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Old 08-13-2009 | 11:41 PM
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ok i'll start with my mods so everyone knows its not on stock suspension lol i have the eibach prokit with revalved bilstiens from strano with an adjustable panhardrod with non adjustable LCA's and a strut tower brace. with that being said, i've put almost 75,000-85,000 miles on the springs and shocks in 3 years . . . yeah i drive the **** outta my car lol i don't hit the drag strip as much as i'd like to and i don't autoX like i was hoping to, but since it's lowered i need a shock that will be good but wont break the bank (thank God i have the rest lol)
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Hello
I would suggest going with an adjustable shock. Now I do understand that you don't want a set that will break the bank but in the end you will not be disappointed. Below is a example of what UMI Performance has to offer as far as adjustable shocks.

http://www.umiperformance.com/catalo...1i69pfel4dlhq2

If you have any other questions feel free to ask and I will be more than glad to help!
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Old 08-14-2009 | 10:08 AM
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ok i'll start with my mods so everyone knows its not on stock suspension lol i have the eibach prokit with revalved bilstiens from strano with an adjustable panhardrod with non adjustable LCA's and a strut tower brace. with that being said, i've put almost 75,000-85,000 miles on the springs and shocks in 3 years . . . yeah i drive the **** outta my car lol i don't hit the drag strip as much as i'd like to and i don't autoX like i was hoping to, but since it's lowered i need a shock that will be good but wont break the bank (thank God i have the rest lol)
So what's up that you feel you need new shocks? Might just be the springs have given up (the Pro-kits are weaker and a softer, which are two reasons I came up with my own springs). I don't know what's going on that you are trying to change, but if it's a spring thing changing shocks won't help. Might be a situation where the shocks have just given up--I can't know that without talking to you.

There are a lot of choices. Few great ones. Koni's of course.... KYB AGX's which are adjustable. A new set of Bilstein's. Tokico, but they aren't much less than AGX's and not adjustable....
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good point sam lol i'll take a closer look and have my buddy look at both shocks and springs so i don't end up replacing the wrong thing thank you both for your replies




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