Does anyone no if the shocks from a sport pkg x-type fit on a regular x-type? The dealer says no but i no they never experiment with things like this. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Hi Statefan, I have to dash but noticed your post with no replies, if you pm Thermo (Chris) he'll be up to scratch on your issue.
Regards, Stu, ps I think you are right

 

Statefan, will they fit on the car. YES. Will you be able to drive with them. YES. But, keep in mind that the sport shocks are designed for a suspension that sits 1.4" lower than the standard suspension, so, you stand a chance of bottoming out the shocks and damaging them if you happen to hit say a pot hole too hard or something of the like. In short, what you are needing to be careful of is something that would cause the tire to loose contact with the road (as when the wheel falls into a large pot hole). This will cause the suspension to go to full droop, slamming the piston of the shock against the bottom of the shock. Is that something you need to live in fear of, I hope not. But, it is one of those things that it is a possibility.

 

Thanks guys for your help. I really was looking to stiffen up the suspension. Looks like I will just have to live with it or lower it. Thanks

 

statefan, if you are looking to stiffen up the suspension, then you need to go with the heavy duty Bilstien shocks. They are designed for the factory non-sport suspension and have much more dampening that the standard shocks. Bilstien offers 3 levels of shocks for our cars. They have the comfort shocks, the sport shocks, and the heavy duty shocks. The members that have installed the heavy duty shocks say that the car barely rolls after the shocks were installed. So, that is sounding like the path you may want to research. If you need more information, let me know.