Finally lowered my car!
11-18-2009, 12:44 PM
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+1 car looks great, its a nice drop. Can you give more details on how it rides? You say its stiffer buy does it get too rough over bumps or does it still handles the bumps ok without getting too hard and bouncy? Been thinking of lowering my car since it looks too high, but I like the smoother ride right now, specially over bumps. Debating on RB or S-techs.
12-03-2009, 08:22 PM
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The stock shocks are not a great match with lowering springs. I had stock shocks with Tein S-Techs forever. It loooks awesome, but the ride is affected due to the mis-match. Just recently installed Koni yellows and reused the S-Techs. All I can say is WOW. Like night and day. I actually have a real suspension again. If you can pull together the coin to do shocks w/ the new springs, it is worth the wait and highly recommended.
12-04-2009, 02:34 AM
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havent been checking the thread for a while. I do like the new ride. It feels much more planted in corners. it is slighty harder than the OEM setup but not a lot. I am pretty happy with the ride quality.
+1 car looks great, its a nice drop. Can you give more details on how it rides? You say its stiffer buy does it get too rough over bumps or does it still handles the bumps ok without getting too hard and bouncy? Been thinking of lowering my car since it looks too high, but I like the smoother ride right now, specially over bumps. Debating on RB or S-techs.
12-04-2009, 02:38 AM
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Thanks for the info. i think my next mod would be wheels and then I will look into the shocks. Will have to make do with the current setup until then
The stock shocks are not a great match with lowering springs. I had stock shocks with Tein S-Techs forever. It loooks awesome, but the ride is affected due to the mis-match. Just recently installed Koni yellows and reused the S-Techs. All I can say is WOW. Like night and day. I actually have a real suspension again. If you can pull together the coin to do shocks w/ the new springs, it is worth the wait and highly recommended.
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