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Old 03-26-2009, 05:14 AM
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Default Bilstein shocks for 2004 pontiac GTO

where can i get these shocks? and for how much?

also is there a rubber mount for the 2004 GTO 2-piece driveshaft?

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Koni has shocks for it, but I don't believe Bilstein does.
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Sam, do you have any recommendations for GTO's suspension setup? I've looked on your site and didn't see GTO as an option. Do you just sell Konis for them or do you sell any other parts?
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I have other parts too. Brake parts, other suspension parts like springs, and swaybars. Exhaust stuff.. The usual.
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What shock/spring combo would you recommend for daily driving? I like your koni/strano spring setup for fbodies so something similar. And if you feel sway bars are still beneficial to add to this combo, which ones do you like and at what setting?
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I don't do set up by e-mail (let alone on open forums). I don't make springs for the GTO, and not sure you need springs (not everyone does). In fact I'd be more prone to Koni's and bars before springs since it's a daily driver around Chicago.

Happy to discuss the matter with you by phone.
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Sounds good. I will give you a call when I'm ready to get some Konis. We'll talk about other stuff then. Right now I'm doing a ton of research on my own. I'm trading in my Z for a goat in the summer. I've read about GTOs stock springs being really weak and causing tire/strut rub. You're right, pot holes around here can eat the entire car. Definitely don't want to overdo on the springs. I had some 1LE springs/shocks/sway in my previous camaro and loved the improvement over stock. Learning about GTO's suspension now and I feel like a noob right now.
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Springs don't cause the tire to rub the strut, that geometry is fixed.. the spring is mounted on the strut. I'm sure someone put big tires on a car and might rub more often with stock springs, but then that's not exactly the way the car was designed either.
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Originally Posted by Dom
Sam, do you have any recommendations for GTO's suspension setup? I've looked on your site and didn't see GTO as an option. Do you just sell Konis for them or do you sell any other parts?
check this website, they have some good suspension parts for the GTO:

http://www.pedders.com



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