marek955i

hey guys
i need help on deciding with what shocks and springs to go with on my 98gs4, i have 115,000 miles on the car and it seems like i need new socks and springs, what do u guys recomend for nice ride and good handeling, also where i can get them would help out alot
thanks mark

rominl

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i have heard that eibach springs with bilstein shocks are good combo

you can email todd@tmengineering.net for more info

cliffud

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i have the eibach/bilstein setup and the ride is "ok". It's not great because it rattles the hell out of you when you hit bumps so if you live in an area where you have crappy roads- go with something else. i often wonder if it would have been better to go with a tein coilover setup with an edfc but after feeling how crappy the roads are with my setup - i've lost interest in sinking more money to even try it out.

rominl

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cliff, are you sure it's not the bump stop and/or the plastic flap? i know with these setup you need to cut something otherwise there will be bad rattling. once that's cut (which takes only couple of mins) then it's very quiet.

jonathancl

Cheap: L-Tuned S/S
Expensive: Tein CS

Both offer smooth rides and a slight drop. People with both are very happy.

cliffud

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do the stock shocks come with bump stops and/or the plastic flap? the shop simply swapped the shocks and springs. so if there was anything on the stock shocks - like a bump stop - it was transferred over to the new shock.

will i be able to see them if i turn the wheel and look under the wheel well?

rominl

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yeah it's in the stock setup. i remember when you swap the springs/shocks, those things will still be there. you will have to cut out part of it to "remove" the noise. i believe if you jack up the car and take off the wheel you will be able to see it towards the top of the s/s setup. i have only seen it once long time ago though, so it's only from my vague memory