I just bought some KYB AGXs for my car... the rear shocks that are on it now are blown and the fronts are not much better.. thats why im repalcing them... right now what i have on the car (what came on the car when i bought it) are some Tokico shocks with some Ractive coilovers, now im wondering if either the tokicos are just crap and blew, or if they blew because of the coilovers... i really am not trying to spend 350 bucks on new shocks to just see them blow again.... are my shocks at risk of being ruined if i reuse the old ractive coilovers...? i dont really have the money right now to buy new springs or coilovers.... any help or advice would be nice... thanks in advance guys... sorry about the long post... lol

 

dont lower your car much.

and honestly, replace those ractive crap.

 

i plan on replacing them when i get the money... im just broke right now after buying a camber kit and the KYBs... so if i dont lower it as much as the last guy had it i shuold be ok?

 

whyd you waste your money on a camber kit.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tyson &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">whyd you waste your money on a camber kit.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed, return the camber kit if you can, and raise the car up to a respectible ride height. You'll blow any shock if you bottom it enough.

 

bought the camber kit because it was camberd so much it was ruining tires on the inside edge.... i guess this guy had it way to low.. its just one thing after another with this car...

 

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You need to have your alignment checked and the toe set to 0. I'm guessing if this guy cheaped out on the coilovers, he probably didn't bother with an alignment.

Those KYBs probably won't last long. They can't handle much over stock.

 

what do you mean the KYBs wont last long? i know people that live by the KYB brand... do you have Koni struts or something? i dont exactly have the money for those right now.... so the KYBs will have to do my friend...

 

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I did have AGXs, and they self destructed within a few months using Eibach Pro-Kit springs. My OEM shocks with 80K on them were better than the KYBs, and they just weren't meant to handle the springrate your running. You may have a different experience, and they may last, but it's a gamble at best.

 

ractive=crap

 

well i just decited to scrap the coilovers and use my stock springs off my EG... they do fit and i think it will be fine with the struts.. atleast i wont blow them... thanks anyways guys