Hi all, my 2007 XK has CATS, will the 2010 shocks fit my car? Floored by the price of 2007 CATS shocks

 

No, they aren't compatible but the 2007-2009 are readily available at a reasonable cost from suppliers such as FCP Euro. What sort of price "floored" you?

 

Good luck finding new front CATS shocks. I'm pretty sure they're on backorder, but new rears are still available.




You might want to check breakers (junkyards) for used CATS shocks.

 

They are all in-stock from the suppliers I use, I'm not a fan of Rock Auto...

 

$343 each at Auto Zone and O'Reilly. Pricey little buggers.

 

I found $350 per shock to be a little high, but it's much more reasonable than the $1000 figure I was seeing from Jaguar. I ordered some from Summit Racing

 

How do the BC racing fair in terms of comfort can they be adjusted to actually multiple levels of different comfort/firmness are they suitable replacements or too harsh for street

 

The BC coilovers certainly can be adjusted from hard to soft, manually with 30 steps plus custom spring rates, travel and height but still quite different from the Bilstein CATS. I remember on specific cobblestone roads, the CATS system did a brilliant job of smoothing the bumps. The BC coilovers don't switch between hard and soft automatically so it's something you either find a comfortable median or adjust based on road and driving style.

 

BC Coilovers get you a little lower and of course handle a lot better in my honest opinion. Plus theyre cheaper in the long run.

 

Oh you also have .... unfortunately for myself whenever I want to firm up my suspension and lower ride height I have to do it the old fashion way a swap out my springs gets rather tiresome after a while !!!! .... plus the fact Ive got a front shock that has collapsed internally I'm thinking this is probably the best time to pull the trigger ....thanks guys

 

I think I posed the coil over vs OEM question before and you guys may have cautioned against it? IIRC a couple of mentions that the ride is much firmer and not Grand Tourer class? Am I wrong? I'm set with OEM but offer up the question for someone else who might read this and get the sense they are superior in comfort.

 

If you want comfort only and don’t care about performance then stick with OEM. Coilovers provide multiple adjustments, spring rate, ride height, rebound, compression, etc and really intended for those looking for improved performance, not comfort. In normal driving on good pavement surfaces, not much difference will be noticed but on corners, speed and rough uneven surfaces the difference will be notable though the BCs can be softened up quite a bit.