best springs and shock combo

Supro · 07-12-2006, 07:25 PM

I really need some advice on this as I have to import these parts from the states... Would the best bet to be to go for the eibach/ koni combo, or is that a waste of cash?

I do want decent ride and a drop of around 1 to 1.5" so what would the best value option be without sacrificing performance and ride?

Supro · 07-14-2006, 01:06 PM

bump - anyone?

stumpjumper · 07-16-2006, 02:10 AM

How about the bilstein strut/spring combo?
They make bitchin off-road shocks, why not make a good setup for a supra?

lethalwithasupra · 07-16-2006, 02:34 AM

Bilstein !! Hey I got those ! They work well.Billstein fronts with standard rears. You could rock a baby to sleep in the back of my car or beat it to death on the front. Hardly any movement at all with those things, altho the springs need to be harder still. Don't think they're bilstein

damdog05 · 07-17-2006, 05:30 AM

i also want to drop my supra 1-2" and i want a stiffer ride than the stock TEMS suspension i have now. suggestions?

Isphius · 07-17-2006, 09:11 PM

The eibach pro kit lowering springs are like an industry standard, Ive never heard anything bad about them. The supra ones anyways. And for good shocks id say either bilstein or tokico. Ive had good experience with them in the past. Dont get monroes. ever. Its just a sheetmetal tube that holds your spring in place. But yes you will def be able to trust the eibach+bilstein/tokico. And btw, The mk3 has NO STRUTS so dont let places rip you off trying to say it has struts and charge you more. This has happaned to me. They guy wanted to charge me 80$ more for instalation (free instalation huh) because the fronts were struts. And i said that they definatley are not. And i had to make him take me to the car and i pointed it out to him, at which point i said, so get going with my free instalation.

damdog05 · 07-18-2006, 01:38 AM

i love it when customers know what theyre talking about. i had my brakes inspected last week and the guy said i needed new rotors and pads all around. then he said itd be about 700 bucks to get it done. an hour and 188 dollars later i had my new rotors and pads to install myself. and if you read my thread about my brakes, youll see i had a problem, but its all fixed now.

07-12-2006, 07:25 PM	#1
Supro Stock Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: out in the sticks, bottom end of africa Posts: 19	best springs and shock combo I really need some advice on this as I have to import these parts from the states... Would the best bet to be to go for the eibach/ koni combo, or is that a waste of cash? I do want decent ride and a drop of around 1 to 1.5" so what would the best value option be without sacrificing performance and ride? __________________ 1987 n/a sitting in a shed waiting for parts

07-14-2006, 01:06 PM	#2
Supro Stock Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: out in the sticks, bottom end of africa Posts: 19	bump - anyone? __________________ 1987 n/a sitting in a shed waiting for parts

07-16-2006, 02:34 AM	#4
lethalwithasupra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: south cantebury Posts: 112	Bilstein !! Hey I got those ! They work well.Billstein fronts with standard rears. You could rock a baby to sleep in the back of my car or beat it to death on the front. Hardly any movement at all with those things, altho the springs need to be harder still. Don't think they're bilstein __________________ So I bought this old Honda bike, an NSR250. Bit of a street racer, I guess. I'm told they're fast. Delivering it home with a friend driving the Supra for the first time. I drop gears and make a scream from the twin pipes flowing down this pony's flanks and it takes off like it's tail's on fire. I look back when the Honda gets to its tap-out and the Supra's only two lengths behind. No one I've let ride my bike has told me its slow, they've all loved the thing. That car is a good thing indeed.

07-17-2006, 05:30 AM	#5
damdog05 12psi boost Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 250	i also want to drop my supra 1-2" and i want a stiffer ride than the stock TEMS suspension i have now. suggestions? __________________ My cars: 85 Trans Am- Ehhh- Gone 83 Rx7- Much Better- Gone 86.5 Supra- Love- