Hey, gonna ask a little favor here. I'm going to work on suspension like a good little girl, and since I don't really know where to start I was wondering if someone could toss together a check list of things that need to be done? Bars, shocks, etc. That would be awesome. If you also want to include your suggestion of brand, that would be nice, but not completely necessary. I'm pretty familiar with brands in the surfing I've done. I just want a comprehensive list of everything right in front of me, or else I'll miss something. And it will be basic.... and it would probably ruin my car.

Thank you so much!

 

I'm assuming that you want to get a performance suspension set up. How much money do you want to spend. Some of the parts that your going to want to upgrade are the sway bars, coilovers, bushings, and maybe control arms. If i was going to buy a coilover suspension system, i would get the Tein SS. The tien suspsension is pretty expensive, it costs about $1,000. If your going to get bushings, polyureathane bushings are pretty good. They will make more noise but they help your car handle better.

 

Since I'm going to be taking my time, money will not be an issue. I don't like the idea of buying cheap when it comes to my Betty. Thanks Agent

 

I don't like buying cheap either. I don't know if you have considered a rear disc conversion (unless you already have it) but if you are going to get it, its best to do it before you do any of the other upgrades. When you get a rear disc conversion, you change a bunch of parts on the rear suspension, i also think you add rear sway bars. I think that the disc conversion runs like $300.00.

 

Get a rear disk brake conversion (done the right way with me MC and BB). While you're at it get a set of aftermarket LCA's. If budget allows that's also the time for sways and shocks/springs as your entire suspension out back is taken off of the car

 

i guess it just depends on what YOU want. coilovers - tein super street is a very nice setup. skunk2 camber kit, and if you dont want coilovers....then as far as shocks/struts go good brands are tokico illumnas and koni yellows along with these springs - tein stech, h&r sports, and eibach sportlines.

 

+1, we can give you all the suggestions and recommendations we want but in the end it is your car and you can get whatever you want. The important thing is to do lots of research before you buy stuff and make sure that what you are buying is exactly what you want. Find people that already have it and see what they have to say about it. Read the bad reviews, those are sometimes better than the good ones.

 

Oh, I know ALL about reviews I mainly just want to know what I CAN do, before I decide what I WANT to do...

 

You can do anything that has to do with suspension. Suspension isn't really that hard, especially coilover suspension. Suspension only gets tricky when you have a SLA suspension and you have to worry about unloading the springs and such. But on a coilover system like you have on your car, it really isn't too difficult. The only problem you will probably run into is a bunch of rusted bolts that don't want to come off. An acetlyne torch makes a world of difference. A bolt that wouldn't come out for nothing will turn fairly easily when heated up a bit. When you take suspension bolts out, you have to be real careful because it is very easy to break bolts. I actually broke a bolt last week and caused myself quite a bit of trouble because i just tried to muscle the bolt out, which doesn't work. Using lots of WD-40 and turning and shifting the bolt gets it out without breaking it.

 

personally i chose Skunk2
-Front camber kit $300
-Lower arm bar $140
-Lower control arm $225
-Lowering springs $177
-Rear Camber Kit $ 174
i got all this and it is amazing