Struts: Bilstien, KYB, Or Koni Sport?

[Blacdout96]

Dont go with the KYB's. when I was searching around for shocks, I was looking into them, and came across a few places where they were having problems keeping their setting that they adjusted them to. like they would keep it at 3, and the car would get sloppy, so they clicked ti to 4, and then later on it became sloppy, until the point where they were maxed out, and they sucked. I havent tried them out, but like NJ is saying, unless you know how to adjust the settings right, get teh Bilsteins, they are out of the box ready to go, adn your car will ride beautifully. Im dying to get my package on before June for Millville.

[BigAls87Z28]

Bringing this back. My problem is now that some on the interwebs are saying that I must go with the sport model if I lower my car, or I will destroy the rear Bils.

[NJSPEEDER]

The rear bilsteins are fine on a lowered car. I ran them for a long time. If you remove the bump stops and stuff a tire on a hard enough transition at racing speeds you can break them(guess how I learned this little nugget......three times). For the pedestrian manner in which your car will be driven 99.9% of the time and the fact that you still have bumps stops, you are not likely to break them any time soon.

[BigAls87Z28]

Uhh...yeah, it wont have bump stops soon.

[KirkEvil]

Do not go KYB adjustable. Thats the route I went and Im not impressed with them

[BigAls87Z28]

No deffinatly not going KYB, not gunna take the chance.

Koni yellows and Bils in the rear. Only yellow that will make it onto the car. I just priced out the front Bils again...over 300 bucks on summit. Thats PER strut.

[BigAls87Z28]

Welp, went with Bils front and rear. Found a better deal on the front Billys, priced near what KYB AGXs are.

[Frosty]

Good deal, Bils are better than KYB's.

[BigAls87Z28]

I was gunna go with Koni Yellows, but for the price I got the Billys for...couldnt pass it up. Still over 120 bucks cheaper for both compared to the Koni's.

[quasar34]

whered you find that deal on the bilsteins? im ready to do my suspension soooon

[BigAls87Z28]

Friend of a friend.

[HeadlessNorseman]

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

I would like my 87 to be a very well handling car. I dont think I will see any track time, but id like for something to handle very well, something to have fun with on curvy roads, but Id like for it to be some what comfortable when driving on your average road.

its all about the tires, then sway bars. for handling thats what id go after first. that and bilsteins would have my vote for shocks, although adjustability would be nice and adds a little fun factor to owning shocks

[98tadriver]

ive had the KYB AGX's on my trans am for over 3 years and havent had a problem with them. when the time comes to get QA1's, im putting the AGX's on the camaro

[BigAls87Z28]

Originally Posted by isphius

its all about the tires, then sway bars. for handling thats what id go after first. that and bilsteins would have my vote for shocks, although adjustability would be nice and adds a little fun factor to owning shocks

36mm hollow/24mm stock sways: check
TDS Wonderbar: check
275/315's: Check
Springs: Check
Shocks are here, struts on the way.
Should be a fun car in a month.

Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

36mm hollow/24mm stock sways: check
TDS Wonderbar: check
275/315's: Check
Springs: Check
Shocks are here, struts on the way.
Should be a fun car in a month.

Well youve got your bases covered! you just need some 4 inch bore action and you will have a sweet ass car.

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally Posted by J.Reed

Well youve got your bases covered! you just need some 4.125 inch bore action and you will have a sweet ass car.

Fixed

- Justin

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy

Fixed

- Justin

say no to 400!