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Old 05-02-2010, 02:45 PM   #21
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The Perry gives everything you just asked for, plus some performance for ~$200.
10-4 that. perry is the bomb. its what i have on my car. and its great. but if u can get a muffler like marc. twin loop. its awesome :P
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Old 05-02-2010, 03:26 PM   #22
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I'm glad I've started posting here, been looking around and there seems to be a lot of people who know what they're talking about.
Yeah I've finally gotten the message about lowering it lol. Gotta pay off some stuff first so might be few months before I can spend more on the car
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Old 05-02-2010, 03:51 PM   #23
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Eibach Pro-kit are the best low springs you can get for the BJ [expensive, but worth it]. Historically I don't like King low springs on the BJ [or many other cars for that matter...] since they are quite rough. You've been warned.

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Old 05-02-2010, 03:59 PM   #24
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Thanks, I can only go about 1-1.5 inches lower though My driveway makes it hard to get most cars up there. I've heard the tein s-techs are good as well, really want to lower it just can't afford it right now.
Definitely won't go with King Springs only heard bad things about them.
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Old 05-02-2010, 04:45 PM   #25
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but if u can get a muffler like marc. twin loop. its awesome :P
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Old 05-02-2010, 05:20 PM   #26
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Eibach Pro-kit are the best low springs you can get for the BJ [expensive, but worth it]. Historically I don't like King low springs on the BJ [or many other cars for that matter...] since they are quite rough. You've been warned.

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Thanks, I can only go about 1-1.5 inches lower though My driveway makes it hard to get most cars up there. I've heard the tein s-techs are good as well, really want to lower it just can't afford it right now.
Definitely won't go with King Springs only heard bad things about them.
Depends what you want in the spring. If you are after the best handling around corners then you cant go past Espiler springs - they are magic . Very direct and predictable steering. The only downside to them is that they are linear and are therefore a little bit rough in normal driving conditions. Espiler can be had off the JDM auction sites and they have a 35mm even drop.

Not nearly as rough as Kings from what I have heard but a bit more than Eibachs. Eibachs give you better handling (obviously not as good as Espiler) but the car sits slightly better (35mm/40mm front/rear drop) and driving in general traffic is more comfortable.

Match either of these with Tokico shocks - HPs (blue) or Illumina adjustable (white) - your choice

Dont know much about the Tein S-techs sorry.
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Old 05-02-2010, 10:54 PM   #27
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Thanks for all your help,
I want to keep the ride comfortable to some extent and any increase in handling is great as it already handles incredibly with the Bridgestone Potenzas I've got.
Will the Eibachs work/fit with the standard shockers or will I have to change them too?
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Old 05-02-2010, 11:40 PM   #28
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If you're still on the original shocks, they will most likely already be rooted. Good budget shocks are KYB Excel G, but Tokico HP [blues] are the best set and forget option. Illuminas are a little more again, but have damper adjustment if you like to fiddle...
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Old 06-02-2010, 12:30 AM   #29
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If you're still on the original shocks, they will most likely already be rooted. Good budget shocks are KYB Excel G, but Tokico HP [blues] are the best set and forget option. Illuminas are a little more again, but have damper adjustment if you like to fiddle...
Blues are be good.

But I like the adjustability of the Illumina's
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How much am I looking at for a set of Eibach Pro-kit springs? Don't think i'll worry about struts at the moment. Is it cheaper to get them off eBay or locally?
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Old 12-02-2010, 07:18 PM   #31
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$412aud

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1999-...Q5fAccessories
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Old 12-02-2010, 08:02 PM   #32
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Cheers, That's the cheapest i could find too. Recon' anywhere locally could do better than that?
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once upon a time (around 12mths ago) the australian eibach store did stock them for $275/set, but they sold out
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Old 12-02-2010, 08:12 PM   #34
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yeah, i saw they had them for other cars/mazdas, do you know if anyone has asked if they can get more?
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Old 12-02-2010, 09:00 PM   #35
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No harm in asking, but I think if its if they have excess stock
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i got some superlows for sale for $150 if ur interested?
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Old 13-02-2010, 09:40 AM   #37
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Thanks, but I think I might stay away from kings and go with one of the better recommended brands
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Old 13-02-2010, 05:15 PM   #38
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once upon a time (around 12mths ago) the australian eibach store did stock them for $275/set, but they sold out
lol i got the last set :P they are on my original shock. (90k km's on them) and doin good. might be selling later on tho. as i wanna go coilovers
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If you had decent shocks mated to those Eibachs, no coilovers would ever feel good enough. Even as they are, they prolly wouldn't...

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Poke some KYB's into those when the stocks go mat, no point wasting good springs.
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