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Koni's & H&R's finally installed!!!!(initial impressions, kinda long)

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Old May 21, 2001 | 10:02 AM
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First off thanks and much respect to "Ryz" another member on this board who was a great help getting these installed. He had a pair of pre-cut and drilled front struts so we just had to bolt the inserts in. The backs were easy as they were a direct bolt on. The fronts required the assembling and thw whole job was done in less than 4 hours. Could've been less but we weren't really trying to hurry the job. First impression was great!!! The car didn't look much lower with H&R's but I wasn't going for the slammed look. BTW Ryz has Progess Technology spring (1.75) and his 16" SE rims were damn near tucked in the wheel well. Kinda sweet! I did some street and highway driving that day and it was awesome. My car felt stiffer, and more controlled. Even with junk in my trunk (old suspension, and other crap) and passengers in my ride the car felt great. Koni struts are very comfortable. They never get the car out of shape unless the road is really harsh (I hate Brooklyn sometimes!!!) and thats something you can expect with any suspension set up. First off the backs are set one full turn from soft, and the fronts are currently set to half turn in the front. Ride is really nice and around high speed curves it just hangs on. Cant wait for my RSB now! For those of you considering this type of suspension set up, please understand the fundamentals. First your lowering the car thus less suspension travel, plus a slightly stiffer spring. You must expect the ride to be more firm. Secondly Koni struts at they're softest setting is more firm than stock. So understand that your car will not ride like stock, IT WILL BE MORE FIRM! But if you want a more controlled and sporty ride I'd suggest this set up. Its pretty forgiving on the bad roads and my friend didn't even notice the difference till I told him. I'm currently running 17" 2000 SE wheels and this is what I think the SE package should've been like right from the factory. My car looks good (not too low) and rides great. Now anyone wanna sell me they're Stillen RSB??

Remember these are my opinions if yours differ then so what!
I'm posting my opinions for those interested in this setup. I can only make comparisons between this set up and stock. Until I drive another setup I cant tell you how its gonna ride.

Again thanks to Ryz for his help!
Old May 21, 2001 | 10:18 AM
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Sounds good. Congrats.
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