XJS RIDE

Mar 20, 2005 3 Replies

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RowenB 21 years ago

I have never been satisfied with the ride of my 1995 XJS 2+2. Articles suggest it should be superior to an XJ 6, but I consider it inferior to my previous two Sovereigns.

My biggest concern is that the rear of the car seems to wallow and hit the

bump stops quite quickly. Carrying out the usual, rather unscientific, "bounce test" suggest the rear shock absorbers are serviceable. The ride height also appears normal.

Typically how long do the original factory fit shock absorbers last and, what have other users found as the best replacement?

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Blake Dodson 21 years ago

Replace your shocks. Standard shocks are good for 30K. Put some KONI brand in there for performance, BOGE for ride.

B.D.

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BIGPHILLIP 21 years ago

KONI is CRAP.

I own a LWB SI and have driven a SWB SI with Koni shocks. Both have well sorted suspension.

They are HORRID no MATTER the adjustment.

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Dsybok 21 years ago

A 95 even with minimal miles is definitely going to need new shocks just from age. Boge worked well for our 95 XJS, but Bilsteins are also nice if you can find the right model for performance. Im not sure they were available when I shopped around a couple months back. Koni I would consider way too harsh and more for semi race cars , Japanese imports or tuner cars.

The ride is now tight, but if it is luxury you are looking for the XJ ride is always going to be more luxurious. The XJS is a little more sports car oriented. Stick my XJ12 and XJS together and the XJ12 with sportspack suspension has the better overall ride, but the XJS out corners it.

Daniel

1994 XJ12 1995 XJS 4.0

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