which shocks would you recommend?
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which shocks would you recommend?
well my stock shocks are gettin old and started squeaking recently so i decided to get new shocks. i was thinking about getting the bilstein heavy duty shocks from http://www.lingenfelter.com/store/be5-2406.html... what do you guys think about these? if you don't recommend these or have had problems with these or recommend any other brand of shocks.. i drive the car to school most days when the weather's nice.. thanks in advance
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i just ordered some strano spec bilstein hds, and they work really well. i got them because i dont plan on lowering my car. if i planned on lowering i would have gotten the konis. the strano spec set that i bought uses a different valving for the rear shocks. its just an older versioin of the bilstein hds that have are set up a little better than the new ones. good luck
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if you do a search you'll find all kinds of opinions on this issue. especially in the KYB vs Koni department. it all depends on your application. i put on some KYB and i don't have any complaints, they're good for a stock replacement/DD, but i wouldn't push them past that. good luck with whatever you choose.
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Well, a set of Bilstein's the way I sell them (using a better IMO rear valving) is $425.00 for all 4. I sell those fronts for $110 each vs. Lingenfelters $139, and use a better rear damper (more rebound, less compression, still a fully covered Bilstein HD for warranty still).
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FWIW, that statement is coming from someone who now has a second set. I seem to recall the car and shocks met an untimely end in a hurricane..... Given the choice to replace with something else, Adam didn't.
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Well, a set of Bilstein's the way I sell them (using a better IMO rear valving) is $425.00 for all 4. I sell those fronts for $110 each vs. Lingenfelters $139, and use a better rear damper (more rebound, less compression, still a fully covered Bilstein HD for warranty still).
On a car lowered ~1" would they benefit from a lowered bottom shock mount?
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Yes, I sell just rears. They are $85 each. Moving the shock mount is a useless, time wasting endeavor. The shock have way more compression travel than we can use, and shortening them or lowering the mount only costs you droop travel.
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No.. There is a difference between Revalves and my selling an alternate valving I know about, but others don't (or don't seem to care about). The Strano spec HD's are production HD fronts like everyone has, but with an older and better rear valving.
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I mis-typed earlier, was working off memory of old pricing.... Sorry.
Fronts are $135 each, rears $87.50 each. Totals $445. If you buy the as a set, they are $425, saving $20.
Sorry for the confusion. Hard to keep up with all the numbers in my head.
Fronts are $135 each, rears $87.50 each. Totals $445. If you buy the as a set, they are $425, saving $20.
Sorry for the confusion. Hard to keep up with all the numbers in my head.
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