Shocks?
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From: From Oxnard; living in Ocean View Hills, San Diego, CA
'01 C320 SS
Shocks?
Hi all,
I'm looking for replacement shocks for my wife's C320 Sport. I've heard that Konis are available, but I can't find a rep with a firm answer...
I have H&R's, but I'm switching to Eibach springs also. I hope it will raise the height a tad and give the car a slight negative rake.
The tires are 235/19f, 265/19r, with HRE 540's.
Anyway's, question is: Bilstein or Koni shocks???
Many thanks!
Rob
I'm looking for replacement shocks for my wife's C320 Sport. I've heard that Konis are available, but I can't find a rep with a firm answer...
I have H&R's, but I'm switching to Eibach springs also. I hope it will raise the height a tad and give the car a slight negative rake.
The tires are 235/19f, 265/19r, with HRE 540's.
Anyway's, question is: Bilstein or Koni shocks???
Many thanks!
Rob
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'02 C230K Coupe
That's a nice clean drop. I do know that Bilstein's working on a set of shocks (Carlsson lists them as a manufacturer for W203 shocks). Don't have Bilsteins, but they have a pretty strong record. Heard about Konis, but don't think they've been released yet. As far as I know, the only shock mods I've seen out is the H&R kit.
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Thanks! I found out the hard way after the shop kept giving me the run around...I think I'll be inclined to go with the Bilsteins. I would love to be able to adjust the rebound when required, but I really don't want to make holes in the trunk for easy access, like I had to with my Civic-T.
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From: From Oxnard; living in Ocean View Hills, San Diego, CA
'01 C320 SS
I hope so; I had a set of Koni adj. on my Civic...compression was great, but the rebound portion really sucked. I was not slammed; I had Eibach Pro-Kit springs and swaybars.
Rob
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From: From Oxnard; living in Ocean View Hills, San Diego, CA
'01 C320 SS
I'd like to replace the H & R's with a spring that give the car: a smooth ride; min. drop; and a slight negative rake...but not until they have shocks that are actually available.
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