I lowered my car an inch and a half using suspension techniques springs. But the car bounces real bad cause the factory shocks cant keep up with the spring rate. What do you guys use on a lowered car that is proper?

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1987 T/A GTA 5.7L, Bored .020 and ported for .202 valves, edelbrock headers, flowmaster exhaust, JET STAGE II chip, Comp CAM, Adjustable fuel pressure, Airfoil, K&N filter, B&M stage 2 shift kit, and a home depot ram air(Hey it looks good and it works)

 

Factory shocks?? As in, the original, 1987, 24-year-old shocks? That's your problem right there... you probably didn't notice it as much before because your old, original, 24-year-old springs were worn down, too.


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not to be a a smart @ss or anything but the shocks would only be 14 years old wouldnt they?

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1987 LG4 Camaro z28
Performance
KN airfilter, flowmaster 80 series and catco high flow cat
System
Panasonic CQ-DF200U deck, fosgate speakers (hpc1369, frc2246)

 

Maybe they have a different way of calculating the age of their shocks in N.J. than we do? All the extra pot holes the shocks have seen are equivalent to the extra 10 years. 8^) Back to the original question. I am using Bilstein HD shocks and struts with my Eibach Pro Kit springs.

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[This message has been edited by lonsal (edited August 02, 2001).]

 

LOL, yeah, don't forget all the wet weather in the "rust belt" over here, either... my car's about 40 years old!


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I'm prolly putting in KYB gas shocks in my lowered TA but then again I just don't know of any better company.

 

Bilstein if u got the doe, maybe Koni's.
I had Bilstein in my vette, Loved em. Hab KYB;s to, they were good also.

Have ah.....
sensa trac's now
dont do it man!

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