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superstang01

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Right now I have Eibach Pro Kit springs...What would be a good shock to go with those springs? Would getting shocks lower the car anymore? What else should i get at the same time that I am getting the shocks?

I am by far no suspension wiz ,so i really need your guys help.
thanks alot :SNSign:

 

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WillDuhhBeast

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Adjustable shocks can help a tiny bit at the track, or for the road with corners and stuff. They run about the same, or slightly more than what I would suggest, bilstien.



I just ordered the d-spec tokico's which are adjustable 15 ways, but some would say that's a ricer mod on these boards. They were $503 shipped.




I like the tokico illumina's and the bilstiens the most as far as non-adjustable go.



Also, to my knowledge.. I do not BELIEVE shocks/struts will lower the car any, just make the ride much better. I lasted about 6-8 months on the stock shocks/struts and I can't stand it anymore.

good luck

 

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you can get matching eibach pro dampers for those springs.

 

Matt's 03 GT

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Shocks do nothing for the ride height. They only controll the movement of the springs. By having adjustable shocks you gain the ability to controll the "Stiffness" of the shock.

The springs are holding the car up and are the only thing that will change the ride height.

Matt

 

superstang01

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good info so far....what shock would everyone recommend going with for street and strip use?

thanks guys

 

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superstang01 said:

good info so far....what shock would everyone recommend going with for street and strip use?

thanks guys

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Koni adjustable struts and shocks.
Everyone will have different opnions on this.

 

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WillDuhhBeast

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I figure if youre going to be street/strip you should go for adjustable.



My personal knowledge on the topic is that you could go with just about any of the popular brand and you wont be unsatisfied.


I've heard plenty of people who like strange too.

 

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I went with the tokico HP's (blues) mainly due to lack of funds. I really wanted the Bilstiens, but couldn't throw down the nearly $150 + per shock. The Tokico's work just fine for mostly daily driving, with slight track time. I have no complaints about the ride comfort, and the price was reasonable. If you have the money, I'd say Bilsteins, if not...then there a quite a few options. I would just say that you need to decide whether you "need" adjustable shocks, and go from there.

 

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Pennywise2 said:

Koni adjustable struts and shocks.
Everyone will have different opnions on this.

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Koni Adj are known to blow out and take forever to replace

 

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you can get some of these nike shocks. They are pretty comfortable. Ive heard good and bad about Koni ADJ but im not really into the suspension stuff yet.

 

superstang01

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are these shocks good http://www.americanmuscle.com/bilstein-shock-strut-package-94-04.html I have seen these shocks being used on a couple of cars in magazines ,so they must not be that bad.....What do you guys think of them?

 

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superstang01 said:

are these shocks good http://www.americanmuscle.com/bilstein-shock-strut-package-94-04.html I have seen these shocks being used on a couple of cars in magazines ,so they must not be that bad.....What do you guys think of them?

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Those are probably the best to go with. I have the Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustables and love them. My car sits VERY low with no isolators and these work great. I can also change the settings up for daily driving/ drag/ road course. Kinda fun and really easy to do. They're not that expensive either

 

superstang01

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HoustonGT said:

Those are probably the best to go with. I have the Tokico Illumina 5-way adjustables and love them. My car sits VERY low with no isolators and these work great. I can also change the settings up for daily driving/ drag/ road course. Kinda fun and really easy to do. They're not that expensive either

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I wouldnt mind the adjustables ,can you use prokit springs with them tho?? I think they would be fun to tinker around with every once in a while

 

HoustonGT

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superstang01 said:

I wouldnt mind the adjustables ,can you use prokit springs with them tho?? I think they would be fun to tinker around with every once in a while

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Yea you can use them with any lowering springs. You can find them pretty cheap on Ebay.

 

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i got some gabriel shocks/struts from autozone ... pretty sweet (thx kilgore)

 

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Just checked, you can get the Tokico Illuminas 5-way adj. for $445 shipped on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOKI...006QQitemZ160060156931QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

And you can also get the Bilsteins for 535 shipped. Ebay doesn't always have the best prices but when it comes to shocks/struts the prices are always lower than any other place.

 

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out of illuminas and bilsteins..I learned the hard way..I made a post like 18months ago and everyone told me bilstein, so i ordered those..but then the reply's started coming with illuminas..regardless my friend has illuminas and his ride smoothness with h&r supersports(like me) is almost like a bmw ride..sooo smmoth, better then stock, with the bilsteins they are kinda rough/stiff..I think my car *might* handle better though..but his are smoother.