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    4/25/2021 9:10 PM  #1

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA
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    I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Thanks to BobE for the 1 inch sway bar and Opentracker for the street valve Bilstein shocks along with my reverse eye 5 leaf springs the car rides better than it ever has very responsive and I drove down a very ruff gravel road I had been down a lot just to see the difference and it was so smooth. very impressed with those shocks. I had only had the KYB gas shocks on a couple months and they do not hold a candle to the Bilstein shock by far one of the best upgrades I have ever done to my car it has never rode and drove this good. It dose sit up a little bit higher in front now which leads me to believe the rear shocks may have raised the rear a little too. 
    Next will be new exhaust and I will get the pinion angles checked.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
     

    4/26/2021 4:55 AM  #2

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    AWESOME 😁

     

    4/26/2021 7:42 PM  #3

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Sally you need to try some of these shocks they make a dirt road feel like blacktop.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    4/26/2021 10:26 PM  #4

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    What about Michigan potholes Billy?

     

    4/27/2021 3:36 PM  #5

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    I bet they would e better with Bilsteins than the KYB's I had on it.
     

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    4/28/2021 7:46 PM  #6

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Gotta drop the car off at muffler shop monday morning,

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    10/22/2021 9:06 PM  #7

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Are these components still ok for use on the new car?

    I recall you said the front shocks were bad.

     

    10/22/2021 9:37 PM  #8

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Nos681 wrote:

    Are these components still ok for use on the new car?

    I recall you said the front shocks were bad.

    About to start taking the car apart soon and see what all is good still .... a lot of it may still be. the front shocks may even still be good...sway bar is toast and all sheet metal. The driver side strut rod is toast. I am hoping I can use the disc brakes off of it the wheels and spacers are still bolted on just shoved back a foot or so on driver side.
     

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    10/23/2021 8:14 AM  #9

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Sally you need to try some of these shocks they make a dirt road feel like blacktop.

     
    Save some money, buy Monroe-matics and stay off dirt roads.

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    10/23/2021 9:02 AM  #10

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Rudi wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Sally you need to try some of these shocks they make a dirt road feel like blacktop.

     
    Save some money, buy Monroe-matics and stay off dirt roads.

    Common sense from Canada. 🇨🇦

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    10/24/2021 10:23 AM  #11

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    Rudi wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Sally you need to try some of these shocks they make a dirt road feel like blacktop.

     
    Save some money, buy Monroe-matics and stay off dirt roads.

    Common sense from Canada. 🇨🇦

    Dirt roads are fun to ride down when you got a beautiful woman to ride with you too.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    10/24/2021 10:24 AM  #12

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    I already have the Bilstein shocks.

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    10/25/2021 2:33 PM  #13

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    I fitted a 1" sway bar to mine a couple of years ago and it made for a good improvement.
    As for shocks, I've only ever had KYB's on the car and have been quite happy with them. Maybe I will try Bilsteins next time. What are they worth and what makes them better than the KYB's?

    1964-1/2 D Code Coupe - 289 V8, 4 Speed Toploader, 3.00 ratio rear, Autolite 4100 Carb, 15" tires, Pertronix ignition
     

    10/25/2021 5:50 PM  #14

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Bearing Bob wrote:

    Rudi wrote:


     
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    Dirt roads are fun to ride down when you got a beautiful woman to ride with you too.

    BOY PLEASE!!.........This is a "guy board"!
      (Where's that eye-roll imogee when I need it!!)

    I HAVE dated a few women that LOOKED LIKE....2 miles of dirt road, back-in-the-day.
    6sal6
     

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    10/25/2021 6:24 PM  #15

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Toploader wrote:

    I fitted a 1" sway bar to mine a couple of years ago and it made for a good improvement.
    As for shocks, I've only ever had KYB's on the car and have been quite happy with them. Maybe I will try Bilsteins next time. What are they worth and what makes them better than the KYB's?

    That is what I had on my car too before the Bilsteins ...they made a lot of difference best my car ever handled.
     

