Jon Jenkins
Member
I had the very common issue of the factory shocks going bad in less than 20K miles. Delayed it as long as could and just having time to take the Expy in. Long story short, due to supply issues of products just got the Bilsteins in and Put them on. Was much better but not quite the improvement I was hoping.
The low pressure fuel pump went out so while I had it in the shop, I asked them to go ahead and check alignment just in case anything got changed with Bilsteins (I did do 0.5” ride height in front and stock in rear).
Well, the alignment was way off! So much so had to put adjustable camber nuts on the front. The drivers rear was maxed out to get an acceptable camber but the passenger rear is sitting at -2 with max adjustment done. We are just going to watch tire wear on the rear and if necessary can get adjustable aftermarket product to increase the range.
The Expy now is a joy to drive. Absolutely rock solid handling and comfort.
Just wanted to share our experience and encourage putting aftermarket shocks on and gettting your alignment checked.
As far as finding aftermarket shocks…….I found out the big vendors (Summitt racing, etc) get allotments in at various intervals and that if the website says they are in stock, that may NOT be true. I started googling the part numbers everyday within google shopping and finally timed it right. The place I got them was out of stock the day before. Found them online and ordered quickly as only said 4 left. Called ti verify they were in stock and got them. 15min later the site was out of stock.
Be patient and diligent and you’ll find what you are looking for.
Can’t recommend the Bilsteins enough (with correct alignment)
The low pressure fuel pump went out so while I had it in the shop, I asked them to go ahead and check alignment just in case anything got changed with Bilsteins (I did do 0.5” ride height in front and stock in rear).
Well, the alignment was way off! So much so had to put adjustable camber nuts on the front. The drivers rear was maxed out to get an acceptable camber but the passenger rear is sitting at -2 with max adjustment done. We are just going to watch tire wear on the rear and if necessary can get adjustable aftermarket product to increase the range.
The Expy now is a joy to drive. Absolutely rock solid handling and comfort.
Just wanted to share our experience and encourage putting aftermarket shocks on and gettting your alignment checked.
As far as finding aftermarket shocks…….I found out the big vendors (Summitt racing, etc) get allotments in at various intervals and that if the website says they are in stock, that may NOT be true. I started googling the part numbers everyday within google shopping and finally timed it right. The place I got them was out of stock the day before. Found them online and ordered quickly as only said 4 left. Called ti verify they were in stock and got them. 15min later the site was out of stock.
Be patient and diligent and you’ll find what you are looking for.
Can’t recommend the Bilsteins enough (with correct alignment)