I'm looking to replace the front shocks in my 00 T/A and was wondering what you guys think are the best brand to get since I don't know that much about shocks. I'm not looking to lower the car at all, so I don't want lowering springs. I just need new front shocks because the car is a little too springy when going over speed bumps (I can feel the car bouncing up and down when the front end comes down off the bump, but the rear sticks to the ground when it hits, so I think they're ok.) I've heard Bilsteins are good. Any other brands you guys recommend?

Thanks!

 

Those would be an excellent choice.

 

koni my pick

 

Koni

B/C it has 2 spring seats on it if you want to lower the car later. And I would throw some 1LE spring on there to!

 

i personally would go with the qa1 shocks i had the 12 way adj on my car but i took thoes off and put the qa1 "R" series they are awsome

 

I had 2 QA1 shocks fail...they are junk.

 

I'll never EVER lower the car (so it's not an issue) because I have LT's on and they take away enough of the ground clearance already, and me being up here in the NE part of the country, with all our lovely potholes, bumps, etc. I need all the ground clearance I can get now!

What's better about the 1LE springs? They don't lower the car do they... Who sells 'em? Or do I have to go through GM to get 'em?

 

1LE springs have slightly higer rates than stock springs but do not lower the car. A good choice for shocks would be Koni SA front and 3rd gen Bilstein rears. Call Sam Strano and he can get you setup exactly for your needs. www.stranoparts.com

 

What does a set like that cost?

 

Can't really go wrong with Bilstiens or Konis

I'm running the setup ZaneO mentioned above - the Strano Koni SA front 3rd Gen Bilstien rear + Stock Springs package.

I added a Strano 35mm hollow front bar, and have the Koni's set to full soft. It rides great (heavily damped, but not rough or harsh) and corners better too.

 

It runs around $600 for the Koni/Bilstein setup.

 

Revalved Bilsteins for me, love em!

 

Ditto. I have Koni SA's on all four, but all you really need is Bilstein HD's on the rear because you will have the rear Koni's turned down almost all the way anyhow. I'm also running 1LE springs with the Koni SA's; nice combo.

 

from sam himself : "There are two different Koni setups. Both use the same front shocks, the
difference is the rear shocks. The first is $752, and uses the externally
adjustable rear shock. You can change it's stiffness from inside the car
with a ****. This is a twin-tube shock that has a huge range and no
detents to catch you in between settings. They are set where you stop
turning them. The other setup uses a mono-tube shock that has to be
removed from the car to be adjusted (luckily that's easy on a
Camaro/Firebird). It has 4 settings only, but is less money and rides over
the really sharp bumps slightly better than the twin tube verison. That
setup is $655. And lastly, if you would rather not have an adjustment in
the rear, we can run Bilstein's with the Koni fronts ($610). I will say
that the $752 setup is the one that gets the rear to sit a touch lower
simply because the shocks don't have as much gas pressure which kind of
props up the car a touch. About a 1/4" lower than using the $655 or
Koni/Bilstein setup."

 

Thanks for the help guys! 4 Bilsteins are being delivered today (for only $300 I might add - go me). After that, I think I'm just about done with suspension...back to POWER!!