Suspension Q's

merc123

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I let my dad take the car for a spin and he noted that the rear wants to come out on him in corners and what not. Tell me if this would help at all as far as cornering and even 1/4 mile.

Bilstein struts (chosen over Tockico's...if you prefer Tockico's let me know why...I thought about them also because they're cheaper)

Lowering springs (Eibach or H&R)

What else might I need?

 

Screwed2V

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I run the Eibach Pro Kit with the Eibach front and rear sway bars and the car handles pretty nicely. I intended to put the eibach struts and shocks on my car but was told by the eibach rep that it would be a waste of money on a car so new (300 miles at the time) and he suggested I wait until I had at least 30k miles on the car before replacing. Bilstein and Tokico both make good stuff.

 

merc123

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Sounds good.

 

DBMSTNG

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stiffer control arms will help.

 

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GinoGT

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What do you want to do? Cornering or drag racing?

 

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I went with Eibach Pro Kit because I didn't want a slammed car and wanted a more stock like ride. I chose Tokico's premiums because I didn't want to mess with adjustments and they are a better price. With this combo I can take corners with ease and the launches were much improved.

 

01GT eibach

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Rear control arms (mainly the lowers, but it is a good idea to also do uppers since not very expensive) and sub-frame connectors. After that your car will rock.

I had Bilsteins but ripped them in favor of Tokico 5-ways to improve ride quality. The Bilsteins ride a bit stiff, but they are a very good product.

 

merc123

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GinoGT said:

What do you want to do? Cornering or drag racing?

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A little bit of both but more on the cornering aspect. I live in the mountains and curves are abundant. I only occasionally do anything straight line.