Shocks & Struts
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Shocks & Struts
Getting ready to swap rears in the next week or so, wanted reviews of what you are useing and how you like them. I ordered the rear kit from Founders and now I need to add shocks and springs in the rear.
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Re: Shocks & Struts
if you're on a budget, the bang for buck setup most go with is KYB. They're no Koni or Bilstein, but they a better than pretty much everyone else in the price range.
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Spend the money on shocks. Go cheap on everything else.
<--- Running Koni Yellows and STILL can't believe how well they work.
<--- Running Koni Yellows and STILL can't believe how well they work.
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I don't think I'll ever be able to buy into the koni yellow hype personally. Until someone takes me for a ride in a car with something like KYBs or Tockicos and then changes the shocks out for Koni Yellows to prove how much better they are at least. I just can't see this part being that much superior for all the hype it gets.
I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the hype comes from people that have 20+ year old stock shocks and buy a set of koni yellows cause they are expensive so they must be good, and of course that is going to be a drastic improvement lol.
I'd be willing to bet that a lot of the hype comes from people that have 20+ year old stock shocks and buy a set of koni yellows cause they are expensive so they must be good, and of course that is going to be a drastic improvement lol.
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The rears are not a bad price but the front struts are $$$$ (Bilstien)
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You haven't said what you want to do with the car. No point spending $ks on suspension if you're just cruising.
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I will not be doing any road courses with it, the motor will be around 500 HP with the SC. I am sure it will see some 1/4 mile passes, but over all it will be a street car, the thing I love about the third-gen is the handeling. My first gen is fast and a great car as long as you are going strait. So I was looking to enhance that handeling and overall tight ride the third-gen has.
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I second that. For a Daily Driver that can handle the roads good at legal speeds, and a bit more , I'd go with those. That is what I have, live out in the country & really enjoy some of the twisty roads out here. I've had autocross build cars before & these are a really better strut/shock choice for a Daily Driver car.
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either go with kyb or monroe. go to rockauto and get them, like $136 for all 4 KYB gr2s. and about $97 to $98 for the monroe matic plus shocks and struts.
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Just found them $20 cheaper so the rear pair came in at $159.50 with free shipping http://www.eshocks.com/bil_veh.asp?M...tein&SubChar=Q
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Okay, now what are the best lowering springs? whare you guys running out there? I have seen them as low as $139 and as much as $350 for a set like Hotchkins, any and all feedback is wellcome. And now as you know I am running the founders rear suspension kit along with Bilsteins.
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Re: Shocks & Struts
It shouldn't be a surprise. The engine is easily displayed, sounds impressive and the power is easily demonstrated. Suspension not so much. Most people will do some burn outs, do a few stop light races and blow past some slow poke but most will never push their car anywhere near the limit cornering. OK is good enough.
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My camaro is just a cruiser. I was thinking about going with the GR2 gas/adj combo above. Will that work with lowering springs or should I look at the bilstein rears?
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Mine is just a cruiser too (with a little extra) & I'm riding low on Ground Control Weight Jacks & just have KYBs. I'm perfectly happy with it. Just stiff enough yet still give a good ride & no lady complaints.
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The rear Bilsteins came today, waiting on the other parts and in goes the 4th gen rear and suspension
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Which Bilsteins did you get? I put 24-010214's on mine. Don't know how they ride yet; the car is still on jacks and will be for the time being.
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Ordered the Hotchkins 1 inch lowering sprins for the rear, The rear will have a solid set up. I need to start ordering the front soon, thinking the tubular K-member and a
A-arms. Anyone have any info on these? are they worth the investment?
A-arms. Anyone have any info on these? are they worth the investment?
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Re: Shocks & Struts
Go for the Global West Del-A-Lum A-arm bushings if you want to make the front work well. Use those with the stock A-arms. Best of both worlds that way. They're even on sale right now.
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Got the 4th gen rear all stripped of brakes and lines, sanded and painted looks a lot better.
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Well I now have all the parts, just waiting on my sending unit for the tank, once I install the tank all this can go in. I am taking my 4th gen rear to my driveline guy for a freshening up (new bearings and such) I will let him put the Girdle on and than I can slap it all in. I picked up a Thre Rivers aluminum drive shaft for $70, not bad.
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Sweet, iv been looking at getting them. The exact ones actually. Do you like them so far?
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So far in the driveway they are great lol, they look well made. I wont know more a month or so until I get the car back on the road, should have the motor in by end of the month.
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Sweet. If you can let me know how they work please. I'm looking at them aswell.
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Well I got one heck of a deal on all four springs, $258 shipped but I can't have them yet they are from my son for Christmas, shhh its a secret
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It will only be dropped about an inch to inch and a half
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Well got the rear in and the susspension, also removed the front K-member and susspension to get ready for all the new stuff. Man I am tired, I took a day off and just worked on the car today.
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What a dumb *** I am, after looking at the picture I realized I forgot the sway bar
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