Hey guys
New user here so please bere with me.

I have an 88 iroc-z that is going to finished up qwith around 800hp

I am starting to do my front end and i was told that becuase the car is not going to be really my drag car its more of a sunday afternoon take down a country road type thing instead of going with drag shocks i was told kyb AGX gas shocks would be an awsome way to go.

Is there anyone out there who has had any experience with these products and if so can you tell me how they have worked.

 

First off, Welcome!

I run the AGX front struts on my '92, they are great. On the street I have them set to 3 which is pretty stiff, and at the track when I set them to 1 It makes a good difference in how high the nose will come up. 4 is way stiff! and 2 is like a stock strut.
The struts are 4 way adjustable and I think the shocks are 8 way. For the money they are hard to beet in an adjustable shock or strut. good luck.

 

Awsome thanks alot

WEll i guess i know were the next bit of money is going.
Do i need any special tools to intall them.
I know i dont for the spring becuase there right from the lower control arms but what about these.

 

actualy you will need a tool for the springs (well some people will say you don't ...)

you will WANT to get a spring compressor.

you can probably buy one for about $20, or rent one for autozone or something.

 

Well thats cool.
How come some people say that you do but some people say that you dont.
If the spring's around around the shock then why would u need the compressor if the car is in the air or up on jack stand's in other words and the the A arms are free and not be compressed due to the wieght of the car?

Thanks

 

88,
on our cars the spring and strut are separate. the spring is inboard of the strut, they aren't coil overs like on new f bodies.

To do the stuts you will deffinately need an impact wrech to get the top nut off, and it makes it easier for the two bolts that mount the strut to the spindle also. If you try it with a regular socket it will just turn the strut rod and you'll never get the nut off.

As fot the springs, its safer to compress them with a compressor before you let the control arm come down. Many just chain them in and let them pop out but that is less safe. I havn't done it yet however. Post it in the suspension forum and you'll get answers from people who have done a front spring swap.

 

I pulled my springs when I did my motor mounts and although I used a spring compressor I probably didnt need it.

If you jack the crossmember up high enough, you can use another jack to lower the a-arms and the remove the spring. The spring compressor that I "borrowed" from Autozone ended up becoming mine since I had to cut the end off of it to get it to fit right. On the whole, it was a waste of $50.

SB

 

There are many techniques for removing and installing front springs. Depends greatly on the height and rate of the springs. Eibach prokit's go in with no problem stock replaements are a different story.

 

An 800hp Sunday afternoon car? Damn..... :rockon:

Don't waste your money on the KYB's. Get some Koni or Tokico adjustables. They are much higher quality and will last pretty much forever.

At least you can set them at the softest setting if you head to the drag strip.

 

I put the KYB AGX on my '85 all around. I don't have any other performanc shocks to compare to but, these are sweet. Intsall was easy with basic hand tools.

Watch on the reinstall to make sure the bolts to the spindle are tight.

As for the springs. The only real point to the compressor is safety. I have yet to use one but, then again I can typically jump out of the way pretty quick. Starting to get to old for that though.

 

i just personaly don't like the idea of playing around with the amount of force those springs have stored in them. it is def. a saftey issue, and i recomend using one for saftey. you can go to autozone and rent one for basicly nothing. why risk losing an arm, to save $20.

 

Hey Dewey, i agree with you on the safety issue. maybe i gave the wrong impression,i've been doing mechanical work for a bunch of years now and have done my fair share of camaro springs. If you don't have any real experience and do not know the safety tricks then definately use a compressor. when i did my eibach's though i managed to get them in the pocket without any tools. Then i placed a VERY large screwdriver up through the a arm and spring before jacking the arm back up. You should always use some sort of secondary retaining device just in case, because even spring compressors can break or slip.