Shock/Spring combo
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Hey guys. I am looking to swap out my stock shocks/sportlines for something a little different. I want a set of height adjsutables..... i believe they makes them ive heard.... Anyway i was to be able to jack up the rear so i can run some 15's with slicks at the track and have that slammed front/raised rear look and also help my track traction a lot. Than when i get home from the track, i want to slam the whole car like it is now or close for street driving..... Know of any combo's where i can do this? Thanks!
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the only way you're gonna be able to raise and lower your height is with air ride stuff...shocks don't raise or lower your car, so you gotta go with airbags or whatever they are called.
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Well cant you get adjustable shocks and jsut adjust the coils to raise and lower it?
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Ah, so i cant raise and lower my height with adjustable shocks?
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Ah, so i cant raise and lower my height with adjustable shocks?
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No opposite for me. Car is mainly street, but i want it to be adjsutable height wise, I will use the slammed look, if you can get a 2" drop with the ground controls? Than i would like to set it up for the trac kwhen i go, but it will have a fully slammed look msot of the time.
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No opposite for me. Car is mainly street, but i want it to be adjsutable height wise, I will use the slammed look, if you can get a 2" drop with the ground controls? Than i would like to set it up for the trac kwhen i go, but it will have a fully slammed look msot of the time.
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Well 2" is where id like to sit, thats where i am now. I jsut want a new combo that will help me hook a little better and be adjsutable for when i do want to go to the track
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Well whats a nice set of adjustables thats i can run a 2" drop on all day and than change up the height and dampening when i want so i can hit the track and find great traction..... I dont want to go cheap here
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You can buy coil overs, or run Koni SA shocks which have an adjustable spring perch. Or you can go low buck and buy BMR shock spacers. Eack spacer raises the front 1/2 inch and you can double stack them.
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Just to be sure. ive talked to him and he knows what hes talking about. You've been on here for a little while so im sure youve heard of him before.
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Yea. Im jsut curious about the best set of coilovers that are easily adjsutable for my application. Thanks for your help.
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Yea. Im jsut curious about the best set of coilovers that are easily adjsutable for my application.
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You can see how they are adjusted in that pic. Its kind of like a nut and bolt and the spring sits on the nut.
Thanks for your help.
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Oh thanks a lot, so its only $400 for a full set of ground control shocks and coilovers and springs? How much of a drop can i go with with these and what not? Thanks!
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Oh thanks a lot, so its only $400 for a full set of ground control shocks and coilovers and springs? How much of a drop can i go with with these and what not? Thanks!
Koni DA (double adjustable) - cost over 1000 bucks!!! Bit over kill but top of the line!
Koni SA (single adjustable) - cost about 800 bucks! also expensive but many people say these are the best (also the ones im going with)!
Revalved - cost around 500 for a set but non adjustable and will be valved for 1 height.
KYB AGX - about 300.00 (on ebay otherwise over 400.00), some guys like these other hate them they are adjustable and ive seen a lot of threads on them but overall theyll only get the job done but definitly not he best also ive heard the adjustablility isnt the greatest, ive also heard they are bouncy.
Tokico Illuminia - about 360.00 for a set. These are adjustable but only 5 settings. I havent heard much about these actually very little but i think its pretty safe to say close to the KYB's or little worse
Bilstein HD - a lot of people have these; a lot of people, but they arent adjustable either and they are flat out not supposed to be used on a lowered car especially not 2 inches.
And theres a few various other cheap ones that you dont want.
Shocks are not cheap and one of the absolute main things you dont want to go cheap on but overall its your money and your car.
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So id prolly need to go with the ground control kit and some koni SA'? run me about $1200? Thanks!
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Bear in mind that KYB's are single adjustible by adjusting both compression and rebound simultaneously. From my experience with them, I hate having to adjust the compression when all I need to adjust is rebound. From my previous need, there's nothing worse than having to get rebound right and compression off, or compression right and rebound off. That's where some users devised the moniker "Keeps You Bouncing."
My vote? Save the money and go straight for the Ground Control and Koni SA combo. Yeah, it sure isn't cheap, however you generally get what you pay for.
As far as one person mentioned about LG's coil-over system, I have one personally, and it is a great system, however if you aren't really going to use it for something as far as road racing is concerned, or have access to a shock dyno, N2 and N2 gauge, and are willing to put in the effort to know and work on them yourself, and tolerate some discomfort from the spherical bearings, then you should revert to my previous suggestion for the Koni's/Ground Control.
My vote? Save the money and go straight for the Ground Control and Koni SA combo. Yeah, it sure isn't cheap, however you generally get what you pay for.
As far as one person mentioned about LG's coil-over system, I have one personally, and it is a great system, however if you aren't really going to use it for something as far as road racing is concerned, or have access to a shock dyno, N2 and N2 gauge, and are willing to put in the effort to know and work on them yourself, and tolerate some discomfort from the spherical bearings, then you should revert to my previous suggestion for the Koni's/Ground Control.