Which replacement shock for daily driver?
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Which replacement shock for daily driver? Ok, the Z28 is my daily driver. I put the Eibach Pro-kit on right after I got the car in 2000. Four years and 60k miles later, I believe the stock decarbons are more than shot. This car has relatively been retired from the track and there is no auto-x in it's future.
What would be the best stock replacement given it's current status? I'm assuming Bilsteins but I do not know for sure. TIA
What would be the best stock replacement given it's current status? I'm assuming Bilsteins but I do not know for sure. TIA
I seem to be in the minority on this one, but I like the SLP Bilsteins in conjunction with the Eibachs. I went from stock SS springs/deCarbons to Prokit/SLP Bilsteins and the ride was comparable for street use. I'm not a fan of the soft prokit rear springs so I replaced them with Hypercoils which I like much better, but all in all I've been please with the SLP Bilsteins. I think they're very good for street use.
SLP Bilsteins and regular Bilsteins are the same P/N
in the back. In the front they have less compression
and more rebound damping than the regulars, so should
be a softer ride in the front.
Hotchkiss springs and SLP Bilsteins out back seem a
bit harsher than stock/stock, have had them on for a
day now. Not objectionable (to me; we'll see what the
Empress of the Bitchy Backbone has to say) but can
be noticed. Nice and tight feeling though.
in the back. In the front they have less compression
and more rebound damping than the regulars, so should
be a softer ride in the front.
Hotchkiss springs and SLP Bilsteins out back seem a
bit harsher than stock/stock, have had them on for a
day now. Not objectionable (to me; we'll see what the
Empress of the Bitchy Backbone has to say) but can
be noticed. Nice and tight feeling though.
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Originally Posted by Fulton 1
I'm not a fan of the soft prokit rear springs so I replaced them with Hypercoils which I like much better, but all in all I've been please with the SLP Bilsteins. I think they're very good for street use.
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Originally Posted by tuffluck
are you crazy? the ls1 eibach pro-kit front springs are VERY soft compared to almost any aftermarket spring. the eibach rear springs are *about* the same as any other spring on the market.
http://www.angelfire.com/my/fastcar/suspension.html
