Lowering Woes, And shock questions Options

[1_Winged_Angel]

Those are DZ's, not GC's

[JWalk1818]

OH Crap I misread im sorry my bad! Well are they any good!

[1_Winged_Angel]

The problem with DZ's are you get what you pay for. I hear they make annoying coilover noises, and after a while, the 2 rings that adjust the ride height get weathered, off track, and stuck. There are other things too, but that should be enough.

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[west_minist]

Heres the LINK: Dropzone

They looks pretty good.

Go for them.

But please remember, you should get proper shocks like KYB, Koni and so on to go with the setup, otherwise, you will reget it as you go from 1 - 4".

[west_minist]

To combat noise, some manufactures uses the bumper shock rubber, an extra small "helper" spring and other little technique to combat that problem.

Any coilover with groves will get block with mud and so on. You must keep them clean.

[celicaBEst]

those look really good jason...

i wanna lower my car, just don't have the money to go with the full suspension yet...GC's are the way to go?

-Brian

[1_Winged_Angel]

Gc's are the way to go...even if they are a little more expensive, they are still really cheap for coilovers.

[CDNSLEEKA]

Why not try Eibach springs,SportLines 1.5 drop and either KONI yellows or KYB shocks

[94celicaguy]

i lowered my car this past weekend and it is hell on the road. i know for a fact that it is not the coilovers. i got the ground control springs everyone is talking about on ebay. the ride is so rough on our cars because the shocks. if u get a chance to look at the shock, see how much of the actual shock that you can see. i think i only have about 2 inches that my shock can take a bump with until it bottoms out. this will be the same with any other shock, but the higher performance shocks will have a higher density inside the shock which will take more of the hit than factory.

[Coomer]

i lowered my car this past weekend and it is hell on the road. i know for a fact that it is not the coilovers. i got the ground control springs everyone is talking about on ebay. the ride is so rough on our cars because the shocks. if u get a chance to look at the shock, see how much of the actual shock that you can see. i think i only have about 2 inches that my shock can take a bump with until it bottoms out. this will be the same with any other shock, but the higher performance shocks will have a higher density inside the shock which will take more of the hit than factory.

That's good to know that it's not just my cheap coilovers and it happens on Ground Controls too. Pretty soon I'll need to buy new struts.

[ghostdog]

Just wanted to mention that it seems like the springs/coilovers settle over time. In the beginning my ground controls were REALLY bouncy, but now they are much better. I still make a concious effort to drive on good roads and slow down for bumps, but other than that its a pretty good ride. Also re: Koni yellows. I hear only good things about them. But keep in mind they are about 600 for a set, and install will be another 300. Thats almost a grand just for the shocks, but let me reiterate from what I hear they are well worth it.

[Coomer]

Just wanted to mention that it seems like the springs/coilovers settle over time. In the beginning my ground controls were REALLY bouncy, but now they are much better. I still make a concious effort to drive on good roads and slow down for bumps, but other than that its a pretty good ride. Also re: Koni yellows. I hear only good things about them. But keep in mind they are about 600 for a set, and install will be another 300. Thats almost a grand just for the shocks, but let me reiterate from what I hear they are well worth it.

Do you know if all new shocks are going to cost around that much to install? Is it the same installation procedure for all shocks, or are the Konis harder to install?

[ghostdog]

Do you know if all new shocks are going to cost around that much to install? Is it the same installation procedure for all shocks, or are the Konis harder to install?

KYBs are direct replacements so they pop right in; but they are the exact same shocks as OEM so you probably won't notice too much of an improvement. Koni Yellows, the fronts are direct replacement, they can be self installed, no problem. The back pair are the expensive ones as the strut housing needs to be cut open and then welded shut, a real pain in the ass. I could have mixed the front/back up so don't take my advice word for word, but you get the general idea...

I'll let ya'll know how much it sets me back when I get my Koni Yellows installed in the spring. I'm expecting it to be about 300 though...