Which shocks do you recommend pairing up with H&R sport springs that wont get worn like the stock ones. I noticed the tail of my car has been dippin a little too low recently, and the ride is a little bouncy.

I just want a suspension setup that looks nice for daily driving, handles as good-better than stock, and nothing crazy expensive. My budget is around 500-800. What kind of setups have worked for you guys.

Jon

 

Koni Yellows.

 

bilsteins

http://www.shox.com

 

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will i be able to adjst the shocks more, so that the front sits lower than the rear. When I put just the h&r springs on, the front and back were even. I want it to sit the way it did stock, but lower.

 

Also.. which series of koni yellows do i want, and where could i get them for a decent price?

 

bilsteins

 

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never mind the handling characteristics of the car.

just so it looks like the front sits lower than the rear.

 

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never mind the handling characteristics of the car.

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oh the sarcasm

 

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That's what im rockin'

 

anybody rockin stock springs + Bilstiens or Koni Yellows? I like the stock ride height, but my OEM shocks are getting tired...
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How about stock suspension with H&R sport springs?

 

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How about stock suspension with H&R sport springs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

No. Stock struts should only be used as a very temperary solution. The stock struts simply do not have enough room for rebound when they are mated with a set of lowering springs. The car will bottom out on everything and overuse of them will cause bad wear and tear on ball joints and other pain in the *** suspension pieces.

 

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No. Stock struts should only be used as a very temperary solution. The stock struts simply do not have enough room for rebound when they are mated with a set of lowering springs. The car will bottom out on everything and overuse of them will cause bad wear and tear on ball joints and other pain in the *** suspension pieces. </TD></TR></TABLE>


That's mean should upgrade to use aftermarket shocks or coilovers?

 

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That's mean should upgrade to use aftermarket shocks or coilovers?
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Are you asking which is better? The decision is up to you.

Good aftermarket struts paired up with a nice sport or progressive spring set is a pretty good combination for daily driving, and possibly even track use depending how much you invest into the suspension parts. This will pretty much give you nice damper adjustability at a preset height. A nice feature on the yellows is that they are equipped with a set of cup perches that allow you to further increase or decrease vehicle height. However, unlike a sleeved coilover, you will have to take apart the suspension to modify it.

On the other hand, a high quality coilever set will often provide you with nearly unlimited adjustabilty at each corner of your car. You can more effectively dial in what kind of settings best suit your needs. This will allow you to configure both height and damper adjustablity, and in some cases, may also allow for rebound tweaking. The price for this, though, will most often well exceed that of just a nice set of struts and springs.

Then there's also the happy medium. This may consist of something like Koni Yellows paired up with Ground Control Coilover Sleeves, thus providing both height and some damper adjustability at a reasonable price. Or, a more basic coilover set which may only have height adjustability that comes with a nominal preset damper setting at most heights.

 

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anybody?

 

i have a friend that is selling brand new in the box koni yellow adjustables pm strtypr25 if interested or pm me if you cant get a hold of him

 

yellows

 

im'd ya

 

so I guess no one has run stock springs with aftermarket (Koni, Bilstein, etc) dampers?

 

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You can run them if you want. It's not gonna hurt anything. With the yellows, you can adjust the dampening for a softer or firmer ride. The ride height will remain the same unless you adjust the cup perches.

If you want to remain the stock height, i'd recommend the H&R OE SPORT SPRINGS. They are pretty reasonably priced, they will give you that stock ride height, and they will be an improvement over the stock springs.