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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 12:06 AM
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just wanted some info from you guys/gals who have already done suspension work on your cars. I just got my 99 z28 about a month ago and i want to add a couple of parts to my suspension, also this is my daily driver. I was thinking about going for for some hals 12 point shocks but i'm still not sure of what kinda of springs to get, i was thinking about the eibach lowering springs but i dont know how they would work with the shocks. and eventually i plan on getting a sfc, stb, and a torque arm. any info would be appreciated, thanx
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Old Mar 29, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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You really don't need any special aftermarket springs for your car. Just take the stock springs off and remove one coil from each front spring, and 1 1/4 coils from each rear spring. Use a fiber cut-off wheel to avoid over heating the steel in the spings which can cause them to loose their temper. A 15 dollar die grinder will do the trick if you have air.

As for the shocks, the Hals are fine for drag racing, but if you want corner handling get Koni's.
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