Best spring/shock combo
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Best spring/shock combo I decided to keep my 1998 Camaro (came across some serious cash) and want to get some sweet lowering springs and shocks, i just sold my edlebrock IAS shocks, didnt expect to keep the car, now i regret it... oh well. anyhow. i wanna drop 2 inchs and get a stiff ride for good handling.
What do you mean by BEST? road race,auto X,drag race, street driven? Lots of good info in old posts.
If I was you! Just guessing with no info, I would get Sam strano lowering springs and Koni SA 4/4 shocks! very good setup and the "best" I would I go with. And I would upgrade your front and rear sway bars to sams hollow set too.
I hope this helps.
P.S 2 inches is way too much IHMO and stiff ride does not always equal good handling.
You can have a comfoy ride and great handling its all about the parts working together in your whole supension.
If I was you! Just guessing with no info, I would get Sam strano lowering springs and Koni SA 4/4 shocks! very good setup and the "best" I would I go with. And I would upgrade your front and rear sway bars to sams hollow set too.
I hope this helps.
P.S 2 inches is way too much IHMO and stiff ride does not always equal good handling.
You can have a comfoy ride and great handling its all about the parts working together in your whole supension.
Originally Posted by thosewhohatedmecreat
I decided to keep my 1998 Camaro (came across some serious cash) and want to get some sweet lowering springs and shocks, i just sold my edlebrock IAS shocks, didnt expect to keep the car, now i regret it... oh well. anyhow. i wanna drop 2 inchs and get a stiff ride for good handling.
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well ive seen cars lowered two inches and it looks pretty nice. i wanna go at least 1.5. what do you guys think about ias shocks? they are stif when they need to be, and soft when they need to be. its gonna be a street car, but i wanna handle great ya knw
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Nobody has recommended anything because there are hundreds of threads about this where they already have. Search on IAS shocks to get people's feelings on them. Look at the stickies at the top of this section, especially the thread with pictures of various ride heights. Decide which springs you want based on your criteria (ride height, comfort, etc.), then search for threads on those springs. Learn from other people's successes as well as their mistakes.
In the end, you have to decide what is "good enough" for you. I decided not to heed the advice I was reading in several threads and bought Hotchkis springs and KYB GasAJust shocks. For a while, it was "good enough" for me, but eventually I decided the shocks were the weak link, so I upgraded to Koni SA's. I now have the stance I wanted with the comfort and performance I wanted. However, because I thought KYB shocks would be "good enough", I'm out the money I spent on them.
Search, read, learn, then ask specific questions from people running a setup you think you might want.
-Mike
In the end, you have to decide what is "good enough" for you. I decided not to heed the advice I was reading in several threads and bought Hotchkis springs and KYB GasAJust shocks. For a while, it was "good enough" for me, but eventually I decided the shocks were the weak link, so I upgraded to Koni SA's. I now have the stance I wanted with the comfort and performance I wanted. However, because I thought KYB shocks would be "good enough", I'm out the money I spent on them.
Search, read, learn, then ask specific questions from people running a setup you think you might want.
-Mike
Originally Posted by chupr0kabra
Nobody has recommended anything because there are hundreds of threads about this where they already have. Search on IAS shocks to get people's feelings on them. Look at the stickies at the top of this section, especially the thread with pictures of various ride heights. Decide which springs you want based on your criteria (ride height, comfort, etc.), then search for threads on those springs. Learn from other people's successes as well as their mistakes.
In the end, you have to decide what is "good enough" for you. I decided not to heed the advice I was reading in several threads and bought Hotchkis springs and KYB GasAJust shocks. For a while, it was "good enough" for me, but eventually I decided the shocks were the weak link, so I upgraded to Koni SA's. I now have the stance I wanted with the comfort and performance I wanted. However, because I thought KYB shocks would be "good enough", I'm out the money I spent on them.
Search, read, learn, then ask specific questions from people running a setup you think you might want.
-Mike
In the end, you have to decide what is "good enough" for you. I decided not to heed the advice I was reading in several threads and bought Hotchkis springs and KYB GasAJust shocks. For a while, it was "good enough" for me, but eventually I decided the shocks were the weak link, so I upgraded to Koni SA's. I now have the stance I wanted with the comfort and performance I wanted. However, because I thought KYB shocks would be "good enough", I'm out the money I spent on them.
Search, read, learn, then ask specific questions from people running a setup you think you might want.
-Mike
We did recommend things. I started by saying 2" is too low. That's a recommendation against it. You want the car to be slammed, or the suspension to work correctly? Your choice.
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Results matter. Talk is cheap. We are miles beyond the success anyone else has had with the 4th gens, and C5, C6, C7 Corvettes,
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2023 UMI King of the Mountain Champion
This type of question is typical for most newcomers, especially when they're trying to spec out a cam. They want +100hp on a cam-only car, but want it to maintain stock idle, untouched bottom end, and never want to replace valve springs. 
Enter the famous TR224. And for those on the suspension side of the house that don't want to do the research on shocks and springs... behold Sam's Koni SAs or Bilstein revalves + Strano springs combo. There's nothing but praise written on his setup. Oh, one thing though. His setup won't drop your car 2"s (thank goodness).
Enter the famous TR224. And for those on the suspension side of the house that don't want to do the research on shocks and springs... behold Sam's Koni SAs or Bilstein revalves + Strano springs combo. There's nothing but praise written on his setup. Oh, one thing though. His setup won't drop your car 2"s (thank goodness).
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Ok so so far Ive gathered that the Koni SA are the way to go with the shocks.. Also, I did do some searching, came up with very very little, thats why I asked. I am not stupid when it comes to forums, infact, I run a web hosting buisness and manage many a forum, I did my searching. Trust me. Anyhow, you think 2 inches is too low, what about 1.5? And sam, how much can I get some Koni SA shocks from you for? I am very interested. I did read some good things about those. Now as for lowering springs, 1 inch just isnt enough for me, my friends is dropped one inch and it just doesnt look right, maybe because he has funky tires. Anyhow. What do you guys say about 1.5 inches? I dont want that bouncing effect I see on alot of lowered cars, but I heard that is because of chopped springs. Anyone have any suggestions? personal opinions? Sam i heard you know your **** very very well and Ive seen many happy people talkin about you.
Originally Posted by thosewhohatedmecreat
Ok so so far Ive gathered that the Koni SA are the way to go with the shocks.. Also, I did do some searching, came up with very very little, thats why I asked. I am not stupid when it comes to forums, infact, I run a web hosting buisness and manage many a forum, I did my searching. Trust me. Anyhow, you think 2 inches is too low, what about 1.5? And sam, how much can I get some Koni SA shocks from you for? I am very interested. I did read some good things about those. Now as for lowering springs, 1 inch just isnt enough for me, my friends is dropped one inch and it just doesnt look right, maybe because he has funky tires. Anyhow. What do you guys say about 1.5 inches? I dont want that bouncing effect I see on alot of lowered cars, but I heard that is because of chopped springs. Anyone have any suggestions? personal opinions? Sam i heard you know your **** very very well and Ive seen many happy people talkin about you.
If you want the lowered look and decent handling go with the pro-kit and a set of revalved Bilsteins.
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I dont want the lowered look as much as I want the handling. I removed the RS body kit so I have some holes I dont want them to be that visible. I will be in Hawaii soon and we have some POTHOLES. haha. Lowered car isnt so great there, but some of the roads are sexy....
Originally Posted by thosewhohatedmecreat
I dont want the lowered look as much as I want the handling. I removed the RS body kit so I have some holes I dont want them to be that visible. I will be in Hawaii soon and we have some POTHOLES. haha. Lowered car isnt so great there, but some of the roads are sexy....
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1.3 SOUNDS GREAT! iam getting my paypal account with over a grand unlocked soon as soon as i get that letter in the mail to verfy the address. dam bastards. anyhow. are lowering springs and new suspension HARD to install? i have alot of experiance with installing stuff on cars but never did suspension. anyone have a guide?
