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Need Suggestions For Struts For Front Coilover Kit

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stangboy

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Hey guys I need suggestions on struts for my UPR front coilover kit. I don't need the super-duper, high end, best-of-the-best product just something that works well for a fair price. The car will be a street car not a track car. It will see occasional track passes just to see what times it can put down. So I need struts that will keep the car street friendly handling-wise. This will be my first time buying shock/struts other than stock replacements so I'm a little green in that department. As for shocks, I'm getting Strange single adjustable 10-way shocks.
 

A5literMan

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stangboy said:
Hey guys I need suggestions on struts for my UPR front coilover kit. I don't need the super-duper, high end, best-of-the-best product just something that works well for a fair price. The car will be a street car not a track car. It will see occasional track passes just to see what times it can put down. So I need struts that will keep the car street friendly handling-wise. This will be my first time buying shock/struts other than stock replacements so I'm a little green in that department. As for shocks, I'm getting Strange single adjustable 10-way shocks.
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I'm going with the strange struts and haven't decided on UPR or MM coil overs. I have read/been told that they work well but some people claim they can be noisy.
 

madspeed

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No noise on mine
 

revhead347

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I've known quite a few people that tried the Strange struts. They leaked a lot and had to be rebuilt.

Kurt
 

MikeH686

Mine is only two inches though.
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Had mine on for a few months now and haven't noticed any noise or anything
 

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Strange.
 

84Ttop

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I have strange 10 way struts on mine and no issues.
 

srtthis

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strange.... we've been low 7's on strange fronts with UPR coil overs
 
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84Ttop

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srtthis said:
strange.... we've been low 7's on strange fronts with UPR coil overs
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Ding ding ding! We found a winner!
 
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srtthis

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Haha I think they are all coming off this year for mensers
 

madspeed

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Sellem to that dude looking for em and upgrade already
 

stangboy

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Cool! Sounds like I'll have Strange in the front and the back. But it won't be the $500 double adjustable ones.
 

84Ttop

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Lol. I have single adjustable on mine...
 
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Thought you had doubles?

Sh!t and git?
 

84Ttop

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madspeed said:
Thought you had doubles?

Sh!t and git?
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I'm on a budget. Had to save somewhere.... Romen noodles get expensive!
 
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srtthis

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84Ttop said:
Lol. I have single adjustable on mine...
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yup singles up front and single afcos out back...

as for selling them. they might end up on my car for a bit while i figure out what i want to do with my QA1's
 
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Sharad

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+3546841 for Strange 10-ways. No problems out of mine.
 

stangboy

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@Sharad I'll be orderimg them along with a bumpsteer kit and caster camber plates from you guys.
 
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