recommendation on shocks and struts

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nickf

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wanting to replace my shocks and struts with something new and better what kind brand should I go with anything that will help me hook up would be best lakewood, Tokico, or just ole KYB.. kind of lost...

 

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strange 10 way adjustable. All the adjustability you'll need to hook up.

 

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What type of driving are you going to do? Strip, street or road race or what combinaiton?
Kevin

 

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Koni red adjustable's are my favorite.

 

BlackGT89

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I tried the Strange adjustable, mine were very noisy over almost every bump, they had to go. Traded them for the KYB adjustables, they just seemed to adjust from harsh to harsher to harshest to me. No improvement in ride. They seemed to give my car a very jiggly nervous ride. Next I am going with the Kokico blues, which I believe also supplied the Bullitt shocks. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this. I'm looking for a really good ride for a spirited daily driver, your needs might be different.

 

Cobra1741

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i run lakewood 50/50 in the back. i like them.

 

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i wouldnt go with any listed...I have Koni yellows on my car and im in love with them there adjustable and Koni offers a lifetime warrantee on all the dampers..

Go with either Bistiens or Koni they are the best hands down, and not to mention they are the best dampers to run with coil overs if you ever plan on doing a coil over conversion in the future.

 

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does anyone know the best place/price to get a set of koni yellows? those and bilsteins were what i researched to be the best.

 

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t76stang1Day

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search koni mustang on ebay, u can get koni's all around for $630 free shipping... good deal!!! sometimes u can get em used but dont bother because if u buy them new u get a lifetime warrenty!!!

u can buy them straight from Koni, maximum motorsports, griggs, alot of companies sell them just search google.. best prices tho would be ebay tho..just make sure whoever is selling them on ebay that they have the correct part number listed for your application

 

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I put a set of KYB AGX adjustables on my wife's 96 Cobra a couple of years before we sold it. I liked them so much I went with them on my LX when I did my suspension upgrade this summer.

 

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X2 on the KYB AGX adjustables. I have them on my '88.

I like them

 

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I love my Koni yellows, and bought them with the intention to convert to a coil-over. Can't go wrong there.

 

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I ordered some strange 10 way for the rear , been waiting on them for two weeks now... Either way im gonna try them on the rear and get something diff up front. My car will never see the track so it really didnt matter to me anything was better than the 4 banger crap that was on it before.

 

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If money is no object, Koni or Bilstein are the way to go. AGX are a bang for the buck option but I personally would step up to at least a Tokico(Just a step under koni and bistein IMO). I am 99% sure that Tokico makes the Bullitt/Mach1 shocks. Problem with the SN95 shocks on a fox is that the SN95 shocks are a tad longer. A lot of lowered sn95 guys use fox sized shocks to keep the dampener at its ideal shaft travel. Just something to keep in mind.
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El_CUCUY said:

I ordered some strange 10 way for the rear , been waiting on them for two weeks now... Either way im gonna try them on the rear and get something diff up front. My car will never see the track so it really didnt matter to me anything was better than the 4 banger crap that was on it before.

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u really shouldn't mix up your dampers...by mixing dampers u could upset the handling balance of the car. they play a big part on your mustangs handling and ride quality, and if its a street car u need the best ride quality u can get.

 

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Maybe I stray away from the norm, but I have a street car and will take it to the strip on occassion. Mainly just crusin' though. I didn't need adjustable anything! I went with Monroe Sensa-Tracs all the way around, with lowering springs. Car hooks up nicely with 17" cobras on it and the ride quality is way better than the KYB shocks i took off! Stiff, but forgiving is the best way to describe it.

 

stykthyn

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I ran with bullit shocks(tokico)

 

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stykthyn said:

I ran with bullit shocks(tokico)

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X2, used Bullitt Struts and Shocks too.

 

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Lakewood -50/50 out back choice of 70/30(More Street /Strip) - 90/10(More Strip) up front. simple and works. You could try some airbags in the rear springs but make sure they are on their own air valve so you could stiffen up the passenger side more than the driver side (example 10 psi in driver side & 28psi in passenger side) makes car hook better as well. You could also add a Antiroll bar out back but its better for the track than the street.

 

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I love my Tokico Illumina 5 way adjustables......I do a lot of freeway driving with some twisties at each end of my commute....they are great all around struts!