I want to upgrade my soft 98 gle suspension to agx's and h&r's but don't have the money to upgrade my stock 15" "sawtooth" rims and skinny 205 toyo a05's right now (30k miles). will i run the risk of flying off the road during "spirited" driving or rain or light snow because of the firm suspension with stock tires?? not sure if i'll upgrade from 15 to 16" because of the thread red112fl started about better handling with his 15" rims, but i will eventually change to better all season performance tires like Dunlop Sport A2's or Bridgestone Potenza 950's. Thanks!

 

you will be better off than you are now with that upgrade.. so it can only do good.. not harm

 

I currently have 17" rims, Dunlop SP8000 and the AGX's. Winter is coming here in NJ so the 17's are coming off. I'm putting the stock 16" 5 spokes back on with brand new Dunlop Sport A2's. I'll post a review on that setup on Saturday after I give them a run in.

 

whats the point of dropping your car with HR's if you have 15's???

 

Some people actually lower there car for funtion not looks.



njmaxseltd, do you still have your stock springs on your car? I may be getting KYB AGX's for my max and I want to stick with my stock springs. If you still have stock springs, what do you think of the KYB upgrade, is it really good etc.? Thanks

 

just like emax95 said, i was hoping that it would firm up the ride instead of the soft gle springs and would lower the center of gravity. decreased fender gap is just an added benefit in terms of looks

 

Yes I took the H&R's out. I couldn't get the crunch grind suspension spring noise to go away. ****ed me off....

I'm very happy with the stock springs/AGX setup. Car rides very firm, yet smooth and quiet. I highly reccomend this setup to anybody who wants to keep a nice ride and get all the benifits of a tighter suspension for handling. The adjustability is excellent. With 5 people in my car and the rear set up on 5 or 6 the car has NO extra bounce at all. Even on NYC streets, no problem - the suspension soaks everything up.

 

glad to hear that but what is the "crunch grind" suspension spring noise that you are talking about? i have the soft stock gle springs so do you think only switching to the agx's without switching the springs will be firm enough? i'm looking foward to your review on the Sport A2 setup - how wide are these tires you are driving on in the snow?