Hey I lowered my car on some maxspeed springs and i also installed some kyb gr2 struts to go with them. I like the ride height and look but my car is a bit to bouncy i think now which I thought the struts would prevent it from being too bouncy but they have not. Im wondering if maybe there are some springs like eibachs or something that are not as bouncy as these maxspeed springs that I could swap in and still use with my kyb struts.
2000 z24 Coupe- Injen Short Ram Air Intake, OBX catback Exhaust,Magnaflow Catconverter, Auto Interceptor, RK Upper mount,Excel Ennio 17's.
Representin the Z's in Florida.
Most likely you've blown your struts. GR2s are meant to have 0 drop. That's none, nada, nothing. Dropping it at all will void the warranty and ruin them. KYB AGX struts are meant to be lowered (although not necessary).
As for the springs, I've never heard of MaxSpeed. So it's probably re-branded something else, or a pile of CEC. How much did they drop your car?
Since you also think that different springs will make your car more or less bouncy, you need to read up on what springs and struts do. It's all in the FAQ.
See the FAQ for spring and strut combinations that as known to work well:
http://www.j-body.org/forums/read.php?f=3&i=50260&t=50260
The springs were a 1.4 and 1.6 inch drop Front/back I dont think the struts are blown because the ride is the exact same now as it was when i first installed the struts and springs (3 months ago). So like you said maybe the gr2 are not good enough to handle lowered springs well, Should have got agx well THx peace.
2000 z24 Coupe- Injen Short Ram Air Intake, OBX catback Exhaust,Magnaflow Catconverter, Auto Interceptor, RK Upper mount,Excel Ennio 17's.
Representin the Z's in Florida.
sounds like some cheap no name brand springs that probably dont have the right spring rate
I dropped 1.6 on B+G Sports all around and am running GR2's. The ride couldn't be any sweeter. I have never heard of MaxSpeed myself - you should have went with a better spring though.
[quote=ßãggéÐÇåv98 (Ûñqùðtäߣè Øñé)]sounds like some cheap no name brand springs that probably dont have the right spring rate
That's one his problems. The problem is when you go with no name brand products and they are no names and cheap...well you buying cheap quality products from a no name company. Spend a little more money and buy some Eibachs (I know I keep endorsing them but they are just so damn good), whether its the Sportlines or Pro-Kit.
Ang wrote:I dropped 1.6 on B+G Sports all around and am running GR2's. The ride couldn't be any sweeter. I have never heard of MaxSpeed myself - you should have went with a better spring though.
Ang, did you just put those on recently? If so, your struts/shocks will be gone in no time. Some people get lucky and live in an area with not alot of potholes and flat land so they don't notice how the GR-2s aren't absorbing as good as they should or they are just plain used to it.
Back to Coolice19, even if you want to keep the springs...invest in some good struts/shock. At that height, I would definitely invest in some Koni Yellows. The AGXs would hold up with a 1.4 front but the 1.6 rear might be a little pushing it. I have AGXs on my 1.7 front and 2.3 rear and the AGXs aren't blown yet (keyword yet). I know by the end of the year, I'll need to get some Yellows.
Hope you get your situation resolved soon...
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My sprints are 1.8 all the way around mine are only bouncy in the rear but also on stock struts. so thats my problem. I am thinkin about tokico d specs on my car. my friend has them on his ZX2 with a pro kit
2009 Ford Mustang V6
Springs bounce. That's what they do. To control them, you need proper dampers. As suggested, Koni Yellows is one of the best options out there for pretty much any application on our cars.
