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Old 05-09-2008, 10:41 PM
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this is simple. I need a set of new shocks for the rear and I was wondering wich brand will flow good with the factory springs. thanks for your help. if it matters I drive a 97 t/a
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konis if youve got the cash, or kyb agx if your not willing to dish out alot.
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There's also Billsteins or Tokicos. They seem to get good reviews and are similarly priced.
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bilsteins are good from strano if you buy his revalved. but those are out of stock right now.
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Koni's are worth the extra $.
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You are just doing the rears? go ahead and get konis all around. Its expensive; but try to find someone who wishes they hadn't done it.
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I would go with the koni sa's all around ,you should do it right the first time.They are worth the wait even if you have to save up for them. best decision I ever made.What A difference.
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If your serious about the car and want long term good results, I'd no question go with the Konis. They are a little more expensive than most of the cheap shocks out there, but give you good enough results to even match those way higher priced shocks like Penskes. Koni SA's are great. They have a fixed compression valving and an adjustable rebound setting. Plenty good enough for many different spring types.

If you don't want to dish out money for Konis, then KYB AGX shocks are probably the best cheap alternative. They have a single adjustment that changes both compression and rebound with one **** which isn't ideal. If you only want to adjust rebound, the compression also changes which isn't ideal for tuning for ride quality. But they are probably the best choice compared to what else is out there for the money.

I'd strongly recommend considering the Koni's first though




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