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Shocks (Bilstein) Bilstein Heavy Duty
The choice for the truly discriminating driver, Bilsteins offer handling so superior, they're capable of damping wheel movement as small as 2mm. And that's smooth.
Most stock shocks just don't have enough damping on compression and rebound. The result is mushy transitional performance, brake dive, choppy feel on expansion joint and in some cases, suspension crash through.
Explaining how Bilsteins improve ride with increased damping is difficult. How can the ride be smoother and feel plusher if the shock is stiffer? A big part of improvement comes from Bilsteins patented digressive valving system that helps soak up initial shock loads before full damping is achieved. This takes off the edge of most impacts and completely changes the feel of the car. An unusually high number of customers have called back with praise of Bilsteins. One customer went so far as to say, "You guys are too subtle in your ads for these things, you've got to let people know that this is the fix!" Additional Information: http://www.ipdusa.com/faq.asp?FAQ_ID=15 Please check fitment listed below to ensure products will fit your specific vehicle. Some products may include or exclude some model years or engine and transmission combinations. The products listed on our website are for Volvos sold in the North American market. Many of the parts are exactly the same as those used in other markets, however we cannot guarantee fitment for those markets.
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F4-B46-0283-H0 Reviewed by Jim Perry from Larsen, Wisconsin
I've installed Bilsteins on my '67 Amazon and like them. The car does some track time and even with the IPD front sway bar and these shock there is still a significant amount of body roll. The car can get really lose when attemting high speed corning, espeically coming out.
The shoch towers on 1800 apparently are not are beefy as those of the Amazon. There have been many mnay reports of cracked towers with Bilsteins. A solution is to weld on additional support in the form of steel plate or very heavy washers to the top of the shock towers. It's been said that if your towers are not cracked, they eventually will be with Bilsteins. I have an ES that currently lacks cracks and an E that was cracked and has a heavy plate welded to it.
July 2008
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