upgrading shocks
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upgrading shocks been kicking around upgrading my shocks. car has 60k on it and still the factory DeCarbons. Not looking to carve corners, its just a cruiser. Can get Koni Strt for $300 or KYB Gasadjust for $210. Not looking to spend a ton. Will probably do some tiny trimming of factory springs to get a minor ride height adjustment while I'm at it. Don't want to buy lowering springs, seems like most of them drop more than I want (have a steep driveway bottom to get by).
So throw your opinions, please.
So throw your opinions, please.
Koni and Bilstein seem to be the Hot Ticket entry level performance, but still excellent quality shocks. Don't forget though that lowering springs almost always change spring rates for better handling. So generally you'll notice the biggest difference in changing both rather than one or the other. If you only do one, you're "plagued" by the other. But for a regular street car that doesn't see any tracks, any of those shocks will do just fine.
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From: Peoria, AZ
Good advise right there, my Son did the heater hose mod and I was like dam that looks awesome! He is going with BMR front springs and Koni STR-T shocks in the front.
As noted above, the Koni STR-T or Bilsteins are both budget minded and are nice upgrades from the stock shocks. I can speak from personal experience with the Bilsteins and have been very pleased with them on the street and on track.
been kicking around upgrading my shocks. car has 60k on it and still the factory DeCarbons. Not looking to carve corners, its just a cruiser. Can get Koni Strt for $300 or KYB Gasadjust for $210. Not looking to spend a ton. Will probably do some tiny trimming of factory springs to get a minor ride height adjustment while I'm at it. Don't want to buy lowering springs, seems like most of them drop more than I want (have a steep driveway bottom to get by).
So throw your opinions, please.
So throw your opinions, please.
How low are you looking to drop the car?
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