Can you recommend good shocks/struts? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Clutch Dog · 06-28-2019, 06:43 PM

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC-RAhLDM5k[/ame]

Mr.ac · 06-28-2019, 06:47 PM

When you say bouncy what exactly do you mean by that?
Have you hit a curb? Or where you hit by a car?
Have you actually taken it to a mechanic? Or are you just guess cause you never seen the undercarriage?

I'm just asking because maybe it's not the strut or springs.

Westen86 · 06-29-2019, 10:06 AM

Check my post. #8

Leonardo · 06-29-2019, 10:24 AM

Spent $1300 on FA500'S a few months ago. If I had it to do over again, now I would not "cheap out". I would get the ones I wanted, the KW3 coilovers or Bilsteins + springs.

Don't believe the inexpensive coilover hype... Good luck!

86MLR · 06-29-2019, 10:52 AM

My 2 cents.

Sachs OEM shoch spring combo are crashy.

Lowered springs are POVO.

A good set of well dampered dampers with matching springs is the way to go.

A street set up will be average on the track.

A track set up will be crap on the street.

Marketing trumps common sense and sound engineering principles, unfortunately

People are generally idiots.

strat61caster · 06-29-2019, 11:16 AM

Koni or Bilstein

Prokit is better than sportlines, sportlines are too low

AD55 · 06-29-2019, 01:27 PM

Since I've got shock/spring question, thought I would jump in here rather than start a new thread.

I'm not really interested in lowering, just having the ability to soften the ride a bit. That being said, keeping the OEM springs and finding some struts with adjustable dampening would at first seem to be the answer.

There seems to be 2 issues with that. First, if I only replace struts/shocks I'm looking at the extra time and trouble of using a spring compression tool to swap them out. Secondly, I'm still using a set of springs with 40K on them, not really sure if springs start to wear out at 40k or not.

Since a good set of complete adjustable coilovers don't appear to be much more expensive than a good set of just struts, it would seem complete coilover's are the logical way to go. Is this, as they say, a "no- brainer" or am I missing something?

Clutch Dog · 06-29-2019, 02:03 PM

check out the video I posted above. most your coilovers are over dampened and crashy. even a koni at full soft is going to feel weird if youare looking for a "softer" ride, what you are wanting is adjustment on the decompression on the shock.

something more rally shock or a 2 way adjustable shock of which I am not positive on options out there, You could try a KYB or tokico OE replacement shock

mitama · 07-01-2019, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

check out the video I posted above. most your coilovers are over dampened and crashy. even a koni at full soft is going to feel weird if youare looking for a "softer" ride, what you are wanting is adjustment on the decompression on the shock.

something more rally shock or a 2 way adjustable shock of which I am not positive on options out there, You could try a KYB or tokico OE replacement shock

I am just going to get a Tein flex A , which is built for comfort above all else.

Hope this works for me... I have to replace the shocks anyway.

5H1F7Y · 07-01-2019, 12:22 PM

I have Bilstein B8's and Swift Spec R. Have had a few tracks days on them and love em. Pretty good driving around town too

mitama · 07-01-2019, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRS13_

Don't mess around, get you some tein flex z. Good quality, affordable price. I've had mine for about 50k miles, no issues. Plus you can adjust the height to your liking whenever you want!

Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk

thanks for you advice!

I will actually get a tein Flex A, cuz I'm driving street most of the time!

Shizuka · 07-02-2019, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86MLR

My 2 cents.

Sachs OEM shoch spring combo are crashy.

Lowered springs are POVO.

A good set of well dampered dampers with matching springs is the way to go.

A street set up will be average on the track.

A track set up will be crap on the street.

Marketing trumps common sense and sound engineering principles, unfortunately

People are generally idiots.

Yeah I second that-- I thought the Sachs were kind of crashy on the street too, I ended up going with HKS Hipermax GT coilovers for my 2018 PP. The ride is firmer overall but not as bouncy, but I'm also over an inch lower. (Also on 18x9.5 wheels lol)

mitama · 07-09-2019, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clutch Dog

Koni adjustable Yellows.

Is it same as this one?

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/koni...l#.XST9WOhKiUk

mitama · 07-09-2019, 04:49 PM

Can any one tell me the difference between these two?

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/koni...l#.XST9WOhKiUk

https://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazd...ml?id=ACaLFAs2

06-28-2019, 06:47 PM	#16
Mr.ac [insert cool phrase here] Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: BRZ Premium Location: Central Coast CA Posts: 2,368 Thanks: 709 Thanked 1,559 Times in 930 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s)	When you say bouncy what exactly do you mean by that? Have you hit a curb? Or where you hit by a car? Have you actually taken it to a mechanic? Or are you just guess cause you never seen the undercarriage? I'm just asking because maybe it's not the strut or springs. __________________ New daily driver - Subaru BRZ Premium Weekend fun/track car - '91 MR2 Turbo Gen3 Old daily driver - '88 MR2 Supercharged

06-29-2019, 10:24 AM	#18
Leonardo Country Boy 4 Life Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 19' & 06' Ridgelines, 13' FR-S Location: EUGENE Posts: 5,228 Thanks: 6,719 Thanked 5,293 Times in 2,720 Posts Mentioned: 47 Post(s)	Spent $1300 on FA500'S a few months ago. If I had it to do over again, now I would not "cheap out". I would get the ones I wanted, the KW3 coilovers or Bilsteins + springs. Don't believe the inexpensive coilover hype... Good luck! __________________ I LIKE TIRES!

06-29-2019, 10:52 AM	#19
86MLR Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Drives: 2002 VX Commodore SS LS1 Auto Location: Sydney Posts: 2,203 Thanks: 500 Thanked 2,185 Times in 1,111 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s)	My 2 cents. Sachs OEM shoch spring combo are crashy. Lowered springs are POVO. A good set of well dampered dampers with matching springs is the way to go. A street set up will be average on the track. A track set up will be crap on the street. Marketing trumps common sense and sound engineering principles, unfortunately People are generally idiots. __________________ Disclaimer: This post represents the official views of the voices in my head at the time of posting. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=133311 I'm only here for the biscuits

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AD55 Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Drives: 2014 BRZ Location: SW Ohio Posts: 27 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Since I've got shock/spring question, thought I would jump in here rather than start a new thread. I'm not really interested in lowering, just having the ability to soften the ride a bit. That being said, keeping the OEM springs and finding some struts with adjustable dampening would at first seem to be the answer. There seems to be 2 issues with that. First, if I only replace struts/shocks I'm looking at the extra time and trouble of using a spring compression tool to swap them out. Secondly, I'm still using a set of springs with 40K on them, not really sure if springs start to wear out at 40k or not. Since a good set of complete adjustable coilovers don't appear to be much more expensive than a good set of just struts, it would seem complete coilover's are the logical way to go. Is this, as they say, a "no- brainer" or am I missing something?

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Clutch Dog Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Drives: 2017 BRZ PP , 2005 Saab 97X Location: CA Posts: 1,052 Thanks: 754 Thanked 721 Times in 405 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s)	check out the video I posted above. most your coilovers are over dampened and crashy. even a koni at full soft is going to feel weird if youare looking for a "softer" ride, what you are wanting is adjustment on the decompression on the shock. something more rally shock or a 2 way adjustable shock of which I am not positive on options out there, You could try a KYB or tokico OE replacement shock

07-09-2019, 04:49 PM	#28
mitama Member Join Date: May 2018 Drives: BRZ Location: CA Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Can any one tell me the difference between these two? http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/koni...l#.XST9WOhKiUk https://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazd...ml?id=ACaLFAs2

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