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Old 09-12-2005, 09:51 PM
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Default Can you guys help me pick shocks? i searched already

Ok ive been goin in circles trying to find the right shock/spring combo for my car. I tried searching but not many have my springs.

Here is my situation, my car already has springs, H&R's, they lower it 1.25 inches, and I still have stock shocks all the way around.

I can tell that my stock shocks are all dead and now its time to upgrade. The car is a daily driver and the style of racing that I do do in it is about 95% drag racing, of course i like ripping up canyon roads but i am mainly conerned about drag. (i have traction issues , wheel hop, spin etc)

I gathered that Hal's in the back would be nice BUT i dont know what shocks would match my springs......

What im asking is for some reccomendations based on my driving methods

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You can go w/ coil overs/Hal's, less money you can get Koni SA's and at a minimum you need some bilsteins, preferably HD's but revalves would be good.
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for the front AND the back?
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Yes, depends on what exactly you want, but I would definitely replace all 4 of the stock shocks. If I was no limited on money and cared about drag racing I'd get a set of Hal's, but if you are just wanting to keep the springs you have then I'd get a set of bilsteins.
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Bilsteins are valved for stock springs. H and R have alot more spring rate( I think). You should know what the spring rate is and get shocks for for that. I would think that koni will work with that. I do not think that Bilsteins will work well with that spring. JASON what do you think



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