New Struts and Springs
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New Struts and Springs
Going on a 92 Si. I've replaced/upgraded every other suspension part aside from these, and since my rear passenger side strut is all but completely broke and 2 other ones are leaking, I figure it's time to replace these.
Right now, I still have the original struts (at around 190k) and rusting Skunk 2 lowering springs.
What I'm thinking about right now is just getting new skunk springs. I want the same drop, but I'm not sure how to measure it, so my first question is that. How do I measure the current drop?
As far as struts go, I was looking at Koni yellows for the front and oranges for the rear. I want something fairly soft on the road, but easy to adjust for drag strips. I don't plan on doing any auto-x or anything like that, just drag.
So would Skunk springs work fine with those struts? Also, is that setup good for what I want? If I remember correctly, you want stiff front struts to reduce wheel hop. (I think?) The yellows seem pretty easy and quick to adjust, so that's why I'm thinking that would be good... What do you guys think?
Right now, I still have the original struts (at around 190k) and rusting Skunk 2 lowering springs.
What I'm thinking about right now is just getting new skunk springs. I want the same drop, but I'm not sure how to measure it, so my first question is that. How do I measure the current drop?
As far as struts go, I was looking at Koni yellows for the front and oranges for the rear. I want something fairly soft on the road, but easy to adjust for drag strips. I don't plan on doing any auto-x or anything like that, just drag.
So would Skunk springs work fine with those struts? Also, is that setup good for what I want? If I remember correctly, you want stiff front struts to reduce wheel hop. (I think?) The yellows seem pretty easy and quick to adjust, so that's why I'm thinking that would be good... What do you guys think?
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Re: New Struts and Springs
well when i had my coilovers i used a tape measure and put the end of the tape where the spring meats the perch then masured to the end of the sleve and rememberd the measure ment.I would make a mark on the pearches and on the sleve after you measure that way you can adjust the height by turnign one turn or 2 turns or 3 turns and keep every thing consistant at all 4 corners.
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