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rjsmith
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Does anyone know if the improved rear shocks on the 2002 Z06 can be retrofitted to the 2001 Z06? If so, does anyone have a part number? The other rear suspension components are unchanged between the '01 and '02 Z06.
I finally noticed the "twitchyness" in the rear end when I jumped on the throttle during an impromptu stop-light grand prix. It's not life threatening (the car stays pointed in the right direction despite a millisecond sensation that it might swap ends) but it is something I could do without. According to Sports Car International (September 2001, pp58), Chevrolet acknowleded the behavior (which SCI luridly described as "skittering sideways at throttle drop") and fitted new shocks for the 2002 Z06. According to the article's author they changed the compressed disc valving.
ABS and Traction Control Engineer (what a title) Kevin Zelenka of Chevrolet is quoted in the article as saying the "bumpy ride of the previous car is gone. The revised rear shock valving has done away with the jittery feeling on bad roads".
Uh, hello, Kevin? Bumpy ride? Jittery feeling? Have you driven a C4? If the '01 Z06 ride is "bumpy" and "jittery" I can't wait to get my hands on those '02 shocks. Jeez, I am amazed with how well my '01 Z06 handles bumpy roads (i.e., most roads in Southern California) compared to my '92 with Z07. And that baby was a sweetheart compared to the early Z51 cars.
Has anyone out there taken the car out to a dragstrip and performed a 2,500rpm-drop-the-hammer-launch? Does it get seriously tail happy?
I finally noticed the "twitchyness" in the rear end when I jumped on the throttle during an impromptu stop-light grand prix. It's not life threatening (the car stays pointed in the right direction despite a millisecond sensation that it might swap ends) but it is something I could do without. According to Sports Car International (September 2001, pp58), Chevrolet acknowleded the behavior (which SCI luridly described as "skittering sideways at throttle drop") and fitted new shocks for the 2002 Z06. According to the article's author they changed the compressed disc valving.
ABS and Traction Control Engineer (what a title) Kevin Zelenka of Chevrolet is quoted in the article as saying the "bumpy ride of the previous car is gone. The revised rear shock valving has done away with the jittery feeling on bad roads".
Uh, hello, Kevin? Bumpy ride? Jittery feeling? Have you driven a C4? If the '01 Z06 ride is "bumpy" and "jittery" I can't wait to get my hands on those '02 shocks. Jeez, I am amazed with how well my '01 Z06 handles bumpy roads (i.e., most roads in Southern California) compared to my '92 with Z07. And that baby was a sweetheart compared to the early Z51 cars.
Has anyone out there taken the car out to a dragstrip and performed a 2,500rpm-drop-the-hammer-launch? Does it get seriously tail happy?