Which Shocks!~!~!~???? 
Which Shocks!~!~!~????
It really depends what you plan to do with the car. If you plan to just mainly drive the car on the street, any shock on your list will do. I went with the KYB Gas-A-Just. Just change them out around every 30k-40k and you should be good.
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Well... aftermarket springs greatly reduce your shock choices. rather, you can expect to pay more for sufficiently valved dampers. High spring rates (as found in lowering springs) require well made dampers in order to control them for any reasonable amount of time (that is, if you want them to last more than a couple thousand miles).
In other words. Koni SA's are the "cheapest" shocks that will work for you (unless you want revalved bilsteins) They are relatively expensive compared to the mediocre shocks most people are familiar with, but there are actually lots of way more expensive shocks out there. Motons and Penskes that can cost thousands of dollars a set.
In other words. Koni SA's are the "cheapest" shocks that will work for you (unless you want revalved bilsteins) They are relatively expensive compared to the mediocre shocks most people are familiar with, but there are actually lots of way more expensive shocks out there. Motons and Penskes that can cost thousands of dollars a set.
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Hi,
I suppose you will end up with the KYB's, which in my opinion would be a bad choice. I have Koni SA's now and Strano springs.... a long time ago I had Eibach Sportlines and SLP Bilstein's.... best thing I did was to get rid of them... both.
Koni SA's can be bought from Stranoparts (Sam).... excellent customer service
Penske's can be bought from Unbalanced Engineering (Jason).... I've not dealt with him, but I hear really good things about their support also.
Moton's..... if youv'e got loads of money (in the region of $5K I think).
Regards,
UKCamaroSS
I suppose you will end up with the KYB's, which in my opinion would be a bad choice. I have Koni SA's now and Strano springs.... a long time ago I had Eibach Sportlines and SLP Bilstein's.... best thing I did was to get rid of them... both.
Koni SA's can be bought from Stranoparts (Sam).... excellent customer service
Penske's can be bought from Unbalanced Engineering (Jason).... I've not dealt with him, but I hear really good things about their support also.
Moton's..... if youv'e got loads of money (in the region of $5K I think).
Regards,
UKCamaroSS
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Please don't get GasAJust shocks. I have a set, and they're currently doing what they were apparently designed to do: sit on a shelf in my garage, to be used only if one of my Koni SA's dies and I absolutely NEED to drive my car somewhere. I ran them for a few thousand miles with Hotchkis springs and they weren't up to the task. I'm sure they'd be even worse with Sportlines.
-Mike
-Mike
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which set should i get on Koni? the Koni Adjustable Shocks (complete set)?? or the Front & Rear ones. There are 2 different sets for 2 different price. Sorry Zach, the bilsteins are not made for my springs and Coolformula. . . i got rid of my stock springs a long time ago. . LOLZ.
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You need 4th gen koni's up front, Single Adjustable is best for most people. You can use either 3rd or 4th gen rears (3rd gens are cheaper but must be taken off to adjust).
Should be about 500 for the front pair, 300 for the rear pair (4th gen) at least thats about what I paid
Should be about 500 for the front pair, 300 for the rear pair (4th gen) at least thats about what I paid
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DUDE!~!~! MY RIDE IS SMOOTHER NOW SINCE I INSTALL THE Koni's SA IN THE CAR. . well big o's did it along with m new set of tires. . Toyo T1R. . . so i just spend about 2k on the whole system. RIDES NICE NOW. . no more rough roads for me. . THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT GUYS!~
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so are the revalved blisteins adjustable in any way. And the konis you can adjust the stiffness/softness. and how many perches is their to adjust the ride height?
Originally Posted by FireSilverLullaby
so are the revalved blisteins adjustable in any way.
And the konis you can adjust the stiffness/softness.
and how many perches is their to adjust the ride height?
-Mike