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Old May 9th 05, 07:50 PM
Greg
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i put a set of napa branded shocks on my 87, they are private labeled
monroes and seem to work just fine and they were less than $100
On Mon, 9 May 2005 10:09:38 -0500, "Charlie Funk"
> wrote:

>It has what I believe are the original Delco-Bilstein shocks. But they are
>expensive -
>
>Try Pep Boys or other auto parts house. Bilsteins are good, but I bought
>Gabriels at Pep Boys for $100, all four corners, guaranteed for life. I
>replace them every 30,000 miles or 3 years, whichever comes first, whether
>they need it or not. The ride quality is same as I remember from when the
>Bilsteins were in good shape. I have about 99K on my toy now, on my 3rd set
>of shocks.
>
>Charlie
>
>"Ed Berns" > wrote in message
...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> My 87 coupe just turned 70K miles and needs new shocks. It has the Z52

>(not
>> Z51) package. But they are
>> expensive -

>It has what I believe are the original Delco-Bilstein shocks.
>>
>> Fuguring that there are others who've put new shocks on their C4 this
>> season, I thought I'd troll to see what recommendations are out there.

>What
>> are the good choices and which to stay away from? Any other

>considerations??
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your time and help.
>>
>> Ed B.
>>
>>

>


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