What shocks to buy for Street driven 07 Coupe.
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What shocks to buy for Street driven 07 Coupe.
I am upgrading to the Z51 sway bars and want to do the shocks at the same time. Does it make sense to go with either Z51 or Z06 shocks for like 150-200$ Or will spending 400$ on a set of aftermarkets like Bilsteins be better off? I see many members who take the Z06 or Z51 shocks off and upgrade so this might be saying something. Or should I be focusing my attn. somewhere else like a tunnel plate? I also have the F55 option so not sure if I still have stock shocks or a little better
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I have a tunnel plate which made no difference I could feel. My Koni FSD's however are great. My car is a Z51 and they made improvements in control on less than smooth surfaces and just made the car feel better connected to the road. They also took a little of the harsh edge off.
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Bilstein sports are what Z51 owners pick if they are switching to Bilsteins.
Tunnel plate does help the car feel a tiny bit more rigid; it reduced roof creak for me. However it is not a handling mod like shocks.
Tunnel plate does help the car feel a tiny bit more rigid; it reduced roof creak for me. However it is not a handling mod like shocks.
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not trying to dissuade you, but you have an expensive suspension system w. the F55 shocks. improving handling with the sway bars may be all you need. sway bars do change handling and ride. you may want to try just the bars first and then decide if you want to throw out the F55 shocks for something else.
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not trying to dissuade you, but you have an expensive suspension system w. the F55 shocks. improving handling with the sway bars may be all you need. sway bars do change handling and ride. you may want to try just the bars first and then decide if you want to throw out the F55 shocks for something else.
You have a good shock system for touring and moderate performance driving right now. Adding the Z51 sways gives what most people consider a very nice all-round setup.
If you are going to use the car mostly for track use, that would be a different story.
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not trying to dissuade you, but you have an expensive suspension system w. the F55 shocks. improving handling with the sway bars may be all you need. sway bars do change handling and ride. you may want to try just the bars first and then decide if you want to throw out the F55 shocks for something else.
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I certainly agree. I would start out with the Z51 sway bars and go from there. I do offer them with the PFADT poly bushings.
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I have an 08 Z51 Vert and I can tell you that the tunnel plate does add some stiffness, but does not make a noticeable difference in handling. In my car I noticed less cowl shake in irregular roads, but the really neat thing is the insulation that cuts the heat down about in half.
Really nice !
Really nice !
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The F-55 System is suppose to be a great improvement over the F-45. With the proper adjustments to the suspension, you may see the differences that you desire.
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I put z51 bars with poly bushings and bilstein sport shocks on my stock 08 vert and the car handles completely different, flat cornering and does not wallow after hitting dips in the road. Vert rides a bit harder on the streets, but on the highways rides great.
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I have a tunnel plate which made no difference I could feel. My Koni FSD's however are great. My car is a Z51 and they made improvements in control on less than smooth surfaces and just made the car feel better connected to the road. They also took a little of the harsh edge off.
BJK