Reply With QuoteGood stuff... I was still kinda thinking about the Racing Beat springs till I read that thread. One question:
What's a "douche canoe?"07-01-2006, 10:30 PM #17
mr brg
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I need to add I am actually running the 1.5 suspension kit from FM. This includes the FM upper shock mounts. The ride is great and handling is awsome.
Good stuff... I was still kinda thinking about the Racing Beat springs till I read that thread. One question:
What's a "douche canoe?"07-01-2006, 10:30 PM #17
mr brg
Douche Canoe
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Dang it... where's that graffic when you need it... paging Mr Bean... paging Mr Bean... we need your photoshop work STAT!Originally Posted by trickyrix
What's a "douche canoe?"
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EDIT: Found it!
Exactly as I have and did. In hind sight I'd waited to get the Flex but I already had the AGX and FM gave me a great deal on the GC after having to send back 2 sets of their first gen NA springs.I also have the Ground Control coilovers with AGX 8-Way adjustable shocks.
I added the FM rear shock mounts for increased suspension travel as I was hitting the OEM bumpstops with my car lowered. The FM Shockhats resolved this completely and I never hit the bumpstops.
Overall, my car handles well and I didn't see a huge difference in street driving from my setup vs. Jonwag's TEINs. Dunno about the track but again, I'm pretty pleased with how my car performs on the track as well.
I got a great deal on my setup but if I had to pay retail, I would save up a few moreand get some TEIN coilovers.
It depends really on your expectations.
If you want a fairly stock ride then just replace the shocks with either the AGX so you can stiffen them if you do an autoX or the Koni's for the same reason plus they do have a little bit of height adjustment with the perches. Otherwise you'd be spending say ~$300-400 for the shocks and ~ another $200 for springs making it around half the price of a nice coilover set, in which I'd say save up an extra month and do it right with the coilovers such as the Tein Flex.
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