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| "I went from a flopping huge land barge to a smooth riding |
Built for the One Lap of America & Silver State Classic. This ain't no trailer queen, it was built to go fast! |
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540ci Donovan (780HP on pump gas) 5 speed trans. |
| RCD Bilstein Shocks |
Center Drive rear suspension, Grand National Full Floater Rear. Bilstein Shocks |
| 62 Pontiac Grand Prix / K. Howe - Virginia Beach, VA |
66 Chevelle / Build by Hot Rods to Hell |
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"I have them on my So-Cal Roadster and 53 Ford So-Cal pick-up, wasn't sure about how they would work on a Gennie car. They took the car to the |
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51 Ford Convertible/ F. Streff SO-CAL AZ. |
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| "The RCD/Bilstein Shocks made a huge difference in the |
"I have tried 3 other brands of shocks before finding RCD, |
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the Bilstein Shocks are the best". |
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Air Ride Suspension |
| 67 Mercury Cougar |
88 Chevy / L. Wahlgren - Alpine, CA |
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| "The car sits and rides just exactly as we had hoped. Our |
"Cannot believe how the shocks changed the ride and handling of my truck". |
| customer is very happy with it". |
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Bagged Frt/Rear |
| 34 Ford / Owner D. Trumbo, built by Hot Rod Garage |
97 S10 / S. Wilk - Hemet, CA |
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| 27 Modified T Roadster Class C / C. Evans - Prescott, AZ |
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YOUR CAR HERE
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"The change to Bilstein's was a great improvment". |
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Dropped Axle Front / Coi-Over Rear |
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| "They asked us for a few measurements, where the shock |
"Comfort, Control and Handling, wish the builder had |
| was placed on the control arms, angle and weight, to tune |
installed them when car was built". |
| the suspension, no one ever asks for this. It worked". |
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| Bilstein Coil-over Frt/Rear |
RCD Bilstein Coil-overs Frt/Rear |
| 62 Corvette IFS/IRS |
59 Corvette C4 Suspension |
| Hit Man Hot Rods - Ontario, Canada |
A. Hughes - El Cajon, CA |
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| "The Goodguys logo car has been equipped with Bilsteins |
"The more I use RCD's shocks, the more impressed I am |
| for 5-6 yrs, with many thousands of miles on them....the 58 |
with them. Best bang for the buck." |
| Impala has recently been equipped...my 29 track nose since being built and currently has over 40,000 miles.... |
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| to say I'm happy about the shocks is an understatement." |
Air Bag frt/rear |
| Gary Meadors - Goodguys Rod & Custom Association |
2001 Mazda / Bio Kustumz - Hemet, CA |
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| "We replaced the new gas shocks attempting to improve |
"Our 27 roadster has seen over a hundred thousand miles |
| handling at freeway speeds. What we weren't expecting |
in the last 18 years. We always thought the car had great |
| was how much our low speed comfort would also |
highway manners until we replaced the aging standard |
| improve. The aggressive dampening these Bilstein shocks provide has been the "magic bullet: in taming my truck". |
chrome shocks. We are amazed at how well the car floats over expansion joints and road irregularities without |
| Dodge Dakota Frt/Airbag Rear |
compromising the fun". |
| 63 Ford / Steve Szymanski - Phoenix, AZ |
27 Ford / Adam Young - Phoenix, AZ |
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YOUR CAR HERE
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with our shocks on it and a quote.
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| It took me a while to post this customers comments, due to |
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| 79 Chevy Malibu frt/rear suspension |
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| Doc Barnes / Little Rock, Ak |
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| "Thanks for showing me the difference between Bilstein |
"The shocks work great and I am very pleased" . |
| and the other shocks. The ride is Incredible now". |
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Lowered 3 frt/5 rear |
| 23 T Bucket / L. Grow - La Quinta, CA |
2000 Chev / J. Lubisich - San Luis Obisbo, CA |
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| "What a difference, it's a different car". |
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"Worth every penny, they did everything you said they would |
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| 32 Ford / M. Griffen - El Paso, TX |
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60 Chevy / M. Moell - Lakeside, CA |
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"Man-o-man, what a difference!!!! The car went for riding like |
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a brick to one with a nice firm agile suspension. My teeth no |
| Lowered 2" frt / 4" rear |
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longer rattle when I go over bumps in the road". |
| 2001Chevy Silverado / R. Castaon - Bonita, CA |
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37 Ford Coupe / R. Michels - Livermore, CA |
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| "What a difference the Bilstein's made. They took the roll |
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"Just got the shocks on my 36 and once again the best ride |
| or mushy feel out and made the truck feel good and tight". |
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possible, same result's as I had with my 40 Ford". |
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Mustang II / Parallel Leaf |
| 1931 Ford Pickup / Brian SoCal Speed Shop Az. |
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1936 Ford / S. Carroll, Vacacille, Ca |
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| "I installed the Bilstiens in the 55, what a difference. The car |
"The set up gave me the best of both worlds, good on the |
| now rides like I hoped it would. The side to side roll is |
track, yet compliant enough for the road". |
| controlled and the rebound dampening is wonderful, no |
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Coil-Over Front/Rear |
| Stock Suspension - RCD/Bilstein |
GT40 / Bud Jones - San Jose, CA |
| 55 Chev / C. Bell - Arcadia, CA |
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| "I live up in the mountains, lots of windy roads, handles |
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"What a difference it made in the car". |
| great with a comfortable ride". |
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C4 Corvette Suspension / Coil-Over Frt/Rear |
| Dropped Axle Front / Coil-Over Rear |
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1937 Ford Cabriolet / C. Small Santa Maria, CA |
| 1931 Ford Roadster Pickup / J. Sheridan - Julian, CA |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Classic/ Chuck-Hemet, CA |
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"Night and day difference....more compliant on the bumps |
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| 65 Ford Mustang / Maier Racing - Hayward, CA |
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65 Superformance Cobra / T. Crain - Bonita, CA |
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YOUR CAR HERE
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with our shocks on it and a quote.
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| "I've been looking for a good shock to complement the air |
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| 53 Cadillac / Bio Kustumz -Hemet, CA |
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| 29 Ford / Roger Garcia - Livermore, CA |
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70 Dodge Dart / John Halpin - San Diego, CA |
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| " I drove my coupe on the Street Rodder Road Tour last year |
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"So happy with my shocks, I bought them for my |
| to the LA Roadster Show, and we will be leading a Tour |
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other car". |
| again this year. I have over 7,000 miles on it so far, and I am |
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| 32 Ford / Rick Love, Vintage Air |
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40 Ford / Jack Barnyard - Santa Barbara, CA |
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| "Totally made a different vehicle out of it." |
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| This vehicle was originally purchased by the Alaska Railroad in 1949. |
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our record holding Salt Flat Racer". |
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| 49 Ford Panel / Truckwell of Alaska - Anchorage, AK |
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| "This car has had more than one set of shocks installed, trying to find the ride I wanted. After talking to the suppliers of street rod shocks, I felt Bilstein was at the top of my list. They had the answer to all my shock problems, I was trying to solve. Now 4 years & 15k miles later they work as good as the first day I installed them. We now have 5 cars in my area on Bilstein Shocks after a ride in this car". |
"Handling, Control & Comfort, I feel confident when cruising |
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Stock with Lowering Springs / Parallel Leaf Rear |
| 37 Chevy / Pat & Janice Smalling - Pendleton, OR. |
66 Falcon / Buzz Glass - Alpine, CA |
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| "Love the shocks, I tell all my friends". |
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| 51 Chev. Sedan Del. / Jim Mitchiner - CA |
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04 Ford F150 / Kevin Rausis- El Cajon, CA |
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| "Thanks for the help with the Bilstein Shocks, I tell everyone |
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"It's nice to have a classic car ride and perform more like |
| to experience the Best Ride, switch to Bilstein". |
todays car. Speed bumps are no problem thanks to |
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Bilstein Shocks and my friends at RCD. All my cars have |
| Mustang II / Parallel Leaf |
Bilsteins". |
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Stock Suspension |
| 54 GMC / Bob Fischer - Tuscon, AZ |
64 GTO / D. Abrams - Santee, CA |
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| "I like my cars low and I drive them, now I can have both". |
"Bilstein Shocks gave our car a great ride" |
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| 72 Chev / A.Hughes-El Cajon, CA |
55 Chev / J. Gilb-El Cajon, CA |