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Old 20-10-2004, 03:13 PM   #1
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Suspension upgrade: Eibach pro spring or sway bars or both?

besides the wheel upgrade in mind, i'm also thinking about a suspension upgrade.

Eibach pro-kit springs set is my choice because of the progressive springs, the cheapest price i found was US$185 + US$120 for shipping from ebay. where did U find a $260 deal, twilight?

Sway bars - i guess white lines are reasonable choices and i could save on shipping. maybe i'll just start with a rear bar.

so, my question is, should i go for the springs first or sway bars first, or both? which option is more cost effective?

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Old 20-10-2004, 03:27 PM   #2
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try asking the auth vendors on www.msprotege.com - they'll do you a good deal. shipping shouldnt be that much. usually ebay ppl make their money off shipping rather than the goods
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bump!

eibach springs, or stronger (rear) sway bars, which is more cost effective towards better body-roll control? thanks.
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Old 21-10-2004, 08:40 PM   #4
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sways for sure, but dont forget that suspension is a complete package
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Old 21-10-2004, 08:59 PM   #5
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sways for sure, but dont forget that suspension is a complete package
U r not gonna organize a gb on the sways, right? :?

btw, afaik, U have eibach pro-kit on stock struts, right? U also mentioned about revalving the stock struts in the future.

btw2, i was thinking about tokico hps with the eibach pro-kit, seems to be a good combination.
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no gb on that not enough interest unfortunately

yeah i have the eibach pro-kit - in terms of shocks, i dont think the stockers are re-valveable (thought they were at one stage). anyway, i'll prob end up getting kyb's

yeah the tokico hp's and eibachs is a popular combo - snert has that setup coming to him very very soon.
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Old 22-10-2004, 03:06 PM   #7
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no gb on that not enough interest unfortunately

yeah i have the eibach pro-kit - in terms of shocks, i dont think the stockers are re-valveable (thought they were at one stage). anyway, i'll prob end up getting kyb's

yeah the tokico hp's and eibachs is a popular combo - snert has that setup coming to him very very soon.
weird, BA struts can be rebuilt, but it's not cheap.
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Old 27-10-2004, 03:37 PM   #8
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I am 100% interested in a rear sway bar for a BA astina.
Could be intesreted in two (1 4 a mate)

If this is going ahead PLEASE pm me as I don’t get the notificiations of updates.


Anyone thinking about it read this:

http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/a_bars.html

good site worth a book mark,


if no group buy, what should I buy?

me knows nothing,
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if no group buy, what should I buy?
no group in plan.

i'm seriously thinking about a whiteline rear sway bar, a 20mm non-adjustable one.

www.whiteline.com.au
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