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Old May 16, 2016 | 11:39 AM
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I have eibach pro springs on my 99 ws6 and im wanting to upgrade shocks without breaking the bank. Anybody using kyb? Like or dislikes

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Old May 16, 2016 | 11:46 AM
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Prepare for the hate on the Sportlines. The KYBs would probably be okay for a daily driver, don't expect much performance out of that combination. I'd go for Koni STRs or Bilsteins and think about changing springs.
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Old May 16, 2016 | 10:19 PM
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Some people have been happy with GR2's as stock replacements for DD cars. Gas-A-justs receive less favorable ratings. Either will be a mess with Sportlines. You need a shock with serious dampening (Koni SA's) if you want to keep those things.
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Just get a pair of bilsteins and be done. You won't see crazy road course performance out of the eibach springs anyways.
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Better then stock but far from the best.
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