 Softer ride: What struts?, Sorry for my search laziness |
 Feb 4, 2008 - 5:59 PM
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My ride is just too freaking rough. She take bumps pretty hard. I understand that having 18 inch 225 tires is the cause but I have one one route to left to take. (Note: I recently swtiched to yokohama tires and that made a WORLD of difference in handling/noise/ride/braking). Now, I have eibach with stock struts presently. I dont want to change the springs beacause Im very happy with the drop height.
What struts do you recommend for a "softer" ride. I heard that the KYBs are alittle bit more stiffer than stock... not sure if thats just opinion. I dont want my ride to fell like "drivin miss daisy" just want her to bumps better. Do yall think the stock struts being old is causing the rough ride? If so, would KYBs be an improvement over old-stock struts? Can yall give me a push in the right direction? --------------------  |
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Feb 6, 2008 - 1:03 PM
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pretty easy... i would use 2 wrenches, and a breaker bar. then put the whole 2 wrench & strut assembly on the ground n loosen the top end that way... ill try n find some pics to show you how to go about doing so.
rears are a piece of cake... hardest part is taking the back deck off to get to the tops fronts the same way, cept the hardest part is loosening the nut that holds the shock secure -------------------- you know why they put sheep at the edge of a cliff.... that way they push back!
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Feb 6, 2008 - 2:26 PM
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QUOTE(jason @ Feb 6, 2008 - 8:03 PM) [snapback]638666[/snapback] pretty easy... i would use 2 wrenches, and a breaker bar. then put the whole 2 wrench & strut assembly on the ground n loosen the top end that way... ill try n find some pics to show you how to go about doing so. rears are a piece of cake... hardest part is taking the back deck off to get to the tops fronts the same way, cept the hardest part is loosening the nut that holds the shock secure You're telling me! I STILL can't get mine open! 
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UTSlickVic Softer ride: What struts? Feb 4, 2008 - 5:59 PM
thespacepanda Um, unless I'm mistaken the springs play the b... Feb 4, 2008 - 6:19 PM My2Celi Kyb and stock makes no difference to me. After swi... Feb 4, 2008 - 6:21 PM Hanyo i actually looked into this myself.
what i found ... Feb 4, 2008 - 7:59 PM CelicaST_CALI wat profile ur tires?25??45??40? Feb 4, 2008 - 8:14 PM lagos Shocks wont help you.
You just need to put more t... Feb 4, 2008 - 8:16 PM UTSlickVic QUOTE(CelicaST_CALI @ Feb 4, 2008 - 8... Feb 5, 2008 - 10:18 AM 95CelicaST Best bet is to get a set of 17" wheels with 2... Feb 5, 2008 - 10:29 AM playr158 Shocks do effect the ride of a car...only an uninf... Feb 5, 2008 - 12:13 PM LewFX monroes are very soft
kyb is nice
bilstein is sti... Feb 5, 2008 - 3:10 PM UTSlickVic QUOTE(playr158 @ Feb 5, 2008 - 12:13... Feb 5, 2008 - 5:08 PM playr158 the older a shock/strut gets the SOFTER it gets (t... Feb 5, 2008 - 5:09 PM thespacepanda That's strange. I just noticed that bilstein s... Feb 5, 2008 - 5:19 PM hongkongnerdboy 17's still hurt :[ Feb 5, 2008 - 5:30 PM LewFX all your answers!
http://www.eshocks.com/bil_... Feb 5, 2008 - 5:42 PM
UTSlickVic QUOTE(LewFX @ Feb 5, 2008 - 5:42 PM)... Feb 5, 2008 - 6:06 PM jason rear is an assembly, front are cartridges, you hav... Feb 5, 2008 - 6:57 PM UTSlickVic QUOTE(jason @ Feb 5, 2008 - 6:57 PM)... Feb 6, 2008 - 11:57 AM LewFX dont buy the monroes Feb 6, 2008 - 12:18 PM UTSlickVic QUOTE(jason @ Feb 6, 2008 - 1:03 PM)... Feb 6, 2008 - 2:26 PM playr158 you can't get the big center strut nut off/on ... Feb 6, 2008 - 3:58 PM lagos whats the exact size of your tires? Feb 6, 2008 - 4:51 PM jason believe he has 225/40 18's
which those tires ... Feb 6, 2008 - 7:54 PM UTSlickVic Purchased the Blistein struts... thanks LewFX for... Feb 7, 2008 - 3:23 PM 94TRDcelica How have you got on Slick? Im intrigued cause my s... Feb 21, 2008 - 6:37 PM UTSlickVic QUOTE(94TRDcelica @ Feb 21, 2008 - 6... Mar 4, 2008 - 6:50 PM tim86 good info on here... glad those blistein struts wo... Mar 10, 2008 - 1:16 PM |
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