best shocks
10-21-2005, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by WildoutWhiteGSR
Honestly it seems we have this convo every single week on which springs/shocks to buy.
First buy a spring that you want for your drop. In the end it's still the same material. Whether it be Tom Motorsports, APC or Teins. The spring is what holds the weight of the car. It also determines the amount of wheel gap or no gap that you have. For roughly no wheel gap 1.5-2 inch drop is perfect depending on rim size.
Second a spring is only one part of the equation to a soft, stiff, bumpy etc ride. The springs job is to hold the car up vertically. It's that simply. You need a properly matched shock for the spring rate that you have. You could be running on 700lbs springs and still have a "stock-like" ride. The shock and height of your car is what determines the ride quality. If you don't have any suspension travel. It's gonna ride like ----. Period.
Third a worn bushing will give you a shitty ride also. Any car that has them should get them replaced. A worm bushing will prematurly shorten the life of your suspension components. Our winters are particularly harsh on our cars in general, how do u think a 10 year old rubber bushing is hold up?
Finally and most importantly, your tire's sidewall is part of your suspension. It's quite simple actually. The more sidewall on the tire you have, the softer the ride, the more effort the intial turn in is. The lower the sidewall, the stiffer the ride is gonna be and less protection you have to your rims. Intial turn-in effort is decreased. To know how much sidewall you tire has, check the side of your tire. It should say something like 205/40/17. The middle number is your sidewall height. The bigger the number, the more sidewall you have. Same for the opposite.
Suspension is a package, stop looking at just one part alone.
Lastly realize that the only thing that's gonna ride, drive and handle like stock is stock. So get that out of your head.
First buy a spring that you want for your drop. In the end it's still the same material. Whether it be Tom Motorsports, APC or Teins. The spring is what holds the weight of the car. It also determines the amount of wheel gap or no gap that you have. For roughly no wheel gap 1.5-2 inch drop is perfect depending on rim size.
Second a spring is only one part of the equation to a soft, stiff, bumpy etc ride. The springs job is to hold the car up vertically. It's that simply. You need a properly matched shock for the spring rate that you have. You could be running on 700lbs springs and still have a "stock-like" ride. The shock and height of your car is what determines the ride quality. If you don't have any suspension travel. It's gonna ride like ----. Period.
Third a worn bushing will give you a shitty ride also. Any car that has them should get them replaced. A worm bushing will prematurly shorten the life of your suspension components. Our winters are particularly harsh on our cars in general, how do u think a 10 year old rubber bushing is hold up?
Finally and most importantly, your tire's sidewall is part of your suspension. It's quite simple actually. The more sidewall on the tire you have, the softer the ride, the more effort the intial turn in is. The lower the sidewall, the stiffer the ride is gonna be and less protection you have to your rims. Intial turn-in effort is decreased. To know how much sidewall you tire has, check the side of your tire. It should say something like 205/40/17. The middle number is your sidewall height. The bigger the number, the more sidewall you have. Same for the opposite.
Suspension is a package, stop looking at just one part alone.
Lastly realize that the only thing that's gonna ride, drive and handle like stock is stock. So get that out of your head.
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