PMD Power

I know Sam is out racing right now per his website.. I am thinking of finally getting new shocks ( I have prokit right now but with new De Carbons). I think it is time for new shocks and I figured may aswell get new springs to go with them. Does anyone know what is recommended with these springs? I looked on his site and found nothing really..
Thanks

bobbyd

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koni's

PMD Power

Just the normal Koni Yellow?

RevGTO

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Yes. Koni SA 4/4 or 4/3 take your pick per your needs and your budget.

JD_AMG

Either of these will do.
Set with 3rd gen rear shocks (you must remove the rear shocks to adjust them):
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...ID=0&ModelID=7
Or set with 4th gen rear shocks (on car adjustable):
http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...ID=0&ModelID=7

PMD Power

So the only difference between those two are $100 worth of effort, correct?

pwterz28

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thinking about 4/3

Cumbias

Any other options??? Konis seem to be always be the only option.

JamRWS6

There are a lot of options but the consensus is Koni seems to be the best.

dragonrage

There are other options for stock/1LE/SLP springs, but not for lower springs.

JD_AMG

The 3rd gen rears have only 4 settings: 0% (full soft), 20%, 50% (i think), 100% (full hard).
The 4th gen rears have anywhere in between 0-100%, so you can fine tune more.

The only other shock that seems to be "suitable" for a lowered car is KYB AGX's. Problem is they don't warrenty their shocks when used with lowering springs, they supposedly aren't built as well as konis (or other shocks), and they adjust rebound and compression at the same time.
I know you (and others) are probably thinking that you don't want to pay "that much" for "just some shocks", but what you are not understanding is the dramatic difference they make in terms of control, handling, feel and ride quality. Easily the single best mod I have experienced for our cars.

xXxSilveradoxXx

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My Koni 4/4s just came in last Friday. I'm just waiting for my adjustable PHB and my 3-Point SFCs to come in.

ThumperNC24

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....this question has been asked 800 billion times.

the answer will always be koni.

Foxxtron

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at least until some other company can offer a product of same or better quality for a substantially lower price. So far none has been able to match.

Until then, yes... Koni SA's are most ideal.

EDIT: I will also state that I've tried KYB's and will reiterate that it's now by far a distant second choice. If there's one thing I cannot stand about a shock is if it's single action double-adjusting. When I get rebound right where I want it, compression is almost always off and vice versa. It's a shame that Strano's former option of revalved Bilsteins aren't feasible anymore, because even with their drawbacks, they at least had valving that was much more optimal than the KYB AGX's.

Nevertheless, I will state more times than anyone cares to admit that when it comes down to shock choice...valving is paramount.

mrsracing

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My local shop told me that Koni's where exceptional harsh riding. What will I feel with Strano/Koni in comparison to stock? I don't feel the roll, etc. that many people talk about in stock form and don't mind loosing some ride comfort but am curious of what it's going to actually feel like.

Foxxtron

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Maybe your "local shop" might be a bit picky, though I'm just referencing from what you typed above. AFA "feeling" goes, you may have to find a way to ride in a Strano/Koni car on the correct settings.

JD_AMG

Do yourself a favor and install the shocks before the SFCs, then you'll know the difference they each make (what Im getting at is you may experience more impact harshness with the SFC's with no handling benefit).

The konis alone on otherwise stock suspension at stock height rode far better than the stock shocks IMO. When stock the car often felt like it was just "slapping" against bumps and the rear would always feel like it was skipping around. The konis rode more firmly but absorbed the bumps way better, the car no longer "slapped" or "skipped" over them. Best way to describe it IMO was it was more like a German sports sedan.
I can't tell you exactly what the koni/strano springs with otherwise stock suspension feels like because I had strano's swaybars already on the car before adding the springs (and the rear swaybar added a little harshness to the ride, but definitely nothing unbearable). With the springs added it reminds me more of a C5 Z06 kind of ride, still firm and not jarring but its more rough with the springs naturally. The ride can be "busy" sometimes but again not annoying or disappointing.

RevGTO

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I will reiterate his point. Get the shocks on and you may decide you don't need the SFC's. As stated, they add a lot of impact harshness. The shocks will do far more to make the car feel "tight" than they will anyway. My M6 car w/o SFC's has MUCH less harshness than the A4 car with them.

This how my M6 car was with 80k stock shocks. It rode ok, but both the front and rear would skip over bumps. Beyond annoying. Now with good shocks with better rebound damping, the "skipping" is gone and the ride is better overall.

ItsGone97

There are other companies that make shocks for lowered cars.... and not everyone thinks $800 dollars for a set of shocks is worth it.

mrsracing

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Why would you not put SFC on a car? This seems like insurance to me. The other comments make alot of sense and I agree the car feels skittish at times in the rear and front and Koni's taking care of that would be super cool.