best shocks for every-day driving/best ride quality
01-25-2007, 11:27 AM
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best shocks for every-day driving/best ride quality Im looking into a new set of shocks/struts for my DD. The car never sees the track. I'm just wanting a great set thatll give me an extremely smooth ride quality. I still have the stock SS springs on my car and dont plan on lowering the car so would a set like the Bilstein HD's do the job?
01-25-2007, 02:53 PM
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Huge difference in ride! Although, I was riding on the stock DeCrappins with 100k on them. In my opinion, they are a good shock, not great like Koni's, but good. Most people will agree, the HD's should have been what the car came with from the factory.
01-25-2007, 11:53 PM
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Bilstein HD's will give you exactly what you're looking for with a couple of caveats. First, Bilstein has changed the valving on the rear shocks for the worse; talk to Sam Strano who will get you set up with proper 3rd gen rears. Second, with your wheel/tire combo, you're never going to have an "extremely smooth ride." There's a reason some of us stick with our good ol' factory 16's. 
01-26-2007, 09:28 AM
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I agree, 18s gotta be hurting your ride quality.
I would/did spend the $ for the Konis, especially if ride quality is an issue. You get what you pay for. I'm not one to spend big $ on everything, but this is one area you will b sorry if you cheap out.
I would/did spend the $ for the Konis, especially if ride quality is an issue. You get what you pay for. I'm not one to spend big $ on everything, but this is one area you will b sorry if you cheap out.
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01-26-2007, 11:30 AM
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Start @ $725/set and move up from there.
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01-26-2007, 01:12 PM
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Yep, two different set of SA's....
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