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Old 06-07-2006, 03:47 PM
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Default A whole new animal after suspension upgrades!

Used ProKit - 120
Used UMI Adjustable LCA's - 110
UMI on car adjustable Panhard - 135
Re-valved bilsteins from Strano - 570
= 935 / x =

It's just unreal how much better this thing can take corners and how much better the road feels after this upgrade.
Old 06-07-2006, 06:08 PM
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And you would say the same thing all over again if you had Koni's and Strano's hollow sway bars

Still though, a good setup, and much better than mine (stock)
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Yeah, I see that when people upgrade to Konis and also add Sways, they say things like that
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Strano Bilsteins will ride better on the street than the Koni's will.
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Originally Posted by BlackHawk T/A
And you would say the same thing all over again if you had Koni's and Strano's hollow sway bars

Still though, a good setup, and much better than mine (stock)
I was considering the Koni's, but I couldn't justify the cost for the use that they would get (nothing but street). The sway bars are on the list, but that may be something that happens later this fall or next winter (unless I stubmle on to a sweet deal )
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Glad you got everything together. For the record, he should be just as happy with this setup as he would have been with Koni SA's, since Sam uses Konis as a guide when re-valving his Bilsteins.


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Now you'll definitely be carving up the corners...nice! I just installed new shocks and a Pro-Kit myself, the difference is simply amazing.
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Originally Posted by wannafbody
Strano Bilsteins will ride better on the street than the Koni's will.
Say huh? Um, that depends greatly on the valving of the revalves, and it depends on what setting you run the Koni's. I'd not agree that my revalved ones necessarily "ride" better than Koni's. They may, they may not. Situation depended.

Not sure where that notion comes from.

Revalves aren't meant to replace Koni's. They are simply a better performing alternative to HD's, at a lesser cost than Koni's. You give up adjustment for that lesser cost.
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You'll like bars....

And I'm glad to hear your happy report!!!!
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
You'll like bars....

And I'm glad to hear your happy report!!!!
Happy as a clam! Big thanks to everyone out there that helped me.

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I totaly agree to upgrade the chassie and suspension putīs the F-body in a higher division.
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Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
Glad you got everything together. For the record, he should be just as happy with this setup as he would have been with Koni SA's, since Sam uses Konis as a guide when re-valving his Bilsteins.


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Guess I learned something new again today. Great to know!
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Originally Posted by Hobb3s
Happy as a clam! Big thanks to everyone out there that helped me.

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Yeah, I just haven't had a chance to deposit it yet. I'll probably drop it in either tomorrow or Wed. Sorry for the delay.


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