gav91183

Now I'm not looking to lower the car or anything just i need some new shocks for the ws6. Oriellys near me has bilstein and Edelbrock performers. Has anyone used either one of these or is there some good stuff out there I don't know about? I'm not wanting to spend an arm and a leg, but want something good.

99FormulaM6r

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If you're using stock springs, SLP Bilsteins are pretty reasonably priced, are good quality, and offer better performance than stock. They're around $410 or so shipped from Sam Strano

If you're looking to get something a little bit higher grade, Koni's are really good, but cost about 2x as much as the Bilsteins. Koni's tho work well with lowering springs to if you ever decide to go that route, but they also work very well with stock springs too. It sounds like the Bilsteins would be fine for you however.

cemlsx

well like what most other people will say , konis will be the best , i just replaced my stocker with them , i havent pushed the car yet , but i noticed a great improvement such as reduced impact harshness , curing of rattles etc. , and this was jsut driving from the shop to my house . now , if you want to spend less , bilsteins will be much better over edelbrocks in my opinion.. I havent used either but many people who have used bilsteins on their car will say they're great , and possibly even more comfortable (bit softer) than the konis.
so İMHO , i think bilsteins are better , but if you have the money , koni's do live up to the hype..

cemlsx

beat me to it , well listen to 99FormulaM6r , he helped me decide what way to go when i was swapping out my stock shocks .. and im glad to have done it. either way , you wont regret it !

gav91183

which did you go with? the bilsteins are 170 each (pn is F4BE5-2406M2
) at oriellys

cemlsx

well i was about to pull the trigger on the bilsteins but since i want to lower in the future , i decided the extra money spent on the konis would deff. be worth it. so now im running konis all around

gav91183

I may go with the koni.. either i pay 1000 for the Koni or 800 for the bilsteins. Did you go with the non-adjustable or adjustable Koni?

99FormulaM6r

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Haha, glad I could help!

From the looks of his sig, he went with Koni 4/3's. I'd check out Stranoparts over oriellys, his prices are great, and you get his over the phone/email tech support, which is worth A TON.

Here's the Bilsteins I mentioned: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=21&ModelID=8

Koni 4/3's: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=21&ModelID=8

Koni 4/4's: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=21&ModelID=8

The difference between the 4/4's and the 4/3's is that the 4/4's have an ON CAR adjustable rear and slightly different valving, while the 4/3's have OFF CAR adjustable rears and seem to be better when used with heavier rears (just from hearing some feedback on this forum). Either one will work great with a stock rear. BTW, if you didn't know, not only the rears but the front's are adjustable with the Koni yellows, while the Bilsteins are set from the factory with their valving and aren't adjustable.

So yeah, those are my suggestions, based on price. However, definitely give Sam Strano a call (the guy that owns and runs Stranoparts). He can take what you want from the car and help you pick what will be best for you, plus his prices are very competitive (or sometimes better) than other vendors and he won't talk you into stuff you don't need just to make a couple extra $$$$.

99FormulaM6r

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Took too long to post I guess . All the Koni shocks for these cars are adjustable. Also, the SLP Bilsteins are $410 for the set (linked to above) while Koni's start around $840 or so.

cemlsx

as written above , Koni's are adjustables , i went with the 4/3 (rears are off-car adjustable) .
I recommend Sam Strano too , I bought from him aswell.

Sam Strano

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Don't buy them from them.... I can do the entire set of 4 (you are only listing fronts) for $409.99 to you door. You are going to pay them $340 for just a pair of fronts (and have sales tax added to that too).

http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=20&ModelID=7

Sam Strano

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It was already mentioned.... but those prices aren't right--not even close to right for either of those shocks. Koni's start @ $839.99/set (though they will be going back up a little soon) and $409.99/set with free shipping for Bilstein's.

That's a far cry from $800 and $1000!

Travis Johnson

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If you want a high quality shock for stock suspension and normal use, Bilstein is the way to go. A set of 4 should cost you under $450 to your door, Strano parts and several other online retailers have good deals.

gav91183

what about springs? Im now thinking why not since Ill have it apart and the stock springs have 80k miles on them..

99FormulaM6r

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Stock springs aren't really a wear item, I have almost 90k on mine and I'm sure there are many around here with 2x that on them. If they start sagging, you could replace them, but that's not normal.

Sam Strano

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Again, 99FormulaM6r is pretty much spot on (he learns well)... stock springs are pretty tough. If you want to lower the car or change springs for some other reason you certainly can..... But don't think you have to do it because the stock springs have 90k miles on them.

Travis Johnson

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Agreed. If you're not looking to lower and they're not significantly corroded, reuse them.

99FormulaM6r

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Haha, that gave me a good laugh

gav91183

another question.. whats the difference between the SLP bilstein shocks and the bilstein HD shocks? I have seen both..

RevGTO

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The answer to that is "very little to none." Go whatever you find a better deal on.