I have been reading on here about shocks and springs, but have not seen a good description on shocks/struts yet. My 96 Hatch is pretty low, but I suspect it is ridding on bottomed out shocks/struts, bue to it bouncing a lot.
What is a good shortened shock/strut that I can pick up for my car that works well with a slammed suspension?
as far as "off the shelf", no. but i do know some manufactures offer short stroke/bodied shocks/struts designed for their lowering springs (nuespeed offers one) that are made to that manufactures spec., by a reputable shock/strut company (bilstein, or the like).
btw: the only reason i would not call them over the counter dampners is cause they don't have a general valving, but more specific valving for that spring maker.
Koni Sport RACE version. They have the SPSS3 valving in them, and have been shortened 1" front, 1/2" rear. It is impractical to shorten a shock any further then that because the uca and strut tower become the limiting factors. That valving will easily handle 1000lb/in springs and let you run as low as possible, within reason.
Dropzone stuff... This guys is one of the only sellers on eBay, authorized to sell Dropzone products. Therefore if you buy from him, Dropzone will honor the warranty. If you buy from unauthorized eBay sellers your skewed if your shit breaks...
The shortened Koni's don't suffer from any travel issues, and, as usual, they are about the best shock you can buy. The shortened Koni's with extended top hats will rock your socks off.
....and are completely unnecessary. Shortened shocks OR extended top hats, but not both. If you combine both, you will not be able to find a long enough bumpstop to keep the uca's from crashing into the strut towers. You'll also chew your fender liners to shit as the tire digs into the strut tower too.
I just boughthe car a week or so ago. It has coil overs with a red springs is all I can tell you. It has skunk2 upper arms is about all I know at the time, and it is rolling on stock shock/struts. As far as contacting directly I can do that, but thats not gonna tell me anythig beside ok we sell this --------- and the whole sales schpiel.
If I ask here in the discussion forum I get the recomendations usually from people who have used products they like and dislike. That is why I choose this method.
Also, you can buy the RACE version of the Koni Sports directly from retailers. No need to get them through TrueChoice or ProParts. Contact Chris at redshiftmotorsports.com. *
Ok so I assume and yu know how that goes that I could use an extended top hat on a stock length upgraded shock/strut for a lowered car? So where do I get these extended top hats?
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