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Old May 26, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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Can anyone lead me to good way to go on replacement shocks- 1996 c280. Just looking for reliability/cost ratios.

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Old May 26, 2004 | 04:37 PM
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BTW: I can deal with a performance uprgrade, feels a little sluggish now.

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Re: shocks
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Can anyone lead me to good way to go on replacement shocks- 1996 c280. Just looking for reliability/cost ratios.
I like the Koni's...will probably be getting the SportKit
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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:15 PM
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If you're looking for an OEM replacement with a little sportier ride without sacrificing ride quality, choose Bilstein- great shocks, but the only downside is that they aren't adjustable like KOni's are
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Did you mean the Bilstein "heavy duties", or the regular.
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I believe "regular" are for cars that came OEM with Bilstein. There are "sport" models for all cars that did not come stock with Bilsteins, and these are a bit of a better ride than OEM shocks, and aren't even that expensive.
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