GreenZLT1

I have been looking at lowering my car and have been reading that if I out a lowering kit on my car without matching/re-valve shocks, the shocks will wear out alot faster. I wanted to put new shocks on my car along with the lowering springs but I am kind of hesitant to do it now because I don't want to wear out my new shocks that fast. Is this true? I was looking at either bilstein shocks or the cheaper monroe ones.

Rob

RrCoX22

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lowering springs will cause the stock shocks to not perform right due to less travel movment.... so in another words shocks should be changed to match the spring height for a better ride

Dserby1

I put a ProKit on at 25k and left the stock DeCarbons. By 50k I bounce all over and am in the market for new shocks within the next 2 weeks. Looking back now I definitely should have changed shocks when I did springs.

trackbird

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I've got 60k on a lowered car with Koni's and they are just fine. A good quality shock that's matched for your springs will last a while. However, shocks are like brake pads, they last a while, but eventually will need replaced. Shocks are a wear item. Just install a matching set of new shocks with your springs and enjoy the car.

GreenZLT1

I ordered the BMR 1" drop kit this morning. I went with this because I was worried about hitting my longtubes out here in the sticks. I still haven't decided on shocks yet. I was looking at the cheapo Monroes because they are probably better than my stock decarbons with 100k.


Rob

trackbird

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The BMR's are fairly stiff in their actual working range, I'd run something better than the Monroe's with those.