Sam Strano

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BubaGumpShrimp

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what about your springs with these shocks or what other lowering springs could i use with them. Currently have qa1 shocks/springs with stock rear springs and they are coming out(just too crappy for the street) was looking into koni and your springs but not sure if reaching into my pocket that deep will justify my needs..

BraveHeart

Would these make for a pretty good daily driver shock
with the Strano Specific Setup?

What exactly did you do differently to the shocks in the rear?

thanks

Intercooler2

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So not good for lowered?

Sam Strano

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Let's hold on a second here. These shocks are a set of HD's, best used with stock springs. They are not Revalves, they are not meant to rock lowering springs. I feel there is a better valved rear shock than what they normally sell. So that's what I use.

Can you use these with lowering springs? Yes. Would it be ideal? No, the shocks are not intended for that use and that does not change if the springs are mine, BMR, Eibach, Hotchkis, H&R or anyone else's.

You get what you pay for guys. Shocks are spring dampers, and most shocks are not build to deal with anything buy OE spring rates. They all do it differently and some better than others, and that means they tend to deal with more rate better as well. But doesn't mean you have all the damping you might want all the time.

Sam Strano

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Intercooler2.....

I fear you don't really understand what is going on with shocks vs. springs. You need to learn if you want to make the best choice you can. "Shocks" are spring dampers. Up the spring rate and lessen the amount of travel the shocks have available to damp that higher rate (by lowering the car) and you need a damper that has more rebound control than what is required by taller, softer stock springs.

The quickest way to kill ride is with poorly matched shocks and springs. Your springs are significanly stiffer than stock, as well as shorter. If your stock shocks are complete junk, then you can put anything half-assed on and the car will improve (hard to get worse than junk). But it's all relative.

A502slo

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So can u revalve these???

Sam Strano

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Not any longer. They can be revalved, but it's not something we do any longer.

In the end when the costs of revalving 4 shocks was added to the loss of the lifetime warranty it wasn't making a lot of financial sense any longer.

Koni's don't need revalved (no time waiting), are adjustable (Bilstein's aren't), and carry their warranty (revalved shocks do not have a warranty).