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    10/25/2021 6:25 PM  #16

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    6sally6 wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Bearing Bob wrote:


    Dirt roads are fun to ride down when you got a beautiful woman to ride with you too.

    BOY PLEASE!!.........This is a "guy board"!
    (Where's that eye-roll imogee when I need it!!)

    I HAVE dated a few women that LOOKED LIKE....2 miles of dirt road, back-in-the-day.
    6sal6
     

    I wouldnt atold that.
     

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    10/25/2021 7:08 PM  #17

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    6sally6 wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Bearing Bob wrote:


    Dirt roads are fun to ride down when you got a beautiful woman to ride with you too.

    BOY PLEASE!!.........This is a "guy board"!
      (Where's that eye-roll imogee when I need it!!)

    I HAVE dated a few women that LOOKED LIKE....2 miles of dirt road, back-in-the-day.
    6sal6
     

     
    Back in that day Mike, my cars always seemed to quit running on back roads.🤪

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    10/26/2021 8:58 AM  #18

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    RUNOUTTAGAS

    Its really me....I fixed my caps lock .
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    10/26/2021 10:44 AM  #19

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    RUNOUTTAGAS

     
    Nope, lots of gas. After about an hour or so of steaming up the widows the car always started.❤️

    Good work ain't cheap, Cheap work ain't good!   Simple Man
     

    10/26/2021 1:31 PM  #20

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    I only know you NOW so.............I can't imagine a young(er) Rudi ....wear'in-the-wimmen-out"!

    6sal6

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    10/27/2021 9:56 AM  #21

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    If you put beefy front sway bars on the front of your 50+ year old car, you might consider adding a set to your rear axle. Keeping the front and and rear equally stiffened on corners is way better all around for safety. 

     

    10/27/2021 11:14 AM  #22

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    If you want to experience “snap oversteer” put a rear sway bar on an early Mustang.
    After your car gets pulled out of the ditch, hopefully damage free, I’m sure you will remove it.
    Ford put them on some early Mustangs but I think they were on big blocks with the rest of the suspension tuned for it.

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    10/27/2021 2:16 PM  #23

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    Rudi wrote:

    If you want to experience “snap oversteer” put a rear sway bar on an early Mustang.
    After your car gets pulled out of the ditch, hopefully damage free, I’m sure you will remove it.
    Ford put them on some early Mustangs but I think they were on big blocks with the rest of the suspension tuned for it.

    Same thing I have always heard.
     

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    10/27/2021 2:25 PM  #24

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Rudi wrote:

    If you want to experience “snap oversteer” put a rear sway bar on an early Mustang.
    After your car gets pulled out of the ditch, hopefully damage free, I’m sure you will remove it.
    Ford put them on some early Mustangs but I think they were on big blocks with the rest of the suspension tuned for it.

    Same thing I have always heard.
     

    Years ago, I bought a rear sway bar for my 65, and was then sternly advised not to install it, so I didn't install it.  Still have it if anyone is interested, but I lost the mounting hardware somewhere along the way. 
     

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    10/27/2021 5:13 PM  #25

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    Re: I now have my new Bilstein street valve and 1 inch sway bar on

    BobE wrote:

    BILLY WALTON from GEORGIA wrote:

    Rudi wrote:

    If you want to experience “snap oversteer” put a rear sway bar on an early Mustang.
    After your car gets pulled out of the ditch, hopefully damage free, I’m sure you will remove it.
    Ford put them on some early Mustangs but I think they were on big blocks with the rest of the suspension tuned for it.

    Same thing I have always heard.
     

    Years ago, I bought a rear sway bar for my 65, and was then sternly advised not to install it, so I didn't install it.  Still have it if anyone is interested, but I lost the mounting hardware somewhere along the way. 
     

    Interesting discussion.  I installed a 3/4" rear sway bar around 1994 to go with a 1" front.  It is still there and works for me.  These days I do not drive as hard as I used to. But that oversteer you are talking about felt really good to me.  I could drift corners with much better control than  without.   Steering actually became more neutral than oversteer.

    Times have changed.  Some racers I knew down in LA used that setup, And were still around the last time I checked.
     

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