02BlackWS6

Is anyone running these shocks. They look promising.

Den

onehardmaro

I have them with 1.5in lowering springs. I havent any complaints yet. Handling is great; no turn is to long or sharp.

trackbird

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They are a decent, moderately priced, street shock. We put them on a friends car and they work well for street use. They are not Koni's, but they are decent for street use.

DARK AGE 53

onehardmaro, trackbird are these the 8 way adjustables or the no-adjustable shocks. I found the 8 way's to be way too soft ( had them on one day and that was enough ) on the down stroke even set at # 8, I wouldn't recommend these to anyone. Installed the Bilsteins HD and I think they work great.

Al

Craig98Z28

I believe all the AGXs are the adjustable shocks.

I have them on my car, and have for almost a year now. With sporadic autocross events, daily driving, and regular long road trips I have zero complaints about them.

I'm running the Ground Control coil over springs with these and it's lowered about 2.5 inches. The ride is still good, and turn in is very good as well. I would recommend these to anyone looking at shocks, especially if you're interested in adjustable shocks.

Granted, they are't Koni DAs, but, they're also 1/4 the price of them also.... bank for the buck, love the KYB AGXs

02BlackWS6

Yeah at first glance they look too good to be true cause they are adjustable and they are only $339.99 for all 4. That's a killer price. I'm looking at the SLP/Bilstien shocks too. They work great, but I'm affraid they're too stiff for drag racing.

So Craig, they are pretty much stiffer than a stock De-Carbon shock right?

Craig98Z28

Correct, when I replaced my stock shocks they were pretty worn. I left the KYBs on the lowest setting, both front and rears. I've since bumped them up a little at a time. I now have the fronts on 6, and the rears on 3. The turn-in is very crisp, and have minimal oversteer on autocross course.

DARK AGE 53

I'm not understanding why you say the KYB shocks are stiffer then the stock DeCarbon shocks. When I installed them on the rear I found them to be worthless, the autoparts store ordered me another set just in case the first set was bad. Before leaving the autoparts store I set the shocks on 8 and they went down with little effort. They refunded me my money and I ordered a set of the Bilsteins HD for the rear. Do what you want but before installing them I'd set them at 8 and see what kind of resistance you get while pushing down, if there anything like the two sets I had they won't be as stiff as the DeCarbons. Again, just my opinion.

onehardmaro

The rears are gas adjustable the struts(fronts) are manually adjusted. I have never raced so i dont know what to look for, for race shocks and struts. But for the street i love them. I adjusted my fronts to 6 and i have a perfectly smooth firm ride. But i cannot speak for racing purposes.

HOTROD98Z

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I am running these on my car with hypercoil springs. For street use and the price they are a good selection and handle fairly well, I definately felt a difference going with this setup over the stock decarbons. My car definately rides a lot stiffer than stock, but a lot of that is probably the spring i think the hypercoils are a pretty high spring rate.

02BlackWS6

Well i'm pretty opened minded about other car parts but when it comes down to things like suspension and brakes i don't like to be uncertain. How good do the SLP/Bilstiens shocks work at the track? If they are anything like my Bilstiens i got from SLP for my '95 Z28 those babies made my car handle like a slot car But they were alittle too stiff for 1/4 mile racing
I did order new Spohn sway bars, and 1LE front/rear springs. With those changes maybe i won't want the shocks just yet. Unless I can find a recked 1LE Camaro with Koni's

FinalTA

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Can someone explain how these shocks actually adjust? Is it something that takes a lot of time?

onehardmaro

The fronts are just a turn of a ****; a few seconds. The rears adjust them selves; through special valving i guess.

FinalTA

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ahh...gotcha. It's between these and the Bilstein HDs for me. I'm just concerned that the HDs may be too harsh for the street. Does anyone have anything to add to this?

Craig98Z28

Both the front and rears have ***** for adjusting. Fronts range from 1-5, the rears adjust from 1-5 (if I remember correctly)

Very easy to adjust, you can either take the wheel off, jack the front of the car up, or, depending on how low your car is, probably do it without raising the car at all.

My car's lowered about 2.5 inches, so I can't get under the car for much of anything....

onehardmaro

Not mine, the fronts range from 1-8. Rears have no ****. Unless they changed in the last two years. Are you talking about the kyb agx.

Craig98Z28

Yep, KYB AGX, got mine a year ago. Adjustable with the **** for both front and rear.

Dark Age - what springs were you running when you had the shocks? Perhaps that would also contribute to your feeling the shocks being softer than stock?

DARK AGE 53

Craig98Z28 , I'm not sure which Eibach springs GMMG installs, the car sits about an inch lower then stock. In my opinion the springs have nothing to do with how soft the compression stroke is on these shocks, the rebound is slower when set on #8 but the compression is junk. The compression stroke is so weak my five year old grandaughter could compress it, these shocks might be a good shock for drag racing but as I've said in other posts about these shocks " I wouldn't put them on my lawn mower ".

Xsta Z 28

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Just FYI the springs are the Eibach Pro Kit. I am actually dissapointed wwith the "support" the rear has - even with the Koni DA shocks . . . I am talking about my Berger SS.