Going to buy some shocks and springs... Help?

[Arnie]

Hey everybody! I am looking for advice/help!

Thank you for your time and help DSM'ers

Also my budget will be around 1k. ($1000)

I was looking into buying shocks and springs for my 95 Eclipse Rs. Non Turbo.
I'm not sure how lowered it is or what kind of shocks it has.

I do plan to have it lowered for those who would recommend staying with standard shocks.

I searched the forums and found some certain information.


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95-96 OEM Stock 2G FWD
Front: 246
Rear: 173
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Allow me to lay this out for you.
You have blown struts and something else possibley ary (knocking sound).

Now your clearest solution is to replace the shocks.
These are my suggestions in order of quality and subsequently price:

Koni Sports $$$$ (The best off the shelf shock we can purchase for our cars, but very expensive and probably overkill for your needs - but they would handle anything you wanted to do. They include a lifetime warranty)

Tokico Illuminas $$$ (I run these, they are fantastic for the money and can even handle some fairly decent drops. They are a good middle ground for good performance, lifetime warranty and nice adjustability)

KYB AGX $$ (A decent adjustable shock absorber that will probably be more than fine with a mild drop and will be just dandy with stock springs. Users who drop more than 1" on these shocks usually have them blow. These are not designed for large drops nor amazing performance. But they are adjustable and cost effective. Much better than stock and well suited for H&R OE springs (1" drop) and maybe even Prokits (~1.25" sometimes a tad more).

Tokico HP $ (Non-adjustable shocks that have proved to serve many members fairly. Again, not ideal for large drops and lack adjustability. If I was intent on keeping stock springs and my goals for the car were soley for the purposes of daily driving I would replace my old stock gear with these.)

KYB GR-2 $ (These are stock equivelant shocks. KYB is reported to have been the original manufacturer for the shocks equipped on 2g DSMs. Not good for a drop, but just fine for replacing busted up old equipment for a stock ride)

Now after deciding what shocks you will replace your blown gear with you need to consider springs. I realize you think you're low enough already and scrape excessively. I thought the same before I upgraded to Illumina's + Pro-Kits. New springs, in most cases, provide increased handling through a lower center of gravity and enhanced spring rates. This may or may not be of benefit to you.

Again, the springs you choose should you even replace the stock ones are greatly dependant on your goals for the car. If you are satisfied with a mostly comfy ride and have no desire to lower the vehicle, by all means, keep your stock springs.

Lastly, please go get an inspection. Knocking sounds anywhere near the suspension could potentially lead to fatalities. It could be a loose lugnut but it could also be your strut mount ready to tear itself from the body of the car. I hope some of the information was useful for you!

 

[Nicklepage1010]

whats the primary use of the car?

 

[icerob]

If your budget is around 1k then look into getting some coilovers

 

[Th3DooM]

I read through lots of suspension threads and many users keep telling that Koni shocks + Ground Control coilover kit is the best you can get out of your budget, maybe 100 bucks more. You gain the ability to adjust your ride high and dampers. You could also go with normal H&R or Eibach springs to save some $$. I personally look into the Megan EZ Series atm (cheap coilovers). I think that's gonna be my next suspension mod. I don't race my car but drive it daily and I don't want to miss the possibility of adjusting my ride high.

 

[Tyeler18]

Depending on what you want to do with the car a basic set of coilovers will get you far on the street, while still being able to adjust the height. Obviously if you plan on tracking the car though, the $1000 budget is kind of blown out of the water for a quality* coilover.

 

[Arnie]

I use the car as my daily driver. College, work, ** casino ** , going to the store, etc...

So I can't get any good suspensions for $1000?
Any help still appreciated.

 

[Talondvr]

I have this setup and am very happy with it. (I have the agx's on the rear now) If your just using it for DD then I would recommend this as a all around no-fuss, cheap way to go. Not sure if the ride would be drastically different in a 2g but in a 1g its sweet for city roads.

Something like these-->
Mitsubishi 95-99 Eclipse (2WD) KYB GR-2 Shocks/Struts Set
EIBACH PRO KIT LOWERING SPRINGS: ECLIPSE/TALON 95-99 - Punishment Racing