I bought Edlebrock IAS shocks for all four corners of my geezer-mobile, a Crown Victoria. I turned a more bouncy ride, like on a hobby horse into a well mannered but comfortable experience. Others with the Panther platform described Bilsteins, which were the next step for handling, but not ride quality as being too harsh. The Edlebrocks were better than Crown vic "police shocks" according to reports I read. I asked Edlebrock two years ago about rear shocks for the 68 bird. They didn't have a specific shock matching the application for the multileaf staggered then, but I expect they have something by now. The front shocks were offered in grey instead of bright red for their "classic" line. I installed a pair on the front of my '68 which is work in process. Shocks are readily repainted, so color is not a big deal.
After all my blather or blither.. If Edlebrock makes the IAS line for the rear application on the Bird now, I would buy them. It gave a controlled but not harsh ride. For handling without respect to comfort, I would look to Bilsteins.
The others may be find too, so I'm not commenting on the KYB, which might be just fine.
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BTW that's per shock. Shocking ain't it.
Good shocks are very important to solving handling and ride problems. The IAS or Bilstein price is worth the extra cost. I have Monroe shocks on my truck and a tar strip in the middle of a highway turn can kick the rear endout and send me flying in the truck. Good shocks are money well spent!
