Best street/strip spring/shock setup?
04-05-2011, 11:25 AM
#21
Yeah, I get that I need to make my mind up. I wouldn't expect the afco's to keep up with the koni's on the twisty's but do you think they would be better than the stock shocks or worse? I'd almost be willing to try koni front and afco rears
04-05-2011, 02:08 PM
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I'd almost be willing to try koni front and afco rears
Regularizes of what you go with you always have the option of taking them off and selling them if they aren't what you want.
04-05-2011, 02:49 PM
#23
Thanks for the input. I definitely want to get this decision right this time. Cause I already spent the money on the qa1's and although I used them for years, they definitely weren't the right shock for me. Probably leaning towards the koni's now.
04-05-2011, 05:56 PM
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good info here. Now I am looking at the konis again lol.
Havent had my car to the track yet, waiting to get it back from the shop. It should cut bottom 1.50 60' times. At least a couple cars around here identical to mine, except mine is lighter. Is cutting 1.50 flat.
So konis should be fine for me. One guys car looks awesome and he has stock springs with one coil cut off front, and isolator removed from rear. Not too big on that idea personally tho.
now back to me needing different rear shocks due to my 12 bolt. So you are saying I either need double adjustables for my car, or get single adjustables for an 82-92 camaro? (they still bolt in the same?)
Havent had my car to the track yet, waiting to get it back from the shop. It should cut bottom 1.50 60' times. At least a couple cars around here identical to mine, except mine is lighter. Is cutting 1.50 flat.
So konis should be fine for me. One guys car looks awesome and he has stock springs with one coil cut off front, and isolator removed from rear. Not too big on that idea personally tho.
now back to me needing different rear shocks due to my 12 bolt. So you are saying I either need double adjustables for my car, or get single adjustables for an 82-92 camaro? (they still bolt in the same?)
04-05-2011, 06:27 PM
#26
good info here. Now I am looking at the konis again lol.
Havent had my car to the track yet, waiting to get it back from the shop. It should cut bottom 1.50 60' times. At least a couple cars around here identical to mine, except mine is lighter. Is cutting 1.50 flat.
So konis should be fine for me. One guys car looks awesome and he has stock springs with one coil cut off front, and isolator removed from rear. Not too big on that idea personally tho.
Front Koni SA's don't require you to cut the spring for a slight drop, you can use the lower perch that's built into the shock to drop your height without changing your spring at all. Heater hose in the rear and you're good for a .75"/.5" drop without cutting anything.
now back to me needing different rear shocks due to my 12 bolt. So you are saying I either need double adjustables for my car, or get single adjustables for an 82-92 camaro? (they still bolt in the same?)
You could do either. The 3rd gen rears seem to be dampened better for aftermarket rears (more weight), and DA's allow you to dial in your custom compression dampening if you so choose. Maybe someone on here can chime in with their experiences with a heavy rear + 3rd gen rears, but I haven't heard anything bad on that....quite a bit cheaper too!
Havent had my car to the track yet, waiting to get it back from the shop. It should cut bottom 1.50 60' times. At least a couple cars around here identical to mine, except mine is lighter. Is cutting 1.50 flat.
So konis should be fine for me. One guys car looks awesome and he has stock springs with one coil cut off front, and isolator removed from rear. Not too big on that idea personally tho.
Front Koni SA's don't require you to cut the spring for a slight drop, you can use the lower perch that's built into the shock to drop your height without changing your spring at all. Heater hose in the rear and you're good for a .75"/.5" drop without cutting anything.
now back to me needing different rear shocks due to my 12 bolt. So you are saying I either need double adjustables for my car, or get single adjustables for an 82-92 camaro? (they still bolt in the same?)
You could do either. The 3rd gen rears seem to be dampened better for aftermarket rears (more weight), and DA's allow you to dial in your custom compression dampening if you so choose. Maybe someone on here can chime in with their experiences with a heavy rear + 3rd gen rears, but I haven't heard anything bad on that....quite a bit cheaper too!
