poor man suspension part 2
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Lead Lap
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poor man suspension part 2
ok i just got some free tt springs thanks to GarrettTurbo26 on supra forums 
now what kinda shocks should i get... my frined said he can hook me up with some new kybs for around 160...how much should that drop my car?around 1 inch?? and if i do get the kyb .. i gotta go with the tt shocks and not the sc3 shock right?.. what kinda of set up would get me 1.5 in back and 1.75 in front??? ... no coilovers...remeber poor mans suspension by the way i live around L.A so the road are not too nice....so no 2 inch drop...dam im such a noob at this....
now what kinda shocks should i get... my frined said he can hook me up with some new kybs for around 160...how much should that drop my car?around 1 inch?? and if i do get the kyb .. i gotta go with the tt shocks and not the sc3 shock right?.. what kinda of set up would get me 1.5 in back and 1.75 in front??? ... no coilovers...remeber poor mans suspension by the way i live around L.A so the road are not too nice....so no 2 inch drop...dam im such a noob at this....
Last edited by DavE713; May 25, 2005 at 09:02 PM.
You got a free set of shocks?? So...why do u need another set of shocks?? If u mean u need springs the you should go with a set of eibachs or tein s-tech. Which drop the supra like one inch. So.. that will give you like a 1.5-2 inch drop.
Lead Lap
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Why go cheap on this car? For 1.75" drops on springs alone, you risk shortening the life of the dampeners. With a shorter stroke, the shock you use has to be able to take the higher spring rate, and shorter stroke.
Quality shocks that can handle that drop without hurting reliability arent that cheap. KYB AGX is ultra reliable, and handles great. Not cheap though. A good spring for that shock would be stock TT, or maybe Tanabe NF210 or GF210
Quality shocks that can handle that drop without hurting reliability arent that cheap. KYB AGX is ultra reliable, and handles great. Not cheap though. A good spring for that shock would be stock TT, or maybe Tanabe NF210 or GF210
Originally Posted by MikeFD3S
Why go cheap on this car? For 1.75" drops on springs alone, you risk shortening the life of the dampeners. With a shorter stroke, the shock you use has to be able to take the higher spring rate, and shorter stroke.
Quality shocks that can handle that drop without hurting reliability arent that cheap. KYB AGX is ultra reliable, and handles great. Not cheap though. A good spring for that shock would be stock TT, or maybe Tanabe NF210 or GF210
Quality shocks that can handle that drop without hurting reliability arent that cheap. KYB AGX is ultra reliable, and handles great. Not cheap though. A good spring for that shock would be stock TT, or maybe Tanabe NF210 or GF210
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You could go searching the MkIV boards again for some shocks; they're nearly identical to the Bilsteins that I replaced them with, alot cheaper than anything else.
Whatever you do don't go for the generic, aftermarket KYBs, they are all valved the same no matter what car they're for, so a pickup truck will have the same settings as the ones for a Civic, not worth the $ for these cars, maybe on a '72 Toyota pickup, maybe.
Whatever you do don't go for the generic, aftermarket KYBs, they are all valved the same no matter what car they're for, so a pickup truck will have the same settings as the ones for a Civic, not worth the $ for these cars, maybe on a '72 Toyota pickup, maybe.
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i believe you need the kyb's for the tt, as well as the eibach sportlines for the tt, btw how much does the sportline drop the supra and how much will it drop the sc, i want at least a 2in. drop, and what are their spring rate?