I wanted to try the Bilsteins but I didnt want to drop 400 bucks and be disappointed. These are the totally stock shocks for the application, I tried to find a slightly HD shock but couldnt. Before when I tried to push on the fender the car wouldnt budge and at least now there is some give. Did I lose some cornering-maybe, on any bumpy roads the car would bounce off them and not soak some of them up. The cornering seems close to the same. I checked the Eddy's when they were installed and with my setup there were 11.5" from the bottom of the shock tower at the body to the center of the bolt. When I removed them I compressed them to the same length these suckers were strong and left approx only 1-1.5" for total compression. I remember when I changed them how they were a real pain to install.