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Old 01-17-2011, 08:43 PM
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Just curious, but I just purchased a pair of competition engineering 3-way shocks for the rear. It has the "not for street use" label on them and I'm just wondering how the car will do with driving around town?

I have true duals that dump before the axle, and they hang pretty low. I'm just wondering if this will be an issue with these shocks?

And do I go with the 50/50 adjustment for street use?

Thanks in advance
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no,no,nofor the street.
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Many ppl drive them on the street fine.
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I have yet to have an issue with my Comp Eng shocks on the street
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Just depends on how much you likke a soft ride. I could really care less.
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how do these compare to qa1s? sorry im just curious
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Ran them on my formula for about 2yrs and never had a issue with them at all. There are pleny of people who run them without an issue. I plan on buying a set for my z soon.
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i drive mine on the street and havent had any complaints at all
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Had a set on my Old Z, they did not work out too well on the freeways out here. Sharp bumps, potholes, big undulations in the road, etc. used to hit the bump stops Car was not lowered btw. I ended up swapping them back to stock DeCarbons
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Im using the strange engineering single adjustble shocks and everything is fine but it's not the nicest ride..
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So you guys think that I'll have an issue with my exhaust already hanging pretty low? I'd rather not keep banging it against the road anymore than I already do.
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So you guys think that I'll have an issue with my exhaust already hanging pretty low? I'd rather not keep banging it against the road anymore than I already do.
Nope, I have true duals under my car dummped before the axel with no issues.
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Originally Posted by IIl1Ill
Just curious, but I just purchased a pair of competition engineering 3-way shocks for the rear. It has the "not for street use" label on them and I'm just wondering how the car will do with driving around town?

I have true duals that dump before the axle, and they hang pretty low. I'm just wondering if this will be an issue with these shocks?

And do I go with the 50/50 adjustment for street use?

Thanks in advance
They probably have that warning on there so customers can't complain about poor ride quality and to save themselves from lawsuits from the overly loose shocks blowing out from hitting potholes etc. or causing crashes from trying to do emergency maneuvers and the car acting like a dump truck.
Not sure why some people spend the money to gain maybe a fraction of a second over a sport shock all while making the car feel and drive like total crap in comparison.



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