Im gettng new shocks and struts for my car and i was wondering where i can find a set of Bistein Shocks and Struts? I heard good about these shocks, can anyone out there say any defects or such? Thanks Guys Later:lala:

 

autozone


www.autozone.com

 

www.shox.com They have the best prices anywhere.

 

i second shox.com excellent place to deal with~

 

http://www.spohn.net/index.cfm?fusea...t&productid=62

 

what do you guys think of Bilsteins as compared to Koni, or Tokicos?

it would be on a 89 Formula.

 

i will be going with bilstein's, according to spohn, bilsteins and eibachs are the way to go.

 

The one thing I can say I don't like about my Koni Red rear shock is that you have to un-bolt them to adjust them. I saw picks of the AGX shocks and they have a little **** on the bottom of the rear shock to adjust them. I like this feature, but I have no idea on how the AGX's stack up against a koni or bilstein, and don't know if the bilstein's have this feature. I've had my koni's on for a few weeks now, but it's all been street driving and I won't be back on race tires to really wring the koni's out in an autocross or road race school until march. And I can't really wring them out on the street with stock tires. They just aren't sticky enough.

If the bilstein's or AGX's have the adjustment **** on the rear shock and come out even in a test with the koni's, I would go with them instead of the koni's for ease of adjustment. Even if the bilsteins or AGX's cost a little more, for my application I would happily paid the extra $$$. Since I have to remove the koni's to adjust them, it will take me several races to get them dialed in to my car, tires, and driving style. If they had the little ****, I could do some fun runs after the autocross event and get them dialed in one day.

Anyway, that's my take on the koni's.

 

Got the bilsteins. get this, called autozone to see if they had any in stock. they did, they only had 4. and guess what? they were all for a 89 Formula!!!! can you believe that?

anyway, they should go in tomorrow along with the Eibach prokit!

 

I have the bilsteins and pro-kit.....talk about a canyon-carving moe-sheen!!!! Ride isnt too rough either

 

FYI alloy, I have Koni Reds and the rear shock do not have to be removed to be adjusted. You adjust them from the top. They don't have the nice plastic handle that the front shocks come with, but I just pull back the carpet and take a small wrench, and voila'.

Despite my running Konis I prefer the Bilsteins. I just couldn't find anyone with them in stock when I was in the market.

 

But you do have to loosen the rear trim panels, then pull the carpet back, and loosen the shock to adjust it. The **** would be MUCH easier.

 

My vote is for the Bilsteins. Got mine from shox.com also check out http://www.stranoparts.com/ they were around the same price when I bought mine and they're very helpful and knowledgable if you have any questions.

 

You guys with the Bilsteins and lowering springs - did you get the so called sport version of the shocks for use on lowered cars or just get the one's for stock ride height?

 

got them on today! wow what a difference. well the previous owner cut the front springs. it had a crappy ride. when we got it apart we found that the car had been basically riding the control arm of the frame. the bump stop was chewed up and pretty much gone. so the front was lifted aobut 3/4" and the rear was lowered about 3/4". the car handles great with the Eibach's and Bilsteins. only complaint is that the rear end is still pretty soft. is that normal in an F-body? I'm used to dealing with Mustangs.

anyway, the ride is great too. feels sturdy yet comfortable, and cornering is way fun!

 

I got the sport versions

 

HD's.

 

back is soft.........?

i put mine on the car with the pro-kit and it's nice and perfect; i absolutely love them.

how much did you pay for yours?

 

Are the Bilstein's adjustable like the Koni shocks and struts? If I am correct, why do most people like bilstein more, when they lack the adjustable feature that the koni shocks have? Because with the koni shocks, if you are not happy with the stiffness, you can adjust it, but with the bilsteins, if you are unhappy with the ride quality, out of the box, I guess you are screwed.

Oh, and does the eibach pro-kit really lower the car 1" all the way around or is that a rough estimate? Does it really lower more or less? My car is an '89 IROC-Z 350. Will I have a ground clearance problems? -89IRO

 

adjustablitly is jus too much for me...heh

blisteins are for lazy people...lol

 

bilstein sells adjustable setups...........however the price is a bit more than most here will pay.

koni's are the more affordable way to go for the average weekend racer who believes in attempting to tweak everything on their car.

personally i love my bilsteins, why you would want or need anything else is beyond me for the average cruise and weekend warrior. however, with my situation running coilovers i have to use something like an adjustable koni or a more expensive adjustable bilstein becuase of the thinner diameter.

it's all preference, you need to be realistic with yourself.

as far as the springs............you have to use your head and if your running the same worn out stock springs then you probably won't see a big difference with the pro-kit. the pro-kit is the best all around setup when it comes to springs as the rate is good and the looks are better. however for some it's not low enough and sportlines should be considered. when it comes to ground clearance all cars are different...as a basic rule you should be fine with a pro-kit; you aren't dropping it that much and your stock gfx's aren't low to cause real problems.

 

I'm buying the sport ones, P/N's S36-0201 & B46-1021