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 Post subject: what order to do suspension?
PostPosted: Thu Apr 14, 2005 6:37 am 
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On the 91 I have stock suspension and want to upgrade it. I ordered the baer 13" track system up front and putting a rear from a gta with disc. I just ordered the spon swaybar kit front and back. and have kyb gas shocks in the back that Im not to happy with. What would you reccomend and in what order to get the best handeling. Its a show car but I still drive it hard at the shows and a lil around here. Thanks

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Personally I'd do the shock/spring combo 1st then sway bar. But the 1st thing to do before any of that is sub frames! If you haven't done so that's critical on a car that old.

It all depends on what you want the car to do. You've already got the brakes so it's just the shock/spring combo-sway bar. Then the torque arm along w/ the control arms and strut bar.

Order.
1. subs
2. strut bar
3. lower control arms
4. sway bars
5. shock/spring
6. upper $ lower front control arms
7 call it a day and hit the road! :D


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Jazzy91,
Are you wanting it set up for 1/4.....auto-x......road course......or just all around??? There is a big difference in these set ups. What kinda budget do you have for it??? By the brake kit you bought it looks like you leaning more towards the all around side of things.

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Sorry I forgot to put that the sub frame connectors were already ordered just not in yet. I dont want to lower the car the front end already scrapes and I have 18" wheels so I dont want to rub.

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Yea it's a show car but you know I still want it to handel good so I can play around. You saw it at bit I still have all the stereo stuff in the back so I not looking for a race car but I want a really good all around set up.

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look at the spring shock(bilstein) combo first then sway bars. You'll notice a big improvement just from that.

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Will that lower the front end or should I go with coil overs to try to keep clerance?

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If you can afford the coil overs that would probably be the best bet....they cost $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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I have so much $ in that car now it dosent even matter any more. What type of coil overs? I was thinking of going with a complete Spon set up for everything.

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I'll be honest, I don't like mix and matching from different makers, most of the time if one supplier makes all of it and it is designed to work together. That's what I did with mine ....G-2 setup. If you can get it all from them the one maker that would probably be the way to go. You won't be disappointed with the coilovers......I'm still trying to get a set.

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