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dznucks · 05-03-2010, 08:01 AM

I just finished my bag install and i need a 10" compressed and a 14" extended shock. I found the 55-067's & the 55-R060's that are 9.8"/14.6".

The 067's are light duty and the 060's are heavy duty. Can anyone recommend which ones would be better for my '69 truck? i was thinking about going with the 060's to give me a stiffer ride.

Where are you guys getting your Bilstein shocks? i tried searching the internet to find the cheapest vendor but i am only getting one site, grantkustoms.com, that has them for $89. is this a good price for bilsteins?

dznucks · 05-04-2010, 07:17 AM

The shock part numbers that I listed above are Race Car Dynamics (RCD)shocks, that bilstein makes for them. So they are Bilstein made shocks, but they werent designed (internally) by bilstein. I call Bilstein and they couldnt tell me anything about them other than they make them for RCD.

I called RCD and they told me all about them, but they only sold to vendors. I finally called Grant Kustoms to order them. These particular shocks were designed for bagged vehicles. I ordered the 060's.

http://www.racecardynamics.com/class...ag/airride.htm

Maybe this will help someone in the future.

05-03-2010, 08:01 AM	#1
dznucks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 1,647	Bilstein Shock Question I just finished my bag install and i need a 10" compressed and a 14" extended shock. I found the 55-067's & the 55-R060's that are 9.8"/14.6". The 067's are light duty and the 060's are heavy duty. Can anyone recommend which ones would be better for my '69 truck? i was thinking about going with the 060's to give me a stiffer ride. Where are you guys getting your Bilstein shocks? i tried searching the internet to find the cheapest vendor but i am only getting one site, grantkustoms.com, that has them for $89. is this a good price for bilsteins?

05-04-2010, 07:17 AM	#2
dznucks Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Smyrna, Ga Posts: 1,647	Re: Bilstein Shock Question The shock part numbers that I listed above are Race Car Dynamics (RCD)shocks, that bilstein makes for them. So they are Bilstein made shocks, but they werent designed (internally) by bilstein. I call Bilstein and they couldnt tell me anything about them other than they make them for RCD. I called RCD and they told me all about them, but they only sold to vendors. I finally called Grant Kustoms to order them. These particular shocks were designed for bagged vehicles. I ordered the 060's. http://www.racecardynamics.com/class...ag/airride.htm Maybe this will help someone in the future.



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