Best suited Shocks?

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aevansgatech
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Re: Best suited Shocks?

Postby aevansgatech » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:07 pm

argonaut wrote:At $15 each on rockauto the KYB GR-2 dampers aren't bad. I put them on with the Autoricambi lowering springs and it rides very cushy. So far it has decent enough rebound control to not raise too many hairs in spirited mountain twisty driving when transitioning out of one turn and into another. I would prefer Kunis but at 10x the price I can buy them later after a big Brake upgrade.


I've been very happy with the KYBs for the price as well. I don't do any performance driving, only cruising in the Spider so they've given me a very comfortable ride at a ridiculously low price.
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isleroman
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Re: Best suited Shocks?

Postby isleroman » Fri Feb 03, 2017 4:58 pm

phaetn wrote:I tried to get a good deal on some Koni yellows on E-bay. I had the high bid for a couple of days and thought I could actually get a set of for for $75: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201552780851?item=201552780851

I kept my eye on it and a slow computer at work hindered my winning a bidding war that suddenly occurred within one minute of closing. It was disappointing. They eventually went for pennies shy of $200, which is still a good deal for the four dampers if they are in good shape.

Guess I will have to work on getting new ones...

Cheers,
phaetn

Haha I just saw this post researching spring options. Sorry, that was me that snatched them out from under you. No hard feelings? :)
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Re: Best suited Shocks?

Postby v6spider » Fri Feb 03, 2017 11:57 pm

I really like my adjustable qa1 coil overs. I'm running just kyb gas-adjust in the rear with cut springs. It's a firm race car like ride!

I dig it!

Cheers!
Rob
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4.3L V6 Powered 1972 124 FIAT Spider

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phaetn
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Re: Best suited Shocks?

Postby phaetn » Mon Feb 20, 2017 3:44 pm

isleroman wrote:
phaetn wrote:I tried to get a good deal on some Koni yellows on E-bay. I had the high bid for a couple of days and thought I could actually get a set of for for $75: http://www.ebay.com/itm/201552780851?item=201552780851

I kept my eye on it and a slow computer at work hindered my winning a bidding war that suddenly occurred within one minute of closing. It was disappointing. They eventually went for pennies shy of $200, which is still a good deal for the four dampers if they are in good shape.

Guess I will have to work on getting new ones...

Cheers,
phaetn

Haha I just saw this post researching spring options. Sorry, that was me that snatched them out from under you. No hard feelings? :)


Just reading this now. No hard feelings at all! :)

I ended getting all new ones from TDot performance here in Canada.

Was happy with them, but I have to check out if they are still okay since I did a bit of damage to the car. I will found out soon enough as the driving season will start within a couple of months.

Cheers,
phaetn

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Re: Best suited Shocks?

Postby isleroman » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:49 pm

Sorry to hear there might be some damage. Hope it's minimal.
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