aftermarket k-members
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gearheadboy
15 Year Member
right now i have 245/45/17 wheels tires with stock springs,shocks,struts. my front struts are bad so i know replaceing them will help but i just didnt get chance to do it yet.......
well, with coilovers, you got alot of options are far as spring lenght and the effective rate of the springs, not to mention the adjustability of ride height. Theres a few threads out there with guys listing those specs of theyre springs. You can basically pick how you want the car to behave.
Beau Granbois
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Is that offer stand for all? I've been looking at k members for my '90 convertible. I'm doing a 5.0 swap for the 2.3 and am planning on doing a 5 lug conversion with Mark VII components. Will I have any issues with this with the k member? What kind of deals are you offering? Thanks
No issues at all... I'm an authorized Stangnet Vendor and give the same deal to all PM your needs or shoot me an email [email protected]
Now this is just bull
, but I guess it's what happens when buyers seeking a pricepoint buy lowest-price crap. There is nothing, that's nothing, about a properly developed and properly made coilover kit with properly matched springs for the application that generates any of the complaints you just listed. But if you buy those shiny ones because hey, they're cheaper than those ripoffs who know what they're doing, and because the seller gives you super-fantastic details about the spring rates like "street/strip" and "race", well...that's what you get. But DON'T go paintinig the entire category of coilovers with the same -stained brush.
Call bull
if you'd like....but I've read enough threads on here, spoke with plenty of owners in person and have even been for a ride in more than a few cars over the years using all varieties of kits that state the same things. The creaks and groans, the tinny pounding over pot holes, the noise transfered from hard durometer, or solid bushings being felt and heard through the entire car.The stock K-member and A-Arms are a lot of things....heavy and space restricted, being a couple of them. But they're also solid, quiet and durable.
Of course....driving the smooth streets of Phoenix, it's clear to me you're not subjected to the level of frost heaved, cracked and pot hole filled roads us folks in the Norther US and Canada are used to driving on a daily basis, so I can certainly see why you haven't experience any of these issues. Driving conditions like that on a daily basis are enough to challenge any and all suspension components.
I installed these coilovers years ago when I lived in the frost-heaved midwest, but my experience is irrelevant. The fact remains, there's nothing inherently rough or noisy about coilovers. It's when you install crap components and poorly-matched springs and struts that you run into problems.
Just be ready to fly/drive/swim out to my house and help me get all my chit mapped out when I'm ready to do a top to bottom suspension overhaul of my hatch.
ive always heard that the rule of thumb is that front coil-overs help with nvh (as long as you dont go too stiff anyway), but the REARS are what can (do) cause ride issues, at least in cars not designed with/for them. this may just be bad word of mouth.............
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