2in drop, what shocks?

[Slave One]

Well guys... I am in the market now for some new shocks because the ones that came in my 2 inch "SpringTech" drop kit sucked a** and are now shot after only 4,000 miles...

What shocks do you guys recommend for my car??

I LOVE my 2inch drop and would really like to keep it that low.

[crushedout]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

Well guys... I am in the market now for some new shocks because the ones that came in my 2 inch "SpringTech" drop kit sucked a** and are now shot after only 4,000 miles...

What shocks do you guys recommend for my car??

I LOVE my 2inch drop and would really like to keep it that low.

valved strano or KYB adjustable is what alot of people are going to steer you to most likely.

[Bonemaro]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

Yeah... Schlotzky recommended the KYB AGX adjustables for my 1.75" drop.

[ssms5411]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

valved strano or KYB adjustable is what alot of people are going to steer you to most likely.

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[Slave One]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

ok, cool. Thanks for the replies, I guess I'll be going with the KYB AGX's.

Now I know they are adjustable, but how so? Ride height? Or just stiffer/softer?

Thanks again yall..

[Bonemaro]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

ok, cool. Thanks for the replies, I guess I'll be going with the KYB AGX's.

Now I know they are adjustable, but how so? Ride height? Or just stiffer/softer?

Thanks again yall..

stiffer / softer

I can get them quite uncomfortably stiff on the highest setting (8). There is a very noticeable difference between 1 and 8. IIRC, i read that 8 was 127% stiffer than a stock shock, so as long as the springs you have are less than or around 130% stiffer than stock springs, they should work out for you alright. I picked them up off ebay. apwonline is the seller.

edit: here's the info:

Here are the advertised dampening rates from KYB for the 8-position adjustable AGX, shown as a percentage of a "factory" dampened shock.

1 = 95 (5% softer than Factory)
2 = 100 (Factory damping force)
3 = 107.5 (7.5% firmer than Factory)
4 = 115 (15% firmer than Factory)(GR-2)
5 = 143.5 (43.5% firmer than Factory)
6 = 172 (72% firmer than Factory)
7 = 197.5 (97.5 firmer than Factory)
8 = 223 (123 % firmer than Factory)

[PewterBird]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

I had both the KYB adj and the revalved SLP Blisteins with my 2in drop.

Bliestein> KYB

FWIW.

[Slave One]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

And is Strano the only place to get revalved Bilsteins?

[PewterBird]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

And is Strano the only place to get revalved Bilsteins?

I dunno. I know Strano has some quality stuff, but I don't know if they are the same as:

http://www.slponline.com/browse_list.asp

[Bonemaro]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

I was told Strano is not recommending Bilsteins anymore.

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

^yes. I heard directly from strano that he isn't likely to be recommending bilsteins again. They've gone down in quality recently and just don't compare to the older bilsteins.

[crushedout]

Re: 2in drop, what shocks?

^yes. I heard directly from strano that he isn't likely to be recommending bilsteins again. They've gone down in quality recently and just don't compare to the older bilsteins.

When did he say that? They have been on back order for almost a year so nothing has been coming out, good quality or bad quality.