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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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They are cheap but they are coilovers i was just wondering if anyone had experience with them and how the ride quailty was?
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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Ground Control Coilovers are one of the best when paired with a quality strut. and they're usually not cheap.
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:04 AM
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i know it adds alot of future hassle but could i use them with my stock struts for now?
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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yeah, just don't drop the coils all the way to the ground. just go with about an inch drop for a nice ride with no rubbing. and then go get an alignment.
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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they are awesome

comfort level depends on what spring rates you get. The standard 350/250 rates aren't very stiff.

You can use them on stock shocks, but, there are two different style sleeves. One for stock/tokico/KYB shocks. Another for Koni/Bilstein. So if you got them for stock shocks, you'll have to buy new sleeves when you upgrade to Konis. The springs are the same though.
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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You'll save money if you buy them all at once, most of the dealers sell koni/gc packages.
 
Old Aug 3, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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GC's are amazing. I have them with KYB AGX shocks and I love them! And you could use the stock shocks, but I figure why tear apart the suspension twice? Just do what I did... order the coilovers and wait until you can afford to buy the shocks. Then, once you have everything sitting in your room (or wherever you keep car parts that haven't made it to your car yet), start the install and put everything on at once. Oh, and by the way: GC's will set you back about $325 (ordered from ground-control.com, including shipping)... and a set of 4 KYB AGX's will set you back a little under $400 (summitracing.com - it's the cheapest place I've found so far)
 
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