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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 03:14 AM
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I want to do the suspenion on my 94 ls, I was looking around and most of the drops are lower in the front end? i am looking for even drop all the way around.

I was looking at tokico,koni,eibach.

It will be a daily driver so if you could recommend a setup that would be great!

whats a good height for everyday.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 04:41 AM
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The only way to be certain of an even drop is to go with adjustable-height coilovers.

My old H&R Sport springs lowered the front more and made the car have a ridiculous-looking rake. Luckily I was able to lower the rear a bit more w/ the Koni Sport's spring perches.
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Old Feb 22, 2009 | 07:14 AM
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http://www.shox.com/appguide/shoxsho...ctsdisplay.php

which would you guys choose, i am looking for everyday driving, not to stiff, not to low.

i am looking at the
(Koni sports and Eibach Pro-kit package 1.3 inch front and rear.)
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(Tokico Illumina w/ eibach prokit. 1.3 all around)

any suggestions? does anyone have this setup pics would be nice.
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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what i meant was not sitting one inch lower in the front then the rear.
most setups do this for some reason, I want the car to be lowered evenly in both front and rear.


any suggestions? pics of your 94-01 teg?
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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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Only pic I have, because I lowered the rear Koni shocks just a couple of weeks after I first installed the H&R springs.

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Old Mar 1, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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^did it look better after lowering the rear koni perches?
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 03:53 AM
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yup

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well wouldnt this all depend? are you intrested in just getting springs or would u get coilovers
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that does look nice patrick. i'll be getting koni yellows to go with my hr sports and maybe get gc another time.
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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Coilovers are the way to go if you drive hard but for just cruizin and i mean only straight line cruzin then you can go with strutshocks. I have tokico blues with i think just some crapy ebay springs and its horrible above 80mph over any kind of bump, turn, or even a pothole. Im talkin airborn in my seat bad after i first got the car doin 100. Maybe its the springs but thats my impression for now. Its on a 91 da, they came with it.
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Default Re: suspension setup?

Originally Posted by XplodeTeg
that does look nice patrick. i'll be getting koni yellows to go with my hr sports and maybe get gc another time.
I wish I would have gone GC's in the first place. The H&R Sports are too damn low and too damn soft. They should have been either stiffer or not as low, and as a result the ride was crap.
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would the koni yellows on HR sports make the car a little stiff with the adjustable dampers or no?
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by XplodeTeg
would the koni yellows on HR sports make the car a little stiff with the adjustable dampers or no?
No.

Adjustable shocks, especially rebound only adjustment like a Koni, are so that you can adjust the shock to correctly damp the chosen spring rate, not to adjust the ride's stiffness (that is determined by spring rates).
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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patrick your car looks sweet, i'm not looking to go as low as you car. I drive everyday and the roads are very bad here. i have stock ls suspention with 150,000 mls on them.

I am looking to get rid of sqeeks, lower the car a little bit, 1.3 to say 1.5 inch at the most.

I'm looking for comfort? any suggestions? i don't want to break the bank!
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Old May 11, 2009 | 05:06 PM
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just purchased koni/GC for my teg, any info advice on settings or a link on installation would be great!

I also need bumpstops as i don't want to reuse my 16 year old ones.
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