Hello everyone, I have a 98 4 door with the 2.2. I need to replace struts and springs soon. I plan on getting aftermarket parts. I dont plan on doing coilovers unless you all know of ones that are cheap enough. I am looking for better handling, so I know I will be sacrificing comfort; not a problem. I wanted to know what everyone's experiences are with certain setups and the performance of springs and struts that you all have. And yes I have read some old threads but I wanted to know even after all this time how they held up. Thank you all!
Sadly I think the only aftermarket strut still available new that�s worthwhile is the kyb agx and kyb doesn�t recommend anything more than a 1.5� drop with them. Koni and tokico are discontinued. Lowering spring options are getting slim as well.
If you�re dead set on lowering springs, you might be able to find somebody selling a used strut/spring setup. Otherwise buying everything new with mounts puts you within a few hundred dollars of a full blown coil over setup like bc racing.
Best advice: avoid ebay brands (manzo,etc) and don�t lower on stock struts.
Alrighty. Thank you for your input. I will search for springs that will go with the kyb struts.
Ive got the agxs on ground control dropped below reccomended slightly and it rides decent minus the sh*t stock style mounts which are also kyb. Beware of any potholes and ruts tho. Depends how the roads are but lower u go the harsher the ride. I forked out bout 1400 canadian for this setup
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The only springs so far that I have found are the Megan racing and the tein. I read that people like and dislike the megan racing and I haven't read anything on the teins yet. Do you know of any springs that will work with the kyb agx's?
I also see that megan and tein say that the springs are for a 2.4 not the 2.2. I know they have to use the same struts and springs from the factory. But what is the difference? I can see that whichever engine is heavier it will have more of a drop than the other.... but how much if any?
