Bay Area Mountain/Canyon roads & Suspension, help a brotha' out!

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Old 07-11-2008, 12:23 PM
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you also have a rear sway bar!
oh yea
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i was looking into this check out Teins gravel spec all you have to do is change the struts and keep your springs.

http://www.tein.com/products/gravel.html
ask some places for JUST the struts cuz they do sell them with springs so check into it cuz i was gonna get these since HELLA roads are messed up and hella uneven. I just thought the Gravel spec would do good since its made to harsh terrain and you get a smooth ride without that kidneys juggling. You can get a fair price for these since they are just struts


• Dampers are sold individually Contents of G.tech Spring 1 pair of springs.
• Front pair & rear pair are sold separately Gravel Damper & G.tech Springs were developed for entry level Gravel racing.

Type Gravel is a shock absorber especially designed and developed for Rally racing and Rally cross. It can satisfy the demands of any road surface with its 16 levels of damping force adjustment. (Rebound / Compression are adjusted simultaneously). Overhaul & re-valving is available, and can be performed in the US.

Contents of Type Gravel Damper
Shock absorber with 16 level damping force adjustment × 1
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"Modrift" has these, someone thread search
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Old 07-11-2008, 02:41 PM
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I would say ohlins fixed perch and your springs plus some cobb sways..
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I would say ohlins fixed perch and your springs plus some cobb sways..
I love ohlins but unless you're a strait baller they are overkill and overpriced. twice the price of konis... or more... WTF?

Seriously.

That's $2000 you just told him to spend.
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lol well i called Mach III they say the gravel specs are 450-750 not bad for rally spec struts and you can use your street springs since they sell springs and struts separately there is also a review on these on user reviews
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Old 07-11-2008, 04:43 PM
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lol well i called Mach III they say the gravel specs are 450-750 not bad for rally spec struts and you can use your street springs since they sell springs and struts separately there is also a review on these on user reviews
have any links to reviews. Wonder if they fit wagons.

More people need to make wagon specific springs. All it is is a different length bracket at the bottom where it connects to the control arm. One friggin inch would help.
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Old 07-11-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
I love ohlins but unless you're a strait baller they are overkill and overpriced. twice the price of konis... or more... WTF?

Seriously.

That's $2000 you just told him to spend.
Well, he spends about that much on his guns anyhow right?!?
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Old 07-11-2008, 05:02 PM
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Well, he spends about that much on his guns anyhow right?!?
haaaaaa. this is true. Water in the bucket compared to his gun budget.
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
have any links to reviews. Wonder if they fit wagons.

More people need to make wagon specific springs. All it is is a different length bracket at the bottom where it connects to the control arm. One friggin inch would help.
These are about the Gravel HGs tho
https://www.i-club.com/reviews/showp...duct/54/cat/14
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get konis. i've had my AGX for about 50k miles and they are nice, but they don't feel like they used to. they are noisy on the hard setting, and squeal even louder on the softer settings.
There was a gravel drive put on these struts though that really did them in.

my next setup will be Koni inserts for sure.
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There was a gravel drive put on these struts though that really did them in.
Hmm... wonder who did such a thing?
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Hmm... wonder who did such a thing?
i've no idea.
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+1 for Koni inserts.
if still not satisfied, I would look for a huge front swaybar first, then rear swaybar.
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