Shocks: looking for Blistein quality at KYB price.

RustyRatRod said

Yeah, but how many people TRULY NEED a .920 of larger bar?

And I want to clarify and say this. I don't discount anyone's advice here. Lord knows there are people here who have way more knowledge than I do on the subject. I appreciate ALL advice. However, one size don't fit all and not everybody needs 600 buck and up shocks, especially for a street cruiser. What did Chrysler use in the 61 NASCAR race where the Valiants kicked so much butt? did they even HAVE 1" torsion bars in 1961? I'd love to know the details.

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I agree but there is sortof a jump from the large factory bars to the aftermarket bars (for Abody) around .990

I can vouch for the KYBs being worse for the street even though they may have been a better match for the 1.03 bars - and I was autocrossing 6-12 events each year. My friend gave up on them for his SAAB as well.
What everybody needs if they are seriously driving these cars and want decent road handling is a front sway bar. That's really the one item I push (pun unintended).

I can't speak to the RCD Bilsteins out of personal experience because I went with SPAX, which were only $100 a corner and that was considered a bargin for performance shocks. Back when Koni reds were the only other somewhat available choice.

Another source for the RCD.
https://firmfeel.com/products/copy-...67998&pr_ref_pid=8051466469694&pr_seq=uniformAdd up the fronts and rears and about the same price as other retailers.