79-L-82

All,
Got her licensed and took her out for the first time.
Floats a bit. Seems like she needs shocks.
I did a search. Been a few months since this came up and Bilstein seemed to be the choice, but are a bit pricey.

What are folks opinions this year? Still Bilstein? How about the KYB GR2?
Edelbrock IAS available? AC Delco? Could use some help here.

In addition, I'm thinking of replacing the worn out rubber with Poly all around.
Good idea?
Seems I can get a whole kit for under 200. Is this easy to do myself?
I've heard they squeak sometimes on other forums. What should I do to eliminate this?




[Modified by 79-L-82, 11:21 PM 4/24/2004]

Steve439

There's a shock poll going on right now:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=805031

As for rubber vs poly it seems like opinions are pretty
divided. I'd stick with rubber myself.

KenSny

If you are going to use the car for street use only - stick with the rubber and don't drop the $$ for Bilstein, you won't see the bang for the buck.

For more serious driving, auto-x, etc. use poly and Bilsteins or the high end KYBs. The only way to eliminate the poly squeak is to every other year or so "re-lube" the bushings, or play the stereo REAL LOUD.

flynhi

Depends on your driving and use.
For a daily driver and steel springs, I'd go with rubber bushings and Konis for a comfortable ride.
For a weekend cafe racer with steel springs, I'd use graphite impregneted poly and Bilstein Sports or Edelbrocks.

With composite springs, I'd use Bilstein Sports or KYB GR-2s.

lostpatrolman

as for the poly bushings, VBP claims their poly is graphite impregnated which tremendously helps stop those squeeks. They still recommend lubing the bushings before install though.

79-L-82

Wow, thanks. That's really not the answer I was expecting. :shocked:
Maybe I'll go with the rubber.
It's not going to be a racer. A weekend driver and occasional drag race. :yesnod:

What about the shocks?
I'll check that thread listed above, but any suggestions given my driving expectations?

Thanks again. . .


[Modified by 79-L-82, 11:59 AM 4/26/2004]

LiveandLetDrive

The people saying stick with rubber obviously haven't ridden in a good car with poly :rolleyes: My car has poly all over the place and I haven't heard a squeak from it. The benefits of tighter response (more confident at high speed, etc.) and the fact that you will never have to replace them again are well worth the trouble of installing. You might not want Bilstein's if you're looking for a really comfortable ride, anything is better than dead originals though.

-Chris