Ground Control Coilovers
Ground Control Coilovers Do they just sell the adjustable parts to fit shocks and the springs now? Or do you have to still get the full setup from them? I found this website, and it looks like I can buy the adj. perches for my Koni's and my Bilstiens. Is that true or is there something I'm missing?
GC's are sleeves that fit over shocks. If you have good shocks, you need only buy the coil-over kit, not the dampers.
Now, I'll warn you of something here..... you get what you pay for. There are some sites selling for way under what they should be. You can go that way, and you'll likely get the product. Some folks have even taken the spring information I'm pretty free with and bought elsewhere. You can do that to. However, what you can't get for the street-corner sale price is the information to make it all work. Information about ride heights, alignments, shock adjustments (if you have them), what spring rates are best suited for your needs and dampers, as well as assorted other technical help.
I only tell you this as fair warning, because I cannot support product for free. You may not need or want my information and that's fine. But if you do, I really can't help you because I can't keep my business open giving away hard earned knowledge for free.
Now, I'll warn you of something here..... you get what you pay for. There are some sites selling for way under what they should be. You can go that way, and you'll likely get the product. Some folks have even taken the spring information I'm pretty free with and bought elsewhere. You can do that to. However, what you can't get for the street-corner sale price is the information to make it all work. Information about ride heights, alignments, shock adjustments (if you have them), what spring rates are best suited for your needs and dampers, as well as assorted other technical help.
I only tell you this as fair warning, because I cannot support product for free. You may not need or want my information and that's fine. But if you do, I really can't help you because I can't keep my business open giving away hard earned knowledge for free.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
GC's are sleeves that fit over shocks. If you have good shocks, you need only buy the coil-over kit, not the dampers.
Now, I'll warn you of something here..... you get what you pay for. There are some sites selling for way under what they should be. You can go that way, and you'll likely get the product. Some folks have even taken the spring information I'm pretty free with and bought elsewhere. You can do that to. However, what you can't get for the street-corner sale price is the information to make it all work. Information about ride heights, alignments, shock adjustments (if you have them), what spring rates are best suited for your needs and dampers, as well as assorted other technical help.
I only tell you this as fair warning, because I cannot support product for free. You may not need or want my information and that's fine. But if you do, I really can't help you because I can't keep my business open giving away hard earned knowledge for free.
Now, I'll warn you of something here..... you get what you pay for. There are some sites selling for way under what they should be. You can go that way, and you'll likely get the product. Some folks have even taken the spring information I'm pretty free with and bought elsewhere. You can do that to. However, what you can't get for the street-corner sale price is the information to make it all work. Information about ride heights, alignments, shock adjustments (if you have them), what spring rates are best suited for your needs and dampers, as well as assorted other technical help.
I only tell you this as fair warning, because I cannot support product for free. You may not need or want my information and that's fine. But if you do, I really can't help you because I can't keep my business open giving away hard earned knowledge for free.
The rear is actually not a coil-over as it doesn't put the spring over the shock. But rather uses a weight jacker and different spring in the stock location. Still can change rates, ride height, etc. And that's actually easier as the spring is more accessible.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
The rear is actually not a coil-over as it doesn't put the spring over the shock. But rather uses a weight jacker and different spring in the stock location. Still can change rates, ride height, etc. And that's actually easier as the spring is more accessible.
So how much is the rear setup then if it uses the stock spring location, i'm guessing you don't have to match it to certain shocks like you do the fronts?
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Verdad Gallardo $225 for the rear kit, including the springs. You still need good shocks to handle the spring rates you are using, but they don't fit over the shock so fitment wise you can use them with any shock, but performance wise is still matters.
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Do you mean Sam????? 
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
$225 for the rear kit, including the springs. You still need good shocks to handle the spring rates you are using, but they don't fit over the shock so fitment wise you can use them with any shock, but performance wise is still matters.
Originally Posted by FstBlkz28
Will my bilstien HD's hold up to the spring rates, atleast for the time being until I can get a set of rear Koni's?
My recommendation would be to get the shocks first (the Koni's work just fine with stock springs, and actually provide exceptional handling), then upgrade the springs when the money allows it. Doing it the other way around means driving a mismatched setup for some period of time.
Originally Posted by FstBlkz28
Will my bilstien HD's hold up to the spring rates, atleast for the time being until I can get a set of rear Koni's?
Of course, as I mentioned it depends on what the rates are whether or not the shocks will work.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
You have our old Koni/3rd gen Bilstein setup, right? If so, the rear shocks will work with 150 lb springs (I used them to win Nationals in '04 together). If you go higher than that on rate, you'd need to step up.
Of course, as I mentioned it depends on what the rates are whether or not the shocks will work.
Of course, as I mentioned it depends on what the rates are whether or not the shocks will work.
