Need some help with suspension
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Need some help with suspension
So i go to install the Comptech springs on my '01 CL-S only to find the passenger side front strut is blown and the driver side is on its way and ive only had the car for 10k and its got cumulative miles of 52k .. wtf? is this normal? now what do i do? if i had known this i woulda just ordered some tein ss coilovers.. now what do i do? i really dont have the skins to go crazy here.
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Yeehaw
why would you ditch the comptech springs? just buy new struts, like infamous said you would have had to do it sooner or later anyway since you are putting on springs.
just get some tokico blues for 270 bucks and you'll be fine.
just get some tokico blues for 270 bucks and you'll be fine.
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Yeehaw
What else exactly do you want to know?
You say you don't have the money to go crazy, but you are talking about getting ss coilovers? Those cost a grand.
You've got a blown strut. You don't really have many options. You can replace with oem, which will detiorate quickly with the aftermarket springs. You can get koni yellow adjustables or tokico illumina adjustables for $500-550. Or you can get tokico blues for around $300.
I'll sell you my oem shocks if you want to go cheap, $100 shipped.
You say you don't have the money to go crazy, but you are talking about getting ss coilovers? Those cost a grand.
You've got a blown strut. You don't really have many options. You can replace with oem, which will detiorate quickly with the aftermarket springs. You can get koni yellow adjustables or tokico illumina adjustables for $500-550. Or you can get tokico blues for around $300.
I'll sell you my oem shocks if you want to go cheap, $100 shipped.
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well although i really dont have the money i can put it on a cc... if im gonna do it im gonna do it right.. my question is how do the blue ride? should i just get the iluminas or the yellows? and if im gonna spend the money on those then for a couple hundred bucks extra i could get the tein ss
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Yeehaw
I went to Central CT for a semester, lived in New Britain. Grew up in Ridgefield.
Anyway if I was you I'd go with the Tokico blues. Everyone I have talked to has been happy with them. They are cheaper because they aren't adjustable, but they aren't cheap quality ya know.
I'm actually dropping my 01 cls off today to get comptech springs, tokico blues, and comptech sways installed. I can give you a review of them when I pick up my car at 5pm.
Anyway if I was you I'd go with the Tokico blues. Everyone I have talked to has been happy with them. They are cheaper because they aren't adjustable, but they aren't cheap quality ya know.
I'm actually dropping my 01 cls off today to get comptech springs, tokico blues, and comptech sways installed. I can give you a review of them when I pick up my car at 5pm.
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Originally posted by Excelerate
well although i really dont have the money i can put it on a cc... if im gonna do it im gonna do it right.. my question is how do the blue ride? should i just get the iluminas or the yellows? and if im gonna spend the money on those then for a couple hundred bucks extra i could get the tein ss
well although i really dont have the money i can put it on a cc... if im gonna do it im gonna do it right.. my question is how do the blue ride? should i just get the iluminas or the yellows? and if im gonna spend the money on those then for a couple hundred bucks extra i could get the tein ss
no problems so far
my setup is comptech springs with illuminas struts/shocks
if i did it all again i would have gotten the TEINS
because i want to go lower and stiffer now!
sidemarker
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well i mean its really not that much of a money difference.. i already have a shop so i get the parts at wholesale pricing.. i just wanted to see if the consensus was that the tein ss were better than any spring/ shock setup available.. and btw BeetRoot if youre in the Connecticut area i do installs.. weve already installed tons of Comptech stuff and Tein SS and EDFC on a TL and my CL
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Originally posted by Excelerate
well i mean its really not that much of a money difference.. i already have a shop so i get the parts at wholesale pricing.. i just wanted to see if the consensus was that the tein ss were better than any spring/ shock setup available.. and btw BeetRoot if youre in the Connecticut area i do installs.. weve already installed tons of Comptech stuff and Tein SS and EDFC on a TL and my CL
well i mean its really not that much of a money difference.. i already have a shop so i get the parts at wholesale pricing.. i just wanted to see if the consensus was that the tein ss were better than any spring/ shock setup available.. and btw BeetRoot if youre in the Connecticut area i do installs.. weve already installed tons of Comptech stuff and Tein SS and EDFC on a TL and my CL
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