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      08-09-2010, 11:28 AM   #1
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After-market Shocks

anyone make aftermarket shocks?
i know eibach and h&r have springs out, but i havent seen any shock upgrades.
just springs and full coilovers.
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I am not aware of any shock replacements just yet but I do expect them within the year.
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anyone make aftermarket shocks?
i know eibach and h&r have springs out, but i havent seen any shock upgrades.
just springs and full coilovers.
I'm also not aware about shock upgrades. But for what I have read, upgrading the springs seems to be an improvement, with or without the adaptive suspension. A good starting point to upgrade the suspension.

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Forgive my ignorance but isn't a shock AKA a strut?? And isn't a strut part of a coilover package? and wouldn't you have to change both if you wanted to change one? In other words you will damage your springs if you just change the strut and you will damage the strut if you just change the springs. In other words a aftermarket shock exists
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Forgive my ignorance but isn't a shock AKA a strut?? And isn't a strut part of a coilover package? and wouldn't you have to change both if you wanted to change one? In other words you will damage your springs if you just change the strut and you will damage the strut if you just change the springs. In other words a aftermarket shock exists
i would do both at the same time, but you dont have to. there are full coilovers out which do replace both the springs and struts, but i wouldnt need anything adjustable. this would be a daily driver with an occasional auto-x. a nice coilover set runs 2500-3000, whereas a good spring/strut set would be about 1000. seeing as most people dont need the full adjust-ability, a good spring/strut setup is good enough.

you can swap out one without doing the other and not damage anything.
several people on this site have springs and did not upgrade struts at the same time. i ran eibach springs on stock struts on my audi for 7 years with no problems. the worse thing that can happen if you go too low is blow out your stock struts over time. but that typically only really happens on slammed hondas with cut springs. a less than 1in drop wont hurt anything.
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On a related note, anybody here tried or can recommend sway bars?
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On a related note, anybody here tried or can recommend sway bars?
KW V3 are the only shock replacement option out at the moment.

I have a set of H&R Swaybars in mine with a slight rear oversteer bias, the car handles like its on rails and very nimble on emergency maneuvers. No excess swaying whatsoever. A must have mod I think, price is pretty good too...
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KW V3 are the only shock replacement option out at the moment.

I have a set of H&R Swaybars in mine with a slight rear oversteer bias, the car handles like its on rails and very nimble on emergency maneuvers. No excess swaying whatsoever. A must have mod I think, price is pretty good too...
offtopic but important to me:

you have 10J to the rear.
does it rub? do you know the offset?
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offtopic but important to me:

you have 10J to the rear.
does it rub? do you know the offset?
No rubbing at all 20x8.5 et 35 F 20x10 et 15 R
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I have a set of H&R Swaybars in mine with a slight rear oversteer bias, the car handles like its on rails and very nimble on emergency maneuvers. No excess swaying whatsoever. A must have mod I think, price is pretty good too...
That's exactly what I'm looking for: make the car a little more sporty without sacrificing ride quality. Thanks!

Will PM you if I have more questions.
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KW V3 are the only shock replacement option out at the moment.

I have a set of H&R Swaybars in mine with a slight rear oversteer bias, the car handles like its on rails and very nimble on emergency maneuvers. No excess swaying whatsoever. A must have mod I think, price is pretty good too...
install very difficult? i imagine its only a couple bolts..
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Yeah pretty much, just remove the existing OEM swaybars and put these bad boys in.

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wouldnt happen to have any pics of your install would you?
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