View Poll Results: What Springs Should i buy????
SLP 1" drop
13
12.50%
Wait for Strano's 1.2" drop
66
63.46%
Mac Progressive about 1"
0
0%
GMS Progressive 1.25"
11
10.58%
BMR Progressive 1"
14
13.46%
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Originally Posted by LS1_Unleashed
Just got my strano springs, cant wait to get rid of my slp/eibach's. I'll post a before/after thread as soon as their on. Thanks for the fast shipping Sam.
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#62
The SLP springs matched with Koni SA's is a verygood street combo IMO. Strano springs are TOO low for our everyday street driving. They are more suited for racing on a smooth road coarse and low stance showcar looks.
Here's my car with with the SLP spring/shock package installed. Koni SA's can drop front of car additional 3/4" if you elect to do so.
Here's my car with with the SLP spring/shock package installed. Koni SA's can drop front of car additional 3/4" if you elect to do so.
Last edited by gollum; 07-04-2007 at 07:16 PM.
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Just to add I dont have Eibachs on my camaro but on my eclipse they are about 6-7 years old and they are saggin. My front end is about an inch off the ground. Looks good though just cant drive over anything.
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Oh and on a lot of cars it seems the pro kits seem to sag lower than what they say. No long term experience with the Stranos but I def wouldnt go lower than his. What about Hotchkis? Its a 1" drop
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Originally Posted by gollum
Strano springs are TOO low for our everyday street driving.
What are you doing with your car, offroading?
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i have mid length headers and strano springs. i have ripped over train tracks, gone slow over huge speedbumps. and have not bottomed out once yet, with my eibachs, bottom out and everything. my exhaust, and my torque arm would scrape everytime i came into my garage and i would drive it at about a 70 degree angle. (they poured my pad to high)
with my straino i come it at like a 40-50 degree angle and dont even touch.
these springs are great, im still happy as hell with them.
with my straino i come it at like a 40-50 degree angle and dont even touch.
these springs are great, im still happy as hell with them.
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Originally Posted by shocker45
my city has terrible roads very rough,
and get a set of Koni SA shocks, they allow you to lower the front end by
about 3/4", you can then do the heater hose mod on the rear end so your
car sits level
For a daily driven car it's really the best option
That's what I've been running and I wouldn't have it any other way
#70
ive had my strano's with my bilstiens for almost 2 months, couldnt be happier. i absolutly love the feel of them on the street and at the track.
those eibachs were so shitty i wouldnt recommend them to anyone, i havnt bottomed out since i put my stranos' and i have about 3\4" more clearance.
i even cut a 1.68 60 ft time at the track with sam's springs lol, not even drag shocks.
those eibachs were so shitty i wouldnt recommend them to anyone, i havnt bottomed out since i put my stranos' and i have about 3\4" more clearance.
i even cut a 1.68 60 ft time at the track with sam's springs lol, not even drag shocks.
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Yea the prokit sucks. I have them on my TA and the car has been sagging in the back in since they were new. The car handles great with em but they will beat the crap out of you. Ive proably allready busted the bilstein shocks on it to because it hits so hard. Ive got about 40,00 miles on the set up and its starting to get on my nerves. It even hits so hard my cd player skips even if i hit a pebble...lol This is a great post because you can get a lot of different looks at springs. Because back in the day all you really heard about was the eibach kits...lol
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so with the Strano springs. Even with the bilsteins or Koni shocks. Do you get the god awful ride that you do with the prokit? I mean when you hit a lil bump it sounds like the back of your car is falling off.
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so with the Strano springs. Even with the bilsteins or Koni shocks. Do you get the god awful ride that you do with the prokit? I mean when you hit a lil bump it sounds like the back of your car is falling off.
the prokit was the worst spring ive ever experienced of any car.
and the strano's would be probabaly the best.
i have zero regrets about the switch.
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Originally Posted by shocker45
not at all the ride is amazing. they are a progressive spring and it feels close to stock. with all the performance of a great track spring.
the prokit was the worst spring ive ever experienced of any car.
and the strano's would be probabaly the best.
i have zero regrets about the switch.
the prokit was the worst spring ive ever experienced of any car.
and the strano's would be probabaly the best.
i have zero regrets about the switch.
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Originally Posted by ls1snakebiter
so with the Strano springs. Even with the bilsteins or Koni shocks. Do you get the god awful ride that you do with the prokit? I mean when you hit a lil bump it sounds like the back of your car is falling off.
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What shocks are you running? I think you have the firmer non-progressive bumpstops right? It might not be just the prokit that contributes to that. It could be a mix of a few things.
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Originally Posted by z28bryan
What shocks are you running? I think you have the firmer non-progressive bumpstops right? It might not be just the prokit that contributes to that. It could be a mix of a few things.
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Not sure what the firmer non-progressive bumpstops are. Its the 1le suspension. All I know the bump stops almost ride on the rear end
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Originally Posted by shocker45
when i had my eibach pro kit, i had less than 1.5" for the suspension before hitting the bumpstops. with the strano's its like over 3" and they are stiffer than the eibachs, i have not bottomed out once. even going over a speedlimit at 10-15 mph, where with my eibachs i had to stop.
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Ok, someone help me out. I have the sportlines. They were on the car when I bought it. I also have stock shocks. My ride is terrible. I don't bottom out and I don't have problems scraping. The only thing I don't like is how rough the ride is. I was thinking I wiould be ok if I bought the HD's or the revalves. Am I wrong? My shocks have to be nearly non functional at theis point. If I buy the bilstein's will I not see an improvement?