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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:47 AM
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i know there is prob no comparision in performance, but are the coilovers worth the $ for a daily driver, no auto x or anything like that, just need a clean suspension for daily street, i already have the eibach prokit, and i planned on gettin some new konis,

found the new konis for 445$ shipped....im thinking since i already have springs

, or does anyone have any other shocks they woudl recommend over konis?
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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wtf!!! I'm lost.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:30 AM
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The Koni shocks with Eibach Pro-Kit is an excellent street setup if you're not looking at going real low.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 06:52 AM
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The Koni/Eibach Pro-Kit system will work fine. Tociko's would work as well.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:33 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtecvoodoo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The Koni/Eibach Pro-Kit system will work fine. Tociko's would work as well.</TD></TR></TABLE>

tokicos and gc

koni and gc

both are FTW
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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lol i guess in what i mean is

Is it worth spending 1100 on coilovers to get that perforance, or shold i just get konis for 450 and be done..

is the $ difference worth the performance difference

hard to explain what im saying hope someone gets it lol
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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Koni's

I would pair konis with a spring. GC is really only worth it for people who autox or track because you can buy them with different springrates.

Look at the ride height for H&R sport and race. They're my fav two springs.

Tein s tech is good for a mild drop.

Koni's are the best shock you can get.

I Like to rock tokico's though because no one else does, that's just how I am. They're a greaat shock too and come with a lifetime warranty. and H&R race which is a slammed ride doesn't tip the warranty.
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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It's not worth it to spend so much money on the suspension for a street car, that will never see track time. Why sacrifice your ride quality for performance you'll never use?

Theoretically, if you spend $1100 on coilovers you're going to be getting a high performance product that is designed to perform well on the track, but obviously you will give up some ride comfort. If you will never track the car, a good set of lowering springs will get you the same look without giving you the harsh ride and high price tag.
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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ya thats what i figured is just for a street setup, for my car a set of konis would be nice
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Old Mar 31, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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new engine ftw





here is my right height now we just need the konis
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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if youre not looking to do any track time, go with koni reds. you can get them on shox.com for 358 shipped.
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Old Apr 1, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jay_cue &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if youre not looking to do any track time, go with koni reds. you can get them on shox.com for 358 shipped.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you can get illuminas for that
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