Looking for shocks/struts to improve ride quality

sunil6784

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I found out that the creaking/popping noise is coming from my front right strut. So I'm gonna replace at least the fronts, if not the whole package. Since this is going into my convertible, which I plan to keep pretty close to stock, I'd like to get some that would improve the ride quality. Any suggestions? The car won't be lowered or anything...

 

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I would look into koni, tokico, bilstein, kyb. The kyb's are the cheapest, the others can go well into the hundreds of dollars a piece.

 

JJFIVEOH

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Strange makes 10 way adjustables; shocks and struts for real cheap. My car is strictly for drag, but I have messed around with different settings and I can feel the difference in every setting. Between the softest setting and the tightest setting, my car can feel like a complete drag car and a oval track car. I was leery about the plastic knobs to adjust them with, but so far after a year and a half I havn't had a problem. Total for all 4 was under $400.

 

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86bluecobra

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i have kyb's and like em but i will be upgrading to strange 10 ways. i have heard nothing but good about em.

 

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niklid05

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bilsteins if you can afford them.

 

RacEoHolic330

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i'd also look into getting some coil overs all around. That helped the ride quality of my car a lot.

 

Shakerhood

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Popping sounds from the front are usually from the ball joints. I have the Bullitt set up on my GT and the ride is better than stock and the handling is greatly improved.

 

sunil6784

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I'd love to get bilstein's, but they are out of my price range. Is anyone running the KYB GR-2's ?

 

backfocus

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Alot of people on here like the Tokico HDs, for $261 on ebay stores, free shipping that is hard to beat. Bilstiens myself!!!

 

1988WHTGT

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WHere is a good place to buy the Strange 10-way rear shocks?

 

backfocus

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Order them direct. www.strangeengineering.net

I think you have to call them to order. # is at the bottom of the site.

 

just4bob50

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I just got a set of tokico HB's for 298 shipped. I later found them on EBAY for about 30$ less.