Shocks for daily driver with Heater hose mod

**Red97LT1** · 09-08-2010, 01:12 PM

Did the mod to a buddies car and he's trying to decide which shock to use.He doesn't race it,etc.Suggestions?

**xmarkx** · 09-08-2010, 03:08 PM

If it's on stock springs you don't need to change shocks. if you want to get good shocks for the hell of it: koni or bilstein

**Red97LT1** · 09-08-2010, 04:29 PM

He's on the stock Decarbons so he needs new shocks anyways.He was looking at the KYB AGX and now the Bilstein HD or SLP. Since he's still on stock springs either one should be ok,depends on which is cheaper.

**Red97LT1** · 09-08-2010, 05:30 PM

Just noticed that the Bilstein seems to be missing the lower spring perch? Is that just a picture not the actual shock?

**Y2KPewterSS** · 09-08-2010, 06:59 PM

Avoid the KYBs

Keeps
You
Bouncing

Concentrate on Konis or Bilsteins

**xmarkx** · 09-10-2010, 08:36 AM

koni really are the best but, for the money you can't beat bilsteins. get the slp bilseins if you go with them

**Red97LT1** · 09-10-2010, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by xmarkx

koni really are the best but, for the money you can't beat bilsteins. get the slp bilseins if you go with them

Would love the Koni,but for what the Bilstein SLP costs,he's going with them.Anything better than the Decarbons will be an improvement.

**9T8W66** · 09-11-2010, 05:31 AM

Originally Posted by Red97LT1

Just noticed that the Bilstein seems to be missing the lower spring perch? Is that just a picture not the actual shock?

Only Koni's have the optional lower spring perch.

**Red97LT1** · 09-11-2010, 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by 9T8W66

Only Koni's have the optional lower spring perch.

Yeah.I worded it wrong.I meant to ask if the lower spring perch from the stock shocks came off to be used on the Bilstein.My bad.

**m1a2d3** · 09-12-2010, 06:59 AM

if your looking for a better ride do subframe connectors with the new shocks. i was amazed at how much better the car felt with them. its that much better. konis, stock springs, and two point weld in subframes.

**Hurley711** · 09-12-2010, 07:48 AM

I did the HH mod several yrs back with Bilstein HD shocks, been about 6 yrs now. I know that's been awhile and lot of stuff has come out since then but I couldn't be happier then or now. Back then the car was a DD, 45 miles and now it is a garage queen. It was ridiculus how much better it handled, even my wife noticed and she doesn't notice that kin dof stuff when driving the TA.