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Which shocks and struts to get ? Blisten, koni, hal.

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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 12:05 PM
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Which shocks and struts to get ? Blisten, koni, hal.

I was checking some old posts out and im not sure. I think i want to get the koni yellows since i have a lowered car with sportlines and i plan to autocross the car a few times this year . I want the car to handle really well. RIght now with the stock sway bars and i dont know about the stocks and struts it seems like the rear end wants to come around pretty easily.But i think the koni yellows are the best . i need some help. thanks guys .
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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Go with Koni!!! You'll be glad you did. I have used them for years and have never found a spring combination that Koni couldn't dampen!!! I have gotten some great deals on Konis from the link above.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:24 PM
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if your going to do auto-x then yes i would say get the koni yellows i went through this decision about a month ago. I ended up getting the bilstein's becuase i'm not going to do auto-x, just a daily driver with a few trips to the strip to see what it can do. But from what i read koni is the best handling shocks and struts you can get you just wont get anykind of weight transfer for stight line racing.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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cool, im willing to sacrific some straight line performance for the handleing. It always impressive to go into a corner with someone who doesnt think you will make the corner , and then make the corner , and be like, i coulda gone faster.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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yea if you want to corner then koni yellows are the ones you want, but just to let you know hear the ride can be pretty harsh, but if your like me ride doesnt realy matter performance does.
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 06:54 PM
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Yellows
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Old Apr 12, 2004 | 07:15 PM
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i like my tokico HP
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 02:08 PM
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Billstein trust me and give bruce's speed shop in Dover,NJ a call and they will hook you up if your willing to wait 3 days as opposed to overnight the number is (973)664-0192. Plus they have a shock dyno and suspension is what they specialize in ohh and ask for bruce. the website iswww.brucesspeed.com
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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thanks lg4 ***** , but now shocks and struts this year. The transmission just went in the ta. Only 55xxx miles and it **** the bed. O well, im saving up for a t56 swap .
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 04:42 PM
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yea bilsteins are the ones i went with can't tell you yet how they are they are going on as we speak, but after i pulled out the old stock ones wow what a difference between the two. After i put these on i'll prolly be wondering how i ever drove on the old ones. Good luck in your decision. Also take a look at shox.com they seem to have good deals.
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Old Apr 15, 2004 | 06:01 PM
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bilstein hd's and eibach pro-kit....

absolutely stunning...:hail:
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Old Apr 16, 2004 | 09:26 AM
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well that setup is very nice but koni there bumps are weak only rebound is good with there shocks meaning for daily drivers u will get home feeling dizzy they are a more road course shcock go with tokico awesome or kyb agx im going with the kyb they are fully adjustable for scca racing my trips to the 1/4 mile and my daily driving awesome shocks and not to expensive
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