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Old 01-01-2009, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bullitt ben
I was maybe thinking about the frpp's or eibachs , what do you think?
I think either will be satisfactory, if I'm not mistaken the eibachs are the bilsteins, but your doing the right thing by changes these things out now going to save you a hassle down the road!

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ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well i might buy them later on down the road...how much are the koni's cost?
For your car probably close to a grand
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Old 01-01-2009, 09:15 PM
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The adjustable shocks and struts are REALLY REALLY easy to adjust. I can adjust all 4 of mine in less than 5 minutes. You just pop your hood and your trunk, unscrew the caps on the top of each of the 4 dampers and use the tool to twist the internal screw all the way hard and then just back off however many turns you want. Besides my intake/tune and gears, my d-specs are my favorite mod. They can be made very stiff for aggressive driving, or if you are going to travel a long way on the highway, I soften them up to even softer than stock. It takes longer to put air in your tires than it does to adjust the shocks/struts.
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Old 01-01-2009, 09:17 PM
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Oh and I also got my D-Specs new for 350 bucks off of ebay and had them installed for 180.
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heres an article ohttp://www.musclemustangfastfords.com/projectcars/mmfp_0706_2006_ford_mustang_gt_ford_racing_suspens ion/index.htmln the frpp handling package.
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Old 01-02-2009, 04:02 PM
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Bilstein's are the best non-adjustables... but then you're in a price range between D-specs and Koni's so why not have something you can tune? Koni's are better than D-specs, I've had both and others have too and can confirm the difference. You do get what you pay for .

And to the guy who thought Koni's are a grand... $749 is the price for S197's.
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Old 01-02-2009, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Sam Strano
Bilstein's are the best non-adjustables... but then you're in a price range between D-specs and Koni's so why not have something you can tune? Koni's are better than D-specs, I've had both and others have too and can confirm the difference. You do get what you pay for .

And to the guy who thought Koni's are a grand... $749 is the price for S197's.
My apologies, haven't looked at them. Glad someone could point that out
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Old 01-02-2009, 08:29 PM
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Then it is not worth changing struts/shocks if you are not going for adjustables?
even if the Eibachs are Bilsteins they're chaper they are still in the adjustable price range

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Old 01-02-2009, 08:53 PM
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I use the Steeda non-adjustables.I don't race my car but on the street they seem to work fine with my Steeda Sport coils.
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Old 01-02-2009, 10:12 PM
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Yeah, you want an inexpensive set of non-adjustables to work with lowering springs, I'd probably go Steeda Pro-Action. If you are considering Bilsteins, go ahead and get D-Specs or Konis.
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