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Old 02-03-2010 | 03:39 PM
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Struts and springs, your thoughts!

I am looking to buy struts and spring. Iam looking at the hp blues, and the megan racing lowering springs. Please give me your thoughts on hp blues, and other lowering springs that are inexpensive but quality.
Old 02-03-2010 | 03:53 PM
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hp blues = stock......search or noones gonna help you
Old 02-03-2010 | 04:51 PM
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http://www.shiftice.com/spring_strut_decision.html

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Originally Posted by 02max245
inexpensive but quality.
For some reason the two descriptive words you have used just don't belong in the same sentence, one gets what they pay for.

Depends on what your looking to accomplish, if your after a little drop and want to maintain the stock ride quality then Blues & HR springs ... if your after slammed then coilovers. There are many different setups in between all over a different look.
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Originally Posted by Ghost_54
For some reason the two descriptive words you have used just don't belong in the same sentence, one gets what they pay for.

Depends on what your looking to accomplish, if your after a little drop and want to maintain the stock ride quality then Blues & HR springs ... if your after slammed then coilovers. There are many different setups in between all over a different look.
Well i dont want to spend 1000 on suspension right now, iam looking to mix apperance with suspension and performance. I am going to get hp blues now but are k sport gt springs any good. Iam looking for under 200 for springs.
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I can't speak of the K Sports don't really know the brand, and as mentioned the Blues are a very good replacement for the OEM struts. Don't forget to factor in a front end alignment into your overall cost, as it will be required.
Old 02-03-2010 | 07:41 PM
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K sport springs are good I had then. Stiff and a decent drop. I used stock SE struts..
Old 02-03-2010 | 08:08 PM
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I thought about getting the Megans but ended up buying Eibach Pro-kit and Illuminas once broken in they are a nice combination and adjustable save up your money and go for a better spring .
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I can't speak of the K Sports don't really know the brand, and as mentioned the Blues are a very good replacement for the OEM struts. Don't forget to factor in a front end alignment into your overall cost, as it will be required.
How much will alignment cost, and yea iam just looking for a good ride quality at a decent price. And yea custom maxima has a sale on the k sport gt'S right now so i might go with them.
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Anytime one does any work on the suspension components it does require an alignment, typically can cost between 70.00 -95.00 depending on the shop you go to.
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Originally Posted by Ghost_54
Anytime one does any work on the suspension components it does require an alignment, typically can cost between 70.00 -95.00 depending on the shop you go to.
Ok thats not bad at all, yea my alignment curently is not that great.
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how about Kyb GR2 + H&R / H-Tech?
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Originally Posted by foxy curls
how about Kyb GR2 + H&R / H-Tech?
KYB's are really firm i heard, they are not good for rough roads. They are good for handling on turns.
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tokico illuminas w/ H-Techs ride nice and firm 5 settings. good price >700
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tokico illuminas w/ H-Techs ride nice and firm 5 settings. good price >700
Yea i bet that is a great ride, but iam looking to add other mods so looking to spend under 500 on struts and springs. Thats y iam going wit TK hp blues, and k sport GT springs.
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