #9-9137G(black) around $20 a pair.
Prothane #PTP-1-1301-BL(black), or #PTP-1-1301(red) around $20 a pair.
These are originally for a Jeep, CJ5/CJ7, but will bolt up if you cut the body lip that fits into the side of the factory bump stop off, or trim the side of the BS to fit around the lip.

Advance Auto Parts might have them.

DirtyBirdMKE

StranoParts.com has them

leadfoot4

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I agree, and that's what I have in my car.