what shocks for a 1g

[cookmaster30]

hey guys i bought a 92 fwd talon and the shocks are through. i am tired of hitting a bump my car feels like a pogo stick and bottoming out. the car has eicach sportline springs, i know from what i hear they suck but they came on the car. the shocks that are on the car now are kyb gr2's. i dont want to buy kyb's again because the guy i bought the car from said they were brand new and these things suck. so what should i go with. thanks in advance for any replies.

 

[RamenPride]

if you don't want KYB's (not even AGX's?), Koni's are really you're only other solution

 

[mavisky]

actually i rather like my sportlines, i even have kyb agx's on mine. it's pretty stiff, a little too stiff for some, but i like it.

 

[cookmaster30]

hey mavisky i see that you are from ft wayne. i am actually up in coldwater mi. at my parents house do you know anybody that can tune my car for me. i would be willing to drive down there if i have to, it's only an hour from here. so you like the agx's? i heard they blow out alot.

 

[Itzallstock]

kyb agx is good

 

[flytalon93]

I've had my AGXs for about 2 years and they are still as stiff as when purchased. Never had any issues with them. Awesome shock.

 

[4geze63]

I have the gr2s, better then stock but not asgood as the agx's

 

[mavisky]

hey mavisky i see that you are from ft wayne. i am actually up in coldwater mi. at my parents house do you know anybody that can tune my car for me. i would be willing to drive down there if i have to, it's only an hour from here. so you like the agx's? i heard they blow out alot.

some of the shops in detroit are pretty good, there's a shop down here called epp that has a nice 2wd dyno setup.

 

[cookmaster30]

how much do you think they charge to dyno tune a 1g fwd.

 

[4geze63]

dyno tuning mine next week, its like $120 for an hour of tuning

 

[mavisky]

how much do you think they charge to dyno tune a 1g fwd.

no idea as they're mostly a musclecar shop but do import performance as well.

http://www.exoticperformanceplus.com/

 

[slowdsm90]

why dont you go with the jic setup it works food on fwd

 

[mavisky]

why dont you go with the jic setup it works food on fwd

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that he's not looking to spend $1500 on springs and shocks.

 

[cookmaster30]

yeah pretty much, i have alot of go fast parts to buy too. i think i am going to try the agx's thanks mavisky

barry

 

[mavisky]

no problem

fyi, i now have the suspension techniques rear swaybar and front and rear strut braces from megan racing and the car feels awesome even with the shitty winter tires and rims on.

 

[RU2SLOW?]

After spending hours upon hours of reading up on 1G suspension parts my vote is for the Koni Yellows- shorter shock body length for lowering and very good performance and comfort. I regret everyday that I went with my AGXs.

 

[gsx951]

After spending hours upon hours of reading up on 1G suspension parts my vote is for the Koni Yellows- shorter shock body length for lowering and very good performance and comfort. I regret everyday that I went with my AGXs.

No shit! I had Koni Yellow on my old 1G and loved it.
Dennis Grant has been tossing out a few nuggets about his dyno testing of shocks and reports that the Yellow Konis are beat out only by Real race equipment like Penske

 

[RU2SLOW?]

No shit! I had Koni Yellow on my old 1G and loved it.
Dennis Grant has been tossing out a few nuggets about his dyno testing of shocks and reports that the Yellow Konis are beat out only by Real race equipment like Penske

Huh?

 

[gsx951]

Huh?

What I mean is that I've ran KYB GR-2, AGX, and Illumina and regret it.
Yellow Koni is far and away the best pick and if you don't buy Koni, you'll wish you did everytime you drive the car.

 

[RU2SLOW?]

What I mean is that I've ran KYB GR-2, AGX, and Illumina and regret it.
Yellow Koni is far and away the best pick and if you don't buy Koni, you'll wish you did everytime you drive the car.

Gotcha- agreed.

 

[diambo4life]

I hate my front AGXs. I will be getting Koni Yellows for the front and retaining the rear AGXs.

Where did you guys get your KONI-Yellows?

 

[mavisky]

I hate my front AGXs. I will be getting Koni Yellows for the front and retaining the rear AGXs.

Where did you guys get your KONI-Yellows?

RRE has a good little setup for 1g's. If I had actually payed for my shocks I'd have gone with their setup, but since I got it for christmas I can't complain.

 

[oemdsm]

I have B & G springs for my 1g gsx but if i installed them they would be on my stock shocks... should i install them anyways until i get some shocks or should i wait forever and save up for a nice coilover suspension?

 

[diambo4life]

RRE has a good little setup for 1g's. If I had actually payed for my shocks I'd have gone with their setup, but since I got it for christmas I can't complain.

I thought they showed something but I looked again and didn't see it. Do you mind linking me?

 

[DECODER22]

were can u buy the koni shocks for a 1g Fwd