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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Anything else?

This is what ive got planned so far, Koni double adj on all four corners, strano springs, and an adj panhard. Is there anything else that I may need? Just looking to lower the car a bit and get it to handle a little better. The Konis may be a little drastic right now but i dont want to buy something cheaper now and then upgrade later on.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Moshbmx1
This is what ive got planned so far, Koni double adj on all four corners, strano springs, and an adj panhard. Is there anything else that I may need? Just looking to lower the car a bit and get it to handle a little better. The Konis may be a little drastic right now but i dont want to buy something cheaper now and then upgrade later on.

Have you call Sam?

The spring choices is perfect for handling.
The adj panhard is needed when you lower the car so this is a good choice.

I thing that the KONI SA will suit your need and save you some $$$.The SA got the damper adjustement wich is important.The DA got also the rebound adjustement but probably 90% of all of us dont need this.Call Sam he will probably tell you.

I run the SA that i bought from Sam with my stock spring since i dont wanna scrap everything(quebec road are sometimes awfull ) and the car feels really great.

If you want something that handle also in the curve i would suggest you his Stranos hollow 35mm front sway bar and his matching 22mm.

If you are thigh on budget, you could also just buy the front one and see a huge difference.And buy the rear one later.

I run his 35/22 sway bar combo and now my car is a corner carver
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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I called Sam earlier this winter and he helped me out tremendously in which direction to go. Originally I was looking at Eibachs and Kyb's then eibachs and bilstenis. But what I posted was what we had decided on at that point. You cant adjust the SA's on the car though can you? That was the only downside about going with those. Sway bars I may add once I recover from purchasing the shocks/springs.

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Moshbmx1
I called Sam earlier this winter and he helped me out tremendously in which direction to go. Originally I was looking at Eibachs and Kyb's then eibachs and bilstenis. But what I posted was what we had decided on at that point. You cant adjust the SA's on the car though can you? That was the only downside about going with those. Sway bars I may add once I recover from purchasing the shocks/springs.

Hmm i dont know where you heard this but i took the SA because it was the best adj shock for an 4th gen f-body and also because you can adjust it directly on the car...

I run this setup on the road(recommend by SAM)Set fronts all the way to full stiff (+) then back off 4-5 full sweeps of the adjuster across that slot.

Rears. Set full soft, then up 1/4-1/2 turn.

And when i go the the track(auto x) i put the front really close to full stiff and the back to half stiff.You can do it in less then 10mins.The rear one take 5 sec each but you need to take the wheel off in the front(5 mins).

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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Hmm i dont know where you heard this but i took the SA because it was the best adj shock for an 4th gen f-body and also because you can adjust it directly on the car...
Hmm well maybe they were talking about a different type of Koni and they or maybe I got it confused, who knows The ones that im buying are the SA's i do belive, i looked into it a little more. Its the complete kit from Sam, the Kon-4/4(http://www.stranoparts.com/large_item.php)
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What are you running besides for the spring/shock/adj phb?
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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Hmm well maybe they were talking about a different type of Koni and they or maybe I got it confused, who knows The ones that im buying are the SA's i do belive, i looked into it a little more. Its the complete kit from Sam, the Kon-4/4(http://www.stranoparts.com/large_item.php)

Yup the Koni kit 4/4 at 848.00$ is a Koni SA kit.You will love it
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Yup the Koni kit 4/4 at 848.00$ is a Koni SA kit.You will love it
Cant Wait He said his springs are on backorder though so it'll be awhile before I get it put in
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Originally Posted by Moshbmx1
What are you running besides for the spring/shock/adj phb?
This is the handling,braking mods only:

-18" wheels with 285/35zr18(i like to be able to rotate them)
-KONI SA on all corner
-Stock spring for kepping my stock ride heigh,but you would be suprised how much it handle well
-Adj panhard rod just to be sure that my 12 bolts is center
-Tubular lower control arm(box one are too heavy)
-Stranos 35mm/22mm sway bar kit with poly bushing/end link
-subframe connector
-Strut tower brace,i know that it doesnt suppose to help a lot but i like the fact that it seems to add strenght to the chassis and for 50$.
-Sphon LT adjustable torque arm with safety loop
-c5 brake kit with braided lines
-Hawk hps on all corner
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Looks like youve got it covered huh Sway bars and LCA's are my next investment after this im thinking
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Alrite here goes nothing, ordering the suspension




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