RPM and Solidol, wondering about ride quality of the Bilsteins when you replaced your old shocks? I'm here in the suburbs of Detroit and the roads are generally horrible (more annoying than the potholes is the fact that most of the roads are concrete that has all kind of cracks, seams, etc.) and it is to the point where driving the car other than on a few select roads (read: recently repaved) is just miserable. I have a /94 5 speed that I have owned for last 5 years (bought in November /09 in AZ with 18,800 miles, now 48,000 miles) and don't perceive any degradation in handling over that period. Ride has gotten worse than 5 years ago but suspect this is in large part due to the conditon of the roads. When you installed the Bilsteins, did you perceive an improvement in ride quality? Now I realize this is highly subjective and if your shocks were seriously worn the car would clearly ride better on new shocks. I have no bounce or strange noises from the suspension and at VIR car was pretty stable/planted. I just wonder if after 20 years the dampers wear to the point where new ones would improve the ride. If anyone else has an opinion or actual experience with shock replacement after 15-20 years on a fairly low mileage car where shocks were not leaking/otherwise defective and handling was still tight but ride had degraded, I'd very much like to hear from you. I know that the NSX isn't going to ride like my /06TL but given the state of the roads around here and fact that I just don't want to drive the car much anymore as a result thereof I'm open to shock replacement if there is a reasonable possibility that ride will improve a bit. I guess this is one way to keep the miles low but I actually would prefer to be able to enjoy the car. Thanks in advance for your input and happy holidays.
Best,
Jeff
