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Lowering struts?

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    Lowering struts?

    Is there such thing as lowering struts? I plan on replacing my shot struts, looking for the best ones but not sure were to start.
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    tokico are generally thought of as the "lowering strut" because they are designed for cars with aftermarket suspension.
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    Koni Yellows
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    They actually do lower the car a little too.
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    do kybs lower it at all?
    Hummer, Apr 29, 2009
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    MovieSTAR i hurd u liek?

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    no, kybs are OEM and are used as that by many shops.
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    struts are a dampener. dampeners do not determine ride heigh at all, the springs does.
    JspeXAE102, Apr 29, 2009
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    so is there any point in paying extra for tokico or koni over kybs?
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    Well Tokico were designed in mind that the user will be using a aftermarket lowering spring (valved for higher spring rate and less suspension travel) while KYB GR-2 were designed to be a OE Replacement with OEM springs.

    Actually, after a bit of thinking... if the manufacturer welded the spring perch lower, it would effectly lower the ride height as well.. hmmm
    JspeXAE102, Apr 29, 2009
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    I believe the koni are adjustable in their dampener setting, the tokico are not adjustable, and kyb are closest to stock, but better? But since you're not getting your car less than 2 inches, there's really no point in getting the koni's or tokico imo. The koni are easy to use for a set of coil springs like ground control, whereas you may have to customize your tokicos for it to fit.
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    wtf are you talking about
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    he wants to know if there are shocks specifically designed to work with a lower spring. If you take a regular shock, and then lower the car with springs, you are always overstressing the shocks, and the shocks will fail faster.

    I woulda been asking this question last month, except I searched instead. And my verdict was that I wasted money on my current springs, with my shocks way blown, and I ordered custom coilovers. And they haven't arrived in almost a month! :mad:
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    Yeah i was gonna say only koni or tokico blues do a little.
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    haha gold!

    and wow, i didnt know, the more i learn.:oops:
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    I got an update.... the coilover order was dropped! It will be another month of riding on blown shocks! I hope it doesn't snow.
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    you should ask for a delay gift, sometimes it works
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    another update... he's paying extra money to have them built and shipped faster... 1 week! :D
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    lies apparently
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    now, I just got a new email.
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    fuck you with the quotes on your sig!
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    DUDE...... YOU started it!!!
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    ya dont mean you got to copy me!
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    That's why I have 2 quotes. Mack started it, anyway. Then I mentioned that he should update his quotes...............
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    well im talking about the...

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    well, excuse me, (I don't know who ass is, everyone has said that now lol) but that's MY quote and I'M gold, so I have all rights to it.
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    allllll rights! GHAAA WHAT!?
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    and they call ME a terrorist. How many times have you said ...... wait, this is the first time you were gonna train your Magikarp to kill me! LIKE
    Added: Jan 11, 2012 4:43 AM
    That might take a while, so I took out the quote until then :D
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    all it can do is splash....
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    BRING IT
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    did......you just do that on paint?!
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