Best non-adjustable shock-absorber?
Discussion
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.
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