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Date:         Sat, 26 Jul 2003 00:37:43 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Bilstein Shocks Vs. Stock
In-Reply-To:  <005901c352b8$47bdd870$4501c80a@lakewood.corsof.com>
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>If it's not stock, it ain't ......
>
>Keep it dead-ass stock. Put another way, don't override the factory
>engineers.


Stock dampers are made to a price. Period. They are far from
optimal... they do the job... just... when new, and don't improve
with age. That is, they are LCD (lowest common denominator) and
mediocre.


The factory engineers would LIKE to fit GOOD units. The beancounters
won't let them. Hence too the wasserboxer and transmission
shortcomings.


The better dampers will have a somewhat firmer ride. What do you
want, float and collisions with moose?
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
64 (3) 473-8863
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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