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Bilstein shocks and struts how good are they

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Old 09-03-2002, 12:25 PM
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Question Bilstein shocks and struts how good are they

I need new shocks and struts and I don`t care about comfort just handling so I`m thinking Bilstein they say there good are they? do any one else have them on there 3rd gens

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Old 09-03-2002, 04:08 PM
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I've had them on my '97 4th gen car since '97. I took off the spongy, leaking, drooly mess and replaced them with the Bilsteins. 5 years and 60K miles, not a leak not a whimper. I called a customer service guy at Bilstein, and asked him how much to rebuild them, and he said "just keep runnin' em, they don't really wear out". Handling is superb, damping is great, no visible wear, and oh yea, I bought them used off the internet, so I have no idea how many miles are really on them. I'm very pleased with them.
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I have them on my Z and I love them. I have had them on the car for about 4 years and probable about 50,000 miles. It has been on 3 trips with the car loaded down with camping gear and it road really nice on the long trips. The ride is firm, but not harsh.
I gave a friend a ride in the car, I went around a sharp left hand corner and it shocked him how well it handled that, he races auto X a lot in a 1le camaro.


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