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What should I do with 1 OEM shock and 3 L-Tuned?

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Old 02-02-07, 09:10 PM
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Unhappy What should I do with 1 OEM shock and 3 L-Tuned?

Well apparently I just changed my front driver side back to OEM compare to my L-tuned shocks since it was rattling and shot I guess. So now I have 3 L-Tuned and 1 OEM. Honestly it sits exactly and feel the same way as the L-Tuned. Should I even bother changing my shocks or not? I was thinking of getting the OEM Sport Edition Shocks all around? I do not drive my car hard at all. Just sits low and drive fast random, never really whipping it hard. What do you guys think? Will this affect my driving alot? Or should I just leave it the way it is?

Oh yeah the springs I have on now is L-Tuned as well.

Thanks for the feedback!
Old 02-02-07, 10:45 PM
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jay just buy the kyb gr2 shock its the exact same shock as the l-tuned. The l-tuned shocks and springs are KYB gr2's and eibach springs rebadged.
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ltuned are gr2s? eu r u serious?

what's the normal struts in the gs?

what's the normal struts in the gs sports edition?
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l-tuned = kyb gr2 = OEM GS (euro spec)
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Jay, man you have some bad luck with your suspension lol. First it's the sways, then the abs sensors, and now this lol. Did you ever get the ABS sensors repaired? As for the shock, just replace it with the GR2 if you want a more balanced handling. If you're not going to drive hard or anything then the 3 on 1 setup you're running on shouldn't be a problem. The difference between the OEM and GR2 is pretty small IMO. I've rode in a car with the l-tuned suspension and I couldn't feel much of a difference between that and when my car was stock. It was just lowered because of the springs.
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Originally Posted by JeffTsai
Jay, man you have some bad luck with your suspension lol. First it's the sways, then the abs sensors, and now this lol. Did you ever get the ABS sensors repaired? As for the shock, just replace it with the GR2 if you want a more balanced handling. If you're not going to drive hard or anything then the 3 on 1 setup you're running on shouldn't be a problem. The difference between the OEM and GR2 is pretty small IMO. I've rode in a car with the l-tuned suspension and I couldn't feel much of a difference between that and when my car was stock. It was just lowered because of the springs.
I know! I am so mad! This car has been bad luck from the start. I think that I'm going to get Bilstein Sport shocks. Not sure yet. Can't even tell a difference of what I have right now, so that's positive. I have so many upgrades that I haven't even posted because right before getting a detail something happens. I didn't post that after I got into my accident. I got the car back with the Aero rear bumper than two days afterwards bang. Hit again the same way at a stop light. Anyways, I appreciate the feedback guys.
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