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Old 06-07-2015, 04:26 PM
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Just wanted to give a shout out to BMR just finished installing their springs and Koni SRT.T shocks & struts. I can say I am very happy with ride and handling over my previous eibach prokit and kyb set up












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I currently have the prokit and kyb set up on my bird. How much of a difference is the ride?
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Originally Posted by joeformula
I currently have the prokit and kyb set up on my bird. How much of a difference is the ride?
I don't have BMR's, I have the Strano's and Bilsteins in my car and I came from Eibach springs, let me tell you man, do yourself a favor and chuck those Eibachs. They are a disgrace, horrible horrible ride compared to Strano.
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Night and day difference from the Kyb's and prokit I had on the car before. I have had sportlines, sportlines fronts prokit rear and the prokit all the way around and this is by far the best setup I have run so far.
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Everyone understands the impact shocks have on ride quality. While the contribution made by springs is less obvious, it is quite dramatic in some cases.

Some years ago, my buddy had Koni SA's with the Prokit while I was running Bilsteins on stock springs. Whenever I rode in his car, I would think "This is exactly how I DON'T want my car to ride." He finally ditched the Prokit for Stranos and the difference was unbelievable; even after dropping to the lower perch and doing the HH mod, the car rode SO much better.
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I had initially just swapped the rear springs only and left everything else the same and the ride was still 10 times better.
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Car looks great. I got your e-mail yesterday of the pics you sent and have saved them to my file for reference.

The whole springs and shock pairing thing is something I harp on a lot to my customers. Yes, you can do one without the other, but they are designed to work together. You will not get full benefit of one without the other. This goes for ride quality and performance. So no, it's not just a sales pitch, there is reasoning behind my madness
We spent a lot of time developing our springs and finding rates that work well to provide both qualities. A proper spring rate will put less work and stress on the shocks. But having a performance valved shock will help dampen the movements of a higher rate spring.
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Looks very sharp!!
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Assuming I don't run into any snags I will be installing the same setup on my 2000 SS! Glad to hear your review is the same as all the others. I can't wait to feel the difference compared to 15 year old stock springs and suspension.
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Originally Posted by Powers00SS
Assuming I don't run into any snags I will be installing the same setup on my 2000 SS! Glad to hear your review is the same as all the others. I can't wait to feel the difference compared to 15 year old stock springs and suspension.
You will definitely be happy with the difference!

It will be a huge upgrade over the factory stuff you currently have on the car.
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Looks great. I have been thinking about switching from hotchkis to BMR's or Stranos. I have not made my mind up yet.
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Originally Posted by The Guz
Looks great. I have been thinking about switching from hotchkis to BMR's or Stranos. I have not made my mind up yet.
Both are great products, you'd be satisfied with either.

I ended up going the Strano route simply because they're proven to work by winning multiple SCCA championships. Also I believe they're slightly lighter.
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car looks great, I cant wait to install that same setup. I have mostly everything sitting in the garage, just need some time.
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Car looks great! Over 14 years I ran eibachs with stock shocks. Sucked. Then bilsteins with eibach. Still not great. Finally went koni yellow and Strano and loved them. Sold the LS1 in 2010 and just bought a 97 TA a month ago. I didn't hesitate, right back to Strano and koni yellow. Still waiting on the latest batch of springs but I know people who run BMR and they love them too. Proper shock is key!!
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Originally Posted by Viper
Car looks great! Over 14 years I ran eibachs with stock shocks. Sucked. Then bilsteins with eibach. Still not great. Finally went koni yellow and Strano and loved them. Sold the LS1 in 2010 and just bought a 97 TA a month ago. I didn't hesitate, right back to Strano and koni yellow. Still waiting on the latest batch of springs but I know people who run BMR and they love them too. Proper shock is key!!
I have springs on the shelf ready to ship. Just FYI
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