Sam Strano

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If you want to see if it's a spring problem, that's easy. Swap the shocks and springs side to side and see if anything changes. It won't unless the upper shock mount on one is just trashed. In fact, recall that most cars sit a little higher on the left than the right side, even stock. It's a complaint many have. So the fact yours is opposite, and even lower makes me think something else is going on.

And in fact hard impacts can bend the shock towers. If it's pushed up a bit, the car will sit lower since the spring is basically located by the top of the tower and the mount.

ladybird

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Sam,not to go slightly off topic, but I have koni adjustables all the way around. I bought them on your recomendation and couldn't be happier. Can I adjust the front shocks why they are on the car or do I have to keep taking them off? Its a pain in the butt to adjust the fronts the way I do it. Hopefully im just missing something.

Sam Strano

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As good as the AGX's allow them to be.

Springs and shocks work together, but do different jobs. Shocks are spring dampers and the damping you want needs to control the spring rate and AGX's can do that. However, the shocks also have a bigger effect on ride quality in fact than different springs do, as long as the springs are similar in height and rate.

I sell AGX's, and have recommended them. Folks just need to know they are buying a set of $400 shocks and not $800 shocks, and that cost is because they aren't on the same level. I'd hope someone buying a Cobalt SS wouldn't expect C6 performance and that's basically the same thing here.

So yes.... AGX's will work.

Sam Strano

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If they were installed and oriented correctly they are adjustable on the car.....

Sam Strano

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Got me there. The springs are the same diameter as stock GM springs (have to be to fit the mount and spring perch) but also shorter and stiffer so they'd actually flex less. Do you have a picture?

If the lower spring perch isolator (the hard plastic spacer that sits on the perch) isn't there, it causes the spring (any spring) to sit crooked on the perch and to bow as it's compressed.

STRETCH'S T/A

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I have Strano springs and revalved bilstiens and couldn't be happier. The car handles so much better, the rear stays planted and doesn't jump around over bumps. The stance is perfect, it doesn't sit to low, where you are scraping over speed bumps or driveway curves. The customer service sold me on these as well, Sam was so helpful answering my many newb questions about suspension/handling characteristics. Overall great product, and I can see why there is such a demand for them, would recommend and have recommended them to many people.

STRIPSTAR

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They are the class of the industry. I have an air pressure question for you sometime though Sam.

Sam Strano

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Either drop me a PM (if it's easy) or give me a ring on the tech-line.....

DaSkinnyGuy

I dont have aftermarket springs yet but this is an awsome thread to make coming from a well known sponser here. This is what will help you make the best product you can to help keep the customers coming back. Awsome job. One person i know who has them is 100% satisfied with them.

Black02SLPSS

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If indeed it is not a spring problem, which i dont think it is, and it happens to be a bent shock tower how would i be able to tell how bad it is? Would i need to take it to a frame shop and have them do an assesment? I know for fact my lower frame rail is not where its suppost to be. Its tilting up towards the front of the car, and i had to shim the k frame in order to not preload it while reinsalling it. Anyway any advice you could provide would be great.
Thanks man
Jon

Sam Strano

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There is some high-tech frame measuring equipment out there. I know Mercedes requires at least some dealers to have a laser measuring frame machine that's something like $150k+

I'm not a body/frame guy, I really don't know what to tell you on this. But if the rails are bent and you had to acutally shim your k-member I'd say its not great.

candidate zero

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I'm not voting, as I've never owned a set of Strano springs, and probably never will...

It seems to me that everyone says they love these springs. I want to hear from someone that had different springs before these. (besides the Eibachs, as we all know their problems) To me, it seems that everyone that loves them came on here, bought Strano springs because of all the hype, and now they like them, but what are they comparing to? There was a guy in here that said he loved his Pro-kit, and I'm sure he did coming from stock springs...

Don't take this the wrong way, it's not meant to take away from your product, I'm just wondering are they better because you say they're better, or are they actually a superior product?

Black02SLPSS

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Yeah perks of buying a wrecked car and rebuilding it right?

SIK02SS

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i had eibach sportlines prior, they looked great, but rode terrible. for the spring rates that Sam provides, they are a usable rate for performance (cornering) driving. where as the eibach springs, both the pro-kit and the sportlines do not provide rates that can compete with Sams' in a performance handling arena. the ride height and spring rates are based off what he runs on his camaro that he competed with and won national championships with. another perk with his springs is they are made from a different type of metal from other manufacturers (cant remember the material) that prevents the springs from sagging (like the pro-kit) and also saves weight so they are also lighter then other manufacturers..

i hope this helps a bit, i dont think everyone knows or undestands all that comes with sams springs and what he put into it

LakeMaryWS6

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Great set up and Sam's service is Top Notch. Even stance on all four corners and great quality and performance. Sam, you can't please everyone, all anyone has to do is search this site and you can easily find a 100 people that love the set up for every 1 that has a complaint. The ones that don't like the set up probably like Mustangs so that shows thier taste!!!!

chaman

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Totally agree with you.

InsaneAuto86

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I went from SLP lvl II springs and KYB AGX shocks to strano springs and Koni shocks. MAJOR difference for the better.

SIK02SS

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/showpost....8&postcount=54

its a superior product

Detoxx03

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I love the look,feel,and ride quality of my car. I hade the Strano spring, Koni SA4/4 shocks, and UMI chrome moly double adjustable panhard bar for the first 8 months that I had them. Then I added the UMI strut tower brace to reinfore the front end. I first bought this setup because I was tire of the 4x4 look but after driving it for a week it felt like a completely different car. It handle curves like a champ and enhances the overall driving experience.

Detoxx03

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Oh btw Sam's service it topnotch too