Suspension upgrades hot or not?

Post by **240 drop top** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:00 pm

My vert is needing some help in the suspension area.So before I go and drop a boatload of cash I thought I would ask my vert brothers to share their experience.What upgrades/repairs have you done to your cars suspension or bracing?How effective were those versus the cost?

Post by **AZhitman** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:00 pm

I did TEIN S-techs and KYB GR-2's. Cheap upgrade, dropped it down nicely, and handles wonderfully.

Post by **Hijacker** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:00 pm

I have Tein S-Techs and KYB AGXs. Well worth the money. I also have a front STB, which did help out in the stiffening up the chassis substantially.

Further upgrades will be SPL fender braces, a rollbar, and sway bars.

Post by **spinout180** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:00 pm

I have the AGXs also and love them. Combined that with the Suspension Techniques springs and swarbar set. Handles pretty good, although I might go back to the stock front swaybar to try that out...

Darren

Post by **240 drop top** » Sun Aug 22, 2004 12:00 pm

Hey thanks for the replies.I'm going to check out the AGX's.I also found a racing machine shop that will make me a brace connecting the front shock towers and the firewall.

Post by **den240** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:37 pm

I've got the s-tec springs (about $100) and KYB gr-2's (about $180) like AZH. Only dropped it about 1 inch (didn't want any more drop anyway!)

It's pretty rough on bumps, but does handle well.

HUGE upgrade when I put on thicker anti-sways (about $180). (sus-tec also) Went from.... I think about 23mm to 32mm in front and 15mm to 25mm in back.

I'm not sure if I'd go with the AGX with the s-tech springs. I think maybe the springs are too stiff to take advantage of the adjustable shocks...

Maybe the order to do these things in if on very tight budget: 1. struts2. anti-sways3. springs(that's the order I now think I should have done it in )

Modified by den240 at 1:15 AM 9/7/2004

Post by **Hijacker** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:33 am

If you think the AGXs aren't strong enough to handle a set of S Techs, then your GR-2s definitely aren't. I can personally say that the AGXs are fine with S Techs. And since they're adjustable, you can smooth the ride out by stiffening the damper. Stiffening the damper allows the spring to do its job better and keep the damper extended. A softer shock will allow the spring to compress too much, increasing harshness in the ride. While my ride isn't the smoothest out there, it was a lot worse when I had my shocks set to 1 and 2

Post by **kppk1986** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:09 pm

Hitman do you have any pics of your car with that suspension setup... i was thinking about getting the same setup and i wanted to see what it looked like??

Post by **AZhitman** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:27 pm

Yep, they're on Photopost and will be up in a day or so. Looks real nice.

Post by **kppk1986** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:32 pm

how do i see them on photopost... im a nub, what is photo post?? well other than a place to post photos...

Post by **AZhitman** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:15 pm

We're still in the process of importing all our pics - We just moved....

Give it a day or so.

Post by **toptechracing** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:25 pm

I will have to say don't over look a good Koni setup. I have tried a lot of different and very expensive shocks on my race cars and have always ended up very happy with the performace of the Koni's

Joe

Suspension upgrades hot or not?

Suspension upgrades hot or not?

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