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#1
11-17-2002, 10:24 AM
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coilover q's...
okay im lost. if i get ground control coilovers what do i need to upgrade, just my shocks? i was going to just get lowering springs and shocks but i like the idea of raising it and lowering when i want too. also is it easy to lower/raise it for someone(like me) who doesnt really know anything about mechanical stuff like that? PLEAZ respond... thanks
*also would u suggest coilovers, or springs???* 
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#2
11-17-2002, 10:47 AM
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hello, you can go to www.dealtrend.com. it is a price search engine that includes many companies that sells coilover. you can call any of the company you are interested in and asked them questions about coilover. i think they should be able to answer your question.
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#3
11-17-2002, 07:04 PM
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coilovers, you get more control
if you're gonna do, DO IT ALL THE WAY
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#4
11-17-2002, 07:53 PM
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Re: coilover q's...
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Depends on what your intentions are for your car. Do you plan on any real road racing, ie AutoX?
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#5
11-18-2002, 05:15 AM
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no i dont plan on real road racing, just on my personal car. however i was thinking why not get coilovers there only a little bit more $$. I live in NH and in the summer, fall, and spring i can get a way with my ride being low. where in the winter i could raise it a little cuz of all the snow and junk. but i dont know....
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#6
11-19-2002, 12:45 AM
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well if you get the coilovers you are gonna need to upgrade your shocks after a while. i say no more than a year before you shocks go bad. if you lower it alot then you should also get a camber kit or your gonna wear the inside of your tires down
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#7
11-19-2002, 01:25 AM
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GET COILS!!!! i have coil overs and i love them... it's so easy to adjust them it's ridiculous. the company who lowered my car showed me how to do it and i was like "that's it? you've got to be kidding". i've already played around several times with the height of my car ;]
civickiller is right though, ya need new shocks... and if ya go lower than 2-2.5" id slap a camber kit on there so you dont run through tires. i'm at 2.5 with no camber kit and i'm having no trouble with tread life... 
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#8
11-19-2002, 03:02 AM
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If you're worried about shocks, why not save a little more, do it the better way and get full coilovers like I did with mine.
 That way you won't have to worryabout blowing out shocks, because they come specially tuned to each application and are matched to the springs they come with.
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#9
11-20-2002, 12:25 PM
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ya i agree. that's what im looking into right now. i've had my coils for awhile and i'm starting to worry about bustin my shocks. what i wanna know is, how do you know when they break?
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#10
11-20-2002, 01:43 PM
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how's the ride quality? i heard that coilovers are really stiff... ive had a friend tell me that hitting a bump feels like u broke sumthin...
how r APC brand coilovers? i got a hook up on them... n i wanted to know the quality... oh yeah... im getting tokicos with them too... thanx
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#11
11-21-2002, 12:14 AM
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APC = CRAP quality. Save your lunch money for a week and get something a little better.
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#12
11-24-2002, 12:55 PM
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GOD NO! DOO NOTT get APC. i didn't even know they made suspension parts, but it doesn't matter anways. APC is the definition of cheap.
As far as my ride quality goes, I won't lie: It is a big difference. I bounce more over humps, speed bumps, and railroad tracks. And I do have to go slower over dips and speed bumps. And there are even some roads I can't drive through because they dip so bad. But it doesn't bother me as much as you'd think. I LOVE THE WAY MY CAR LOOKS. And I can always change it if i want
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