Impala SS Bilstein BMR ZZ GXP Suspension Upgrades Done!
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The Delco's are offshore junk!! DO NOT BUY THESE STRUTS!!! Only Bilstein or KYB equivalent are high quality with the FE4 suspension. Any other that rides like factory is junk. I know this as fact. Close friend is a Parts rep. for a major auto parts supplier for 17 years. They stopped selling delco struts last year. Poor quality and causing problems under 20K miles on numerous vehicles.
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alignment specs
I'm changing out my Canuc springs and my kyb avg struts (garbage) for what seems to be the last set of Eibach springs in existence and kyb adjustable struts. do you have the alignment specs for a lowered Monte/impala?
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Anyone able to find the blistien shocks he used in his setup. I'm unable to find the part numbers listed , even the most recent one that was discovered
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
Everything says they Out of stock Anyone know any good alternatives , thanks
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
Everything says they Out of stock Anyone know any good alternatives , thanks
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As far as I know, there is one front and one rear Comfort strut left. I probably got the last complete Comfort set out there. My fronts have already arrived this week. The rears come in tomorrow. My springs will be here on the 22nd.
You could opt for the OEM GXP Bilsteins from GM though.
EDIT: Here are the OEM ACDelco part numbers; check Amazon:
Front: 505-548
Rear: 505-549
That's a cheap price (~$161 shipped) for the rears.
EDIT #2: I checked Amazon and there are 4 more front Comfort struts in stock and more on the way. They're ~$228 each. I was able to get mine from another seller on a different website for ~$165 each. I also checked for the rears but they're currently unavailable.
Last edited by GXP25; 09-12-2014 at 08:17 PM. Reason: Added some more info.
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They have been discontinued with no intention on making any more. That's straight from Bilstein.
As far as I know, there is one front and one rear Comfort strut left. I probably got the last complete Comfort set out there. My fronts have already arrived this week. The rears come in tomorrow. My springs will be here on the 22nd.
You could opt for the OEM GXP Bilsteins from GM though.
EDIT: Here are the OEM ACDelco part numbers; check Amazon:
Front: 505-548
Rear: 505-549
That's a cheap price (~$161 shipped) for the rears.
EDIT #2: I checked Amazon and there are 4 more front Comfort struts in stock and more on the way. They're ~$228 each. I was able to get mine from another seller on a different website for ~$165 each. I also checked for the rears but they're currently unavailable.
As far as I know, there is one front and one rear Comfort strut left. I probably got the last complete Comfort set out there. My fronts have already arrived this week. The rears come in tomorrow. My springs will be here on the 22nd.
You could opt for the OEM GXP Bilsteins from GM though.
EDIT: Here are the OEM ACDelco part numbers; check Amazon:
Front: 505-548
Rear: 505-549
That's a cheap price (~$161 shipped) for the rears.
EDIT #2: I checked Amazon and there are 4 more front Comfort struts in stock and more on the way. They're ~$228 each. I was able to get mine from another seller on a different website for ~$165 each. I also checked for the rears but they're currently unavailable.
http://www.kyboutlet.com/kyb-734059-agx-strut.html
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http://www.kyboutlet.com/kyb-734058-agx-strut.html
I'm going to try these from amazon , they are adjustable so hopefully on the stiffest setting they will be stiffer then stock.
Amazon part match says they will work on a 06 monte carlo SS , so with everything that i've read there should not be any problems , however being amazon if there is they will usually take it back no problem so there will be no loss but just a delay on my end.
GXP25 What Springs did you get for your shocks, i would like to get some stiffer springs for the rear to adjust for the sub-woofer and prevent rear squat , if you got any info on this would be great.
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I'm going with Canuck Motorsports springs again.
I want to raise my vehicle a bit and soften the ride. That's why I went with the aftermarket Bilstein B6 Comfort and not the B6 HD struts since my OEMs are pretty much shot at 150,000 miles. The good thing about the aftermarket Bilsteins is that they come with a lifetime warranty.
My current drop is 2.5" in the front and 1.5" in the rear. The new springs that will be arriving next Monday are a drop of 1.7" in the front and 0.5" in the rear.
I want to raise my vehicle a bit and soften the ride. That's why I went with the aftermarket Bilstein B6 Comfort and not the B6 HD struts since my OEMs are pretty much shot at 150,000 miles. The good thing about the aftermarket Bilsteins is that they come with a lifetime warranty.
My current drop is 2.5" in the front and 1.5" in the rear. The new springs that will be arriving next Monday are a drop of 1.7" in the front and 0.5" in the rear.
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As of today i was able to locate results on google for the OEM GXP's and these "updated" numbers:
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
I'm contemplating ordering the full BMR rear package for the GXP. Am I correct in assuming i would need to space the trailing arms for clearance as well?
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
I'm contemplating ordering the full BMR rear package for the GXP. Am I correct in assuming i would need to space the trailing arms for clearance as well?
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As of today i was able to locate results on google for the OEM GXP's and these "updated" numbers:
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
I'm contemplating ordering the full BMR rear package for the GXP. Am I correct in assuming i would need to space the trailing arms for clearance as well?
Front: 35-153153
Rear: 35-153160
I'm contemplating ordering the full BMR rear package for the GXP. Am I correct in assuming i would need to space the trailing arms for clearance as well?
I've highlighted this in the following post: https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-perfo...l#post18017679
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Those are aftermarket like Bilstein struts and not the OEM GXP struts.
I've highlighted this in the following post: https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-perfo...l#post18017679
I've highlighted this in the following post: https://ls1tech.com/forums/ls4-perfo...l#post18017679
they're still out there. that's all i was saying.
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