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Old 12-09-13, 06:18 AM
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shocks should be matched to handle the higher spring rates of aftermarket springs. If not the stock shocks will wear out faster. If the stock shocks arent able to dampen enough, the ride will not be as good - more bouncy. Stock shocks will be fine on mild drops
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
shocks should be matched to handle the higher spring rates of aftermarket springs. If not the stock shocks will wear out faster. If the stock shocks arent able to dampen enough, the ride will not be as good - more bouncy. Stock shocks will be fine on mild drops
What is a "mild" drop? An inch?
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yea inch or so you can get away with stock shocks. Another thing to think about is if you just change the springs and arent satisfied with the ride you'll have to do another install to put in the shocks as well as another alignment. If you do both at the same time thats only one install and one alignment you have to pay for. If you do a full coilover setup youll have the flexibility of changing the ride height whenever you want.
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So basically rite now it's, do springs keep the F-Sport functions, and cheaper, but risk blown shocks, and a hassle if not satisfied. Or do coils to be able to adjust, no worries on the shocks, but lose F-Sport function and dish out maybe 3x the amount for springs
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So just to be clear, your only loosing the AVS function of S+ mode, correct? You can still select S+ for the more aggressive shifts?
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Originally Posted by onepointon
So just to be clear, your only loosing the AVS function of S+ mode, correct? You can still select S+ for the more aggressive shifts?
Correct!
Old 12-11-13, 11:07 AM
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And what exactly is the AVS? I'm sorry if it's been answered.
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