You have to pick your poison. I'm biased, but I think it's looks good. And remember you are missing a little weight in the back compared to what the springs were designed to carry, that will raise there rear with any spring you'd use.
The reason they ride well is because of the combination of travel and rate, change one of those and the ride will change....
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I think it looks good. Im not too big on slammed though.
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i had eibach prokit springs and thought the rear looked a little low, so i bought a set of strano rear springs when he was selling extra sets of just the rears.
i was going to get a set of the front springs, but i like the way the springs feel now with eibach prokit in front and strano springs in the rear. there's room for improvement, but at the moment, it seems to be the shocks that could offer better rebound.
i think if you just lower the front slightly, you would like the results.
not the best picture, but i haven't taken any good side shots of the car lately.
my sig picture is an outdated picture with prokit springs all the way around.
I love the look and ride of my Strano/Koni setup. I had older BMR lowering springs, and they were kidney busters, even with the Konis. They were supposedly "progressive rate" so the Konis couldn't effectively control the spring. I might do the hose mod to lower the rear a little bit.
I just installed the springs this weekend and don't think I want to comment on the ride quality yet until the car gets aligned (as I also put on LCAs) but I can say w/o a doubt that to me the car looks absolutely bitchin'!
As soon as I set the car down off of the jackstands (before the jack wouldn't come out from under the car ) my first thought was that the car looks absolutely SICK.
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On the lower perch has to be low, do you have any pics. I would like to see, because i thought about trying that. But seem like there would be some rubbing issues.
I have to say that is just a hair taller than my car on Hotchkiss with blue and yellows sitting on 18's in back. I am starting to think though that I would trade my look to give straight rate springs and more correctly matched damping a try.
You might like the look less, but I am willing to bet that when you make a turn over a rise or in a dip, you don't get a sad feeling in the pit of your stomach.
I think I just wish the rear was slightly lower. The front is perfect. My buddies Strano setup is slightly lower than mine in the rear
He also has 2 12's in the rear so that is probably the difference lol
Looks like I need to add some 12s
your car looks good man. yea if you put a speaker box in the rear if will drop a little more. also when i had my ws6 when i got relocation lca brackets it seem like the car dropped even a little bit more.
I think I just wish the rear was slightly lower. The front is perfect. My buddies Strano setup is slightly lower than mine in the rear
He also has 2 12's in the rear so that is probably the difference lol
Looks like I need to add some 12s
instead of adding weight, why not modify the rear spring isolator? You could either do the "hose mod" or get an aftermarket isolator from Energy Suspension that i would imagine would be slightly thinner. Much easier IMO, plus you dont have to get rid of the ride quality.
Not tryin to hijack, the OP seemed interesed in seeing it too, what would the Stranos be like on the Konis with the springs on the power perch in front?
your car looks good man. yea if you put a speaker box in the rear if will drop a little more. also when i had my ws6 when i got relocation lca brackets it seem like the car dropped even a little bit more.
I alos have relocation brackets
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Originally Posted by 67goatman455
instead of adding weight, why not modify the rear spring isolator? You could either do the "hose mod" or get an aftermarket isolator from Energy Suspension that i would imagine would be slightly thinner. Much easier IMO, plus you dont have to get rid of the ride quality.
I'm going to try this out in the next couple of days
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Not tryin to hijack, the OP seemed interesed in seeing it too, what would the Stranos be like on the Konis with the springs on the power perch in front?
Yea, I would
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You can do what you want... but I would not recommend this car using the lower perch. The shock will have little travel left, and at some point, I can pretty much guarantee it'll bottom out (the spring rate is meant for the height, not a lower height of say 2" which is about where the lower perch + my spring drop will put you).
It'll look cool. Won't be cool in a lot of other ways, its not what the shocks or the springs are designed to be. If you wanted 2" lowering springs, which are looks, then something like a Sportline is more up your alley. But we all know that the 2" drops don't work so well--it's just too low.
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