Best riding shocks/struts for lowered 02 gt vert?
12-17-2012, 09:12 AM
#1
Best riding shocks/struts for lowered 02 gt vert?
what are the best shock/strut combo for my 2002 gt vert? got eibach pro kit with isos and mm cc plates. plan on pulling isos and putting on new shocks and struts. only have 46k miles on the car but want a better riding car that the shocks and struts can take a lowered car. looking into bilsteins with lifetime warranty. any other good shocks and struts to take into consideration?
12-17-2012, 09:48 AM
#2
TECH SAVANT
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Saint Augustine, FL
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"Better riding car", if by which you mean more comfortable, went out the door with the stock springs as isolators, as both changes ahave worked to reduce suspension travel. The best you can hope for now is a a well-controlled suspension; which will require "stiffer" shocks (the Bilsteins would be a good choice) and a less comfortable "ride" as compared to the stock suspension.
It won't be nasty, however it will not be what many would consider "comfortable" either.
My father bitches about the "ride" every time he travels in my car, OTH I bitch about the unstable marshmallow ride provided by his Buick Park Avenue. That damned car can be moving in a straight line with the body yawing off 5° or more to either side...
It won't be nasty, however it will not be what many would consider "comfortable" either.
My father bitches about the "ride" every time he travels in my car, OTH I bitch about the unstable marshmallow ride provided by his Buick Park Avenue. That damned car can be moving in a straight line with the body yawing off 5° or more to either side...
12-17-2012, 04:17 PM
#3
what are the best shock/strut combo for my 2002 gt vert? got eibach pro kit with isos and mm cc plates. plan on pulling isos and putting on new shocks and struts. only have 46k miles on the car but want a better riding car that the shocks and struts can take a lowered car. looking into bilsteins with lifetime warranty. any other good shocks and struts to take into consideration?
I had an '04 GT vert with Eibach Pro springs and Strange 10-way adjustable shocks and struts. It was cushy enough for daily driving with the dampeners set fairly soft, but they can be stiffened up in about 2 minutes with no tools, and the car corners very well on them.
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-strut-94.html
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-shock-94.html
12-17-2012, 04:26 PM
#4
"Better riding car", if by which you mean more comfortable, went out the door with the stock springs as isolators, as both changes ahave worked to reduce suspension travel. The best you can hope for now is a a well-controlled suspension; which will require "stiffer" shocks (the Bilsteins would be a good choice) and a less comfortable "ride" as compared to the stock suspension.
It won't be nasty, however it will not be what many would consider "comfortable" either.
My father bitches about the "ride" every time he travels in my car, OTH I bitch about the unstable marshmallow ride provided by his Buick Park Avenue. That damned car can be moving in a straight line with the body yawing off 5° or more to either side...
It won't be nasty, however it will not be what many would consider "comfortable" either.
My father bitches about the "ride" every time he travels in my car, OTH I bitch about the unstable marshmallow ride provided by his Buick Park Avenue. That damned car can be moving in a straight line with the body yawing off 5° or more to either side...
I had an '04 GT vert with Eibach Pro springs and Strange 10-way adjustable shocks and struts. It was cushy enough for daily driving with the dampeners set fairly soft, but they can be stiffened up in about 2 minutes with no tools, and the car corners very well on them.
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-strut-94.html
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-shock-94.html
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-strut-94.html
http://www.uprproducts.com/strange-m...-shock-94.html
have to take wheels off to adjust them?
one thing i liked about bilsteins was that they auto adjust and i dont have to ever mess with them and they are lifetime warranty too
12-19-2012, 07:24 PM
#5
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: AZ
Posts: 589
For everyday street driving, bilsteins are where its at. Scooter3, on this forum has them with H&R SS's which is one of the lowest drops you can get. His car rides really nice still.
I have the tokico D-specs, the ride is nice, and they are adjustable for the track which was important to me.
Spend the money and do it once is all I can say. Dont end up going to autozone, or bottom of the line shocks.. you will hate them, and not enjoy the car.
I have the tokico D-specs, the ride is nice, and they are adjustable for the track which was important to me.
Spend the money and do it once is all I can say. Dont end up going to autozone, or bottom of the line shocks.. you will hate them, and not enjoy the car.
12-20-2012, 07:03 AM
#7
For everyday street driving, bilsteins are where its at. Scooter3, on this forum has them with H&R SS's which is one of the lowest drops you can get. His car rides really nice still.
I have the tokico D-specs, the ride is nice, and they are adjustable for the track which was important to me.
Spend the money and do it once is all I can say. Dont end up going to autozone, or bottom of the line shocks.. you will hate them, and not enjoy the car.
I have the tokico D-specs, the ride is nice, and they are adjustable for the track which was important to me.
Spend the money and do it once is all I can say. Dont end up going to autozone, or bottom of the line shocks.. you will hate them, and not enjoy the car.
thats a coil over setup right?
12-20-2012, 11:56 AM
#8
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MS
Posts: 467
They still look like struts in the picture, I just like the idea of having it in a kit, rather than piece and part it, then have fitment issues when it's time to put it in. If anyone knows better than me, and this kit is trash let me know.
