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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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Ok i have a 65 2+2 and i am going to drive it around town, on the freeway and drive like a bat out of hell........So which company do i go with? and what type.......
Any Suggestions or recommendations?

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Old Nov 14, 2006 | 09:35 PM
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Genral consensus is KYB gas adjust for best bang for the buck. about $35-$40 a pop. High end, Konis...i think a couple of hundred each, not shure though, out of my rrange. I have used the KYB's on several cars and have never regretted it.

If you are going to drive the car like a bat out of hell though, you better think about suspension and brakes too...
good luck.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:06 PM
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Agreed. The KYB gas adjusts shocks are the best street performance shocks if you can't afford the manually adjustable Konis.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:07 PM
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The KYB GR-2 shocks work well for daily drivers.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:17 PM
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The KYB GR-2 shocks work well for daily drivers.
So do Monroe-Matics, but the GR-2's are a cheaper shock for a reason.
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:26 PM
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For the Bat out of Hell driving you can't beat stiff springs and good Koni's!
Old Nov 14, 2006 | 10:29 PM
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Eldebrock IAS are quite nice...I replaced my kyb gas a just with them and will never go back...cheaper than Koni's too
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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KYB's for sure..Koni's are too expensive for me unfortunetly
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 02:28 AM
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ya KYB or if you can spring for Billstein i have had awesome results with both
Old Nov 15, 2006 | 04:03 AM
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Konis if you're really going to be pushing the car that hard.
Hope the rest of the suspension is ready as well though.
Takes more than just a shock to make a classic Mustang handle well [sm=gears.gif]



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