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Old 01-15-2005, 01:52 PM   #1
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Default What is the best shock spring combo?

I do not want to go full coilovers just because the price is to high and I do not race my car or anything like that. I would however like to upgrade the suspension it is an everyday driver with no trackdays and mainly just spirited mountain road driving. I thought of the koni shocks and eibach springs but I dunno how that would ride and handle not to smart when it comes to suspension.
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Old 01-15-2005, 02:07 PM   #2
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I like the Koni/Prodrive combo. Looks good, rides comfortably, measurable improvement in handling.
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Old 01-15-2005, 04:55 PM   #3
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I like the Koni/Prodrive combo. Looks good, rides comfortably, measurable improvement in handling.
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Old 01-15-2005, 05:32 PM   #4
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For a bit higher performance, but still decent ride quality get V8 Struts with STi Pinks
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Old 01-16-2005, 04:24 AM   #5
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well not sure about BEST but if I were to go spring/shock, I would try something like Koni + Tein Hard springs or something Tarmac ..
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Old 01-16-2005, 12:26 PM   #6
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If you don't feel like hacking up your stock struts or doing the extra work, KYB AGX + Prodrive springs have gotten good reviews.
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Old 01-16-2005, 01:52 PM   #7
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I like the Koni/Prodrive combo. Looks good, rides comfortably, measurable improvement in handling.
I'll third that.
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Old 01-16-2005, 09:28 PM   #8
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For spirited mtn/canyon driving you want lots of suspension travel, but still reduced roll- I think the STi struts/springs fit that bill pretty well. I use mine for autox/rallyx and track days as well as mtn/canyon carving. I ran the RA setup on my sedan and am now running the STi wagon setup on my 04 wagon- can't say enough about either .
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For spirited mtn/canyon driving you want lots of suspension travel, but still reduced roll- I think the STi struts/springs fit that bill pretty well. I use mine for autox/rallyx and track days as well as mtn/canyon carving. I ran the RA setup on my sedan and am now running the STi wagon setup on my 04 wagon- can't say enough about either .
Definitely. And if you want, you can go one step further like I did with the Pink springs. Still good ride quality, but very much reduces the body roll.
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Old 01-17-2005, 12:19 AM   #10
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thanks for the responses and other combo's gives me more ideas and routes to choose from
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