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Old style twin-tube Bilsteins? Oh, and Addco sway bars? 140-160 1974

posted by  uniberp on  Thu Apr 17 07:25 CST 2003
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I just bought a set of closeout "twin tube" Bilsteins for a bargain price. I mean, they're still Bilsteins, right? And they'll still last forever, right?
And it was the last set on the planet, according to the guy at alleuro.com.
How do they compare? Was it smart or not?


And are the Addco 7/8 swaybars way different than the IPD?








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Old style twin-tube Bilsteins? Oh, and Addco sway bars? 140-160 1974

posted by  yellowbricktoad on  Thu Apr 17 07:47 CST 2003
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"Oldstyle Bilsteins" are fine shocks,got some on my 145 that I just bought at IPD this year. The addco sway bar is a little thinner than the IPD one at 22.2mm[by my calc.] instead of 25mm. The shocks are a little softer than the monotube ones & I like the idea of a thicker sway bar & softer shocks.It should give you a better ride with good handling. Proggressive frt.springs would also help.


Mike M.







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