Best non-adjustable shock-absorber?
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Can anyone recommend a really good non-adjustable shock for spirited driving on bumpy C-roads?
I often read about shocks still being OK if they pass the bounce test and if they're not leaking etc.
Cobblers, as far as I'm concerned. After 15k miles on cheap non-adjustable Bilsteins, while they are still fine for sensible driving and for fast driving on good roads, they will however be already past it for back-roads hooning. You know how you wince when you hear that bottoming-out 'crash' ... Factory shocks on any car will bottom out even from new.
I have no need for fancy, adjustable mega-bucks shocks, not least because the rally guys tell them they rebuild them frequently anyway; and I can neither afford the time nor the £ for that.
I would like a set of really good, fit and forget, non-adjustable shocks that won't bottom out after an enthusiastically-taken yump and that won't go soggy after a few thousand miles.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated - ta.
I often read about shocks still being OK if they pass the bounce test and if they're not leaking etc.
Cobblers, as far as I'm concerned. After 15k miles on cheap non-adjustable Bilsteins, while they are still fine for sensible driving and for fast driving on good roads, they will however be already past it for back-roads hooning. You know how you wince when you hear that bottoming-out 'crash' ... Factory shocks on any car will bottom out even from new.
I have no need for fancy, adjustable mega-bucks shocks, not least because the rally guys tell them they rebuild them frequently anyway; and I can neither afford the time nor the £ for that.
I would like a set of really good, fit and forget, non-adjustable shocks that won't bottom out after an enthusiastically-taken yump and that won't go soggy after a few thousand miles.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated - ta.
Cold said:
OEM. They've done more testing and research than the aftermarket has. Built to a price and for a performance compromise, sure. But they'll work with your car.
A main stream manufacturer has more access to as many surface testing facilities, rig-testing, cold and hot testing facilities, world-wide, than you could imagine.Pffft
Sounds like you need a set of Fox triple bypass air shocks from a Baja truck, or just realign your expectations!
It's a road car, you ain't racing the king of the hammers
Bilstein B6 or even B9 are pretty much everything you could ever need
Unless you have extra pennies burning a hole in your pocket, and you stump up for some ohlins and have them properly set up for the corner weights of your car.
Also if you are bottoming out the suspension on a 'yomp', then it it your springs getting fully compressed to the bump stops. That's not your dampers fault, but insufficient spring rate to cope with such significant compressive force before hitting the end of their compression abilities or mechanical bumpstop.
Sounds like you need a set of Fox triple bypass air shocks from a Baja truck, or just realign your expectations!
It's a road car, you ain't racing the king of the hammers
Bilstein B6 or even B9 are pretty much everything you could ever need
Unless you have extra pennies burning a hole in your pocket, and you stump up for some ohlins and have them properly set up for the corner weights of your car.
Also if you are bottoming out the suspension on a 'yomp', then it it your springs getting fully compressed to the bump stops. That's not your dampers fault, but insufficient spring rate to cope with such significant compressive force before hitting the end of their compression abilities or mechanical bumpstop.
Edited by Nicks90 on Sunday 11th October 23:30
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