semar

When you use the Tanabe lowering springs do you use them on all four wheels?
Can you use the original shocks or are different shocks required with this set up?
has anybody used the coilovers from Bilstein with the adjustable height shocks?

yuri.ber

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I have tanabe nf210 with original sport shocks on all 4 corners. I'm sure you can use any shocks you want.

KING

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I don't recommend having different shocks in the from than the rear, and it is simply due to the fact, because geometry. Different shocks will have different specs that will vary from other companies, even by a slight bit. That difference will throw off your cars geometry. It might wobble and handling will feel like *****.

Change all 4's together, that's what I would do.

Fixman

Yes All 4 together.
As if they will work with your shocks, I can’t comment onthat. As usually the Shock and spring are developed to work together. It mayimprove or detreat your ride. Unless the springs are designed to work with theshocks.
As long as you are going to remove the shocks I will replacethe shocks insulators witch will be gone or almost gone at 100k miles. Due tousing soft rubber they don’t last forever. That is if you did not replace italready.
And see if there is any other busing or ball joints needreplacing, as long as you are tearing the suspension apart.

Robles84

Better off buying coilovers imo

semar

I checked out the Bilstein's
That stupid exchange rate for the C$
The parts alone will be almost 2 grand, plus installation

semar

does anybody have pictures of Tein's with stock shocks (2001 430)?

Boomer01

I have the same setup after swapping out the oem air bags.

Attachment 493988

semar

after the airsusp was removed what shocks dd you use?

semar

what size wheels are these chrome ones?

Lavrishevo

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Pretty sure they are 17" rims Semar. Mine are the very similar and are 17's.

semar

they look like the ones on the car I intend to buy
not very good for our weather. will probably offer them for sale

Boomer01

The OEM sport shocks.

They are the stock 17" wheels.