Suspension help!!!
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Suspension help!!! i am getting dms springs for my 2001 ws6 and i am undecided on what kind of shocks i should get ........i am staying away from bilstein b/c i hear alot of horror stories.......the two i have been thinking about are koni and hals.....also i was wondering what kind of panhard bar and sway bars you all would recommend? and also add if you think i would need additional stuff........its my weekend car, it sits alot and when i eventually take it out i like to drive on back roads and i rarely hit the drag strip up but when i do i would want something that would perform well there too...thanks for the help if any!
Originally Posted by mangus2k1ws6
i am getting dms springs for my 2001 ws6 and i am undecided on what kind of shocks i should get ........i am staying away from bilstein b/c i hear alot of horror stories.......the two i have been thinking about are koni and hals.....also i was wondering what kind of panhard bar and sway bars you all would recommend? and also add if you think i would need additional stuff........its my weekend car, it sits alot and when i eventually take it out i like to drive on back roads and i rarely hit the drag strip up but when i do i would want something that would perform well there too...thanks for the help if any!
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i have read alot that the normal bilstein shocks are not strong enough and they blow alot when used with lowered springs and i read about revalved but there isnt a warranty with those
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Originally Posted by J. Brown
Hals are for the drags..............koni's are the only way to go as far as I am concerned. If you are not into the drags stay away from Hals.
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Originally Posted by mangus2k1ws6
i have read alot that the normal bilstein shocks are not strong enough and they blow alot when used with lowered springs and i read about revalved but there isnt a warranty with those
As for the "horror stories". Come on. The shock in HD trim is not valved to handle higher rate/shorter travel springs. They are underdamped. So are the stock shocks from GM. Are you driving a horror story now? Is it the best way to do things? No, but it's not Nightmare on Elm Street. HD's with those springs would be higher up on my list then HAL's and those springs.
You don't have many workable options here:
HD's that are meant for stock springs
Revalves that are meant for lowering springs/performance drivng
Koni's that can do a lot of things, and cover all bases
HAL's that are as costly as Koni's but are terrible dampers.
KYB AGX's which are cheap (down around HD's) and are terrible dampers.
Revalves were started specifically for folks like you who don't want to/can't pony up for Koni's. I felt those folks deserved a better alternative than telling them to just settle. Hence the Revalving, which BTW is done to my specs by Bilstein in San Diego, not by me in my basement.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
KYB AGX's which are cheap (down around HD's) and are terrible dampers.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
And why don't you ask how many folks have broken of had issues with Revalves I've done? The answer is none.
As for the "horror stories". Come on. The shock in HD trim is not valved to handle higher rate/shorter travel springs. They are underdamped. So are the stock shocks from GM. Are you driving a horror story now? Is it the best way to do things? No, but it's not Nightmare on Elm Street. HD's with those springs would be higher up on my list then HAL's and those springs.
You don't have many workable options here:
HD's that are meant for stock springs
Revalves that are meant for lowering springs/performance drivng
Koni's that can do a lot of things, and cover all bases
HAL's that are as costly as Koni's but are terrible dampers.
KYB AGX's which are cheap (down around HD's) and are terrible dampers.
Revalves were started specifically for folks like you who don't want to/can't pony up for Koni's. I felt those folks deserved a better alternative than telling them to just settle. Hence the Revalving, which BTW is done to my specs by Bilstein in San Diego, not by me in my basement.
As for the "horror stories". Come on. The shock in HD trim is not valved to handle higher rate/shorter travel springs. They are underdamped. So are the stock shocks from GM. Are you driving a horror story now? Is it the best way to do things? No, but it's not Nightmare on Elm Street. HD's with those springs would be higher up on my list then HAL's and those springs.
You don't have many workable options here:
HD's that are meant for stock springs
Revalves that are meant for lowering springs/performance drivng
Koni's that can do a lot of things, and cover all bases
HAL's that are as costly as Koni's but are terrible dampers.
KYB AGX's which are cheap (down around HD's) and are terrible dampers.
Revalves were started specifically for folks like you who don't want to/can't pony up for Koni's. I felt those folks deserved a better alternative than telling them to just settle. Hence the Revalving, which BTW is done to my specs by Bilstein in San Diego, not by me in my basement.
Originally Posted by mangus2k1ws6
i have no problem dishing out money......i just want to get my money worth
sorry had to mess with ya...... now jack your price up sam since he doesnt mind it!!! haha jk