[Shotimes] Eibach springs with stock struts?

[Ian Fisher]

I think you may be happy with Tokicos and eibachs or
tokicos and cargo coils. I am not sure what the
ratings are on the cargo coils though. I assume they
are softer.

The tokicos are rock hard for the first month or so.
They gradually soften up. My 94 was pretty streetable
with tokicos and eibachs.

My 93 is running koni's and eibachs. Combined with all
of the other hard suspension work I've done, it's as
comfortable as a rock on bad roads. However, I do have
the option of turning the koni's to full soft which
would be pretty comfortable. This may be an attractive
option for you. I just haven't done it because I like
the way the car responds as it sits now. I don't mind
the harsh ride...and after all it's pretty nice on
smooth highways which is where I do a lot of my
driving..

I test drove a 97. It was a long long time ago but I
remember the suspension being softer than my 94 at the
time...

Hook up with some SHO people at a meet and go for
rides. The eibachs are pretty decent street springs
but they need a stiff strut to dampen them.

Ian

--- Dave Garber <dgarber@servicelinklp.com> wrote:

> I'd call it firm. To me, it's the best combination
> of good handling and
> street-ability of any SHO I've owned. It feels as
> though  it's got
> similar limits as my 94, but with much better
> dampening. For instance,
> around bends and such, lean, push and roll are
> pretty much the same
> between the two cars. But, where the 99 is superior
> is on normal every
> day roads. As an example, there's a road on my way
> home with a pretty
> healthy dip. In the 94, it bounces so bad that I
> damn near smack my head
> off the headliner. In the 99, the dampening is such
> that you almost
> don't even know the dip is there.
> 
> I've never ridden in a SHO with Tokico's/Eibachs.
> Anyone here ridden in
> one and also a Gen 3 - preferably a 99?
> 
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Fisher [mailto:dataflash@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:23 PM
> To: Dave Garber; Jim & Debbie Leyden
> Cc: shotimes
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Eibach springs with stock
> struts?
> 
> Is the 99 stiff? firm? soft? sloppy? 
> 
> 
> you may like Tokicos with cargo coils. Just a guess.
> I'm not sure what the spring rates are though..
> 
> Ian
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