New shocks all around... What else? SPONSORS?
07-07-2014, 08:30 PM
#1
New shocks all around... What else? SPONSORS? My daily driver 02 SS is about to roll over 100k miles... And you can feel it on the rough roads! Wanting to do Billstiens all around, looks like $400 shipped. What else should I consider a "must", with budget as the key priority. I can only spend a few hundred more.
Last edited by hooker2007; 07-08-2014 at 07:43 PM.
07-08-2014, 07:37 AM
#3
Make sure to plan on new upper mounts. Yours will be shot.
OEM or Moog only, others fit like crap.
Don't forget the little "dog bone" isolator that sits down inside. Without it to distribute the load it will rip out the mount. You can probably reuse your originals in most cases, but for only around $5 each (Moog again) you might as well get new ones.
Mounts and isolators will cost you around the $100 mark for the full set IIRC.
OEM or Moog only, others fit like crap.
Don't forget the little "dog bone" isolator that sits down inside. Without it to distribute the load it will rip out the mount. You can probably reuse your originals in most cases, but for only around $5 each (Moog again) you might as well get new ones.
Mounts and isolators will cost you around the $100 mark for the full set IIRC.
07-09-2014, 09:35 AM
#4
Bilsteins are a great way to improve your car's ride and handling without wiping out the bank account. As mentioned above, any time you replace the front shocks we recommend getting new upper shock mounts as well. They are cheap and will insure you get a good service and optimal ride out of your shocks. Also, check the condition of all the other bushings under your car. By the 100k mile mark, usually most rubber bushings will show significant wear and or cracking. Take a good look at your control arm bushings, sway bar bushings/endlinks, torque arm bushing, transmission mount etc while you are under it and replace anything that looks questionable. Polyurethane is a good upgrade for all of these components but can introduce more NVH into the car.
