Hi All,

My 2017 XF now has almost 40k miles of NYC driving which is hard on shocks - I'd love to refresh the car by upgrading them. I've always been a huge fan of Bilsteins and I see they make a set of shocks for the X250 (part numbers 26-203041 and 26-203034) but not the X260. Would those have any chance of fitting on an X260? If not, can anyone recommend a good set of upgrade shocks for the X260? I have no plans to change the springs or lower the car - I just want the best ride control possible.

Thanks in advance!

 

I see you've had no replies so far. Sorry, but I'm not totally up-to-speed on the XF cars owning an XE. However, I'll give yo my thoughts for what they're worth.

The X250 and X260 cars look very much the same, but are totally different. For a start, the bodyshell of the X260 is made of aluminium. I suspect that the suspension is totally different too, so I had a look on SNG Barratt's website. The drawings of the front suspension dampers and springs look different. Obviously they are of similar layout, but the top securing layout uses 4 bolts for the X250 and three for the X260. The earlier car was developed when Ford owned Jaguar, the later car was developed under Tata Motors ownership.
I have to say, I think you're going to have to bite the bullet and fit X260 dampers. Having said that, there may well be after-market suppliers who will beat the Jaguar main dealer price. Also, looking at the SNG Barratt website, the dampers don't look enormously expensive. This assumes you'll swap over the road springs. You'd also be best replacing the top and bottom bushings too.