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Old 10-08-2007, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 02TransAm/Batmobile
If you do a search you can find the 8241-1139Sport shocks for 220 a piece and the 30-1265 shocks for 100 bux a piece. A total of 640 plus 20-25 bux shipping!!! PM me for the site.
Sadly, you can't get setup information like I can offer. Maybe you don't want it. Just to be clear, I'm not charging a premium for stuff. I charge a fair price, and you get the information, advice and help for free. Yes, you can go cheaper. You can shop Ebay, you can find parts that *look* similar to my springs and bars, but aren't. That's your call.

But the bottom line is that a suspension is no different than an engine in that it's all a bunch of parts that each do a job, but also have to match. If you were building an engine, you could pick a bunch of cheap Summit parts and slap them together. You could buy more premium parts on your own and slap them together. Or you can get a ready to go system that's been proven.
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FWIW, if I had $1200, I'd start with Koni's (and you have options here) and a set of swaybars first. That's $1119-1227 depending on which set of Koni's you pick.

You could also consider the shocks with our springs ($1009-1117) plus an adjustable PHB which runs $109-179 depending on style.

No matter what, shocks are the key. And things like SFC's, LCA's, relocation brackets and so on are secondary items to springs, shocks and bars.
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
FWIW, if I had $1200, I'd start with Koni's (and you have options here) and a set of swaybars first. That's $1119-1227 depending on which set of Koni's you pick.

You could also consider the shocks with our springs ($1009-1117) plus an adjustable PHB which runs $109-179 depending on style.

No matter what, shocks are the key. And things like SFC's, LCA's, relocation brackets and so on are secondary items to springs, shocks and bars.
Thanks, Sam and et al for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it.
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Listen to Sam he is the man.

Here is what I think for my experience.

Stock springs
REvavles
front and rear bars (sams)
Double panhard bar 179.99

or
Konis
front bar
add rear bar and panhard when you get time


I really like the konis better, but the bars are very nice also. I would proably just get konis and you can add the others when you get money later. the PHR helped a lot that I didnt think it would.



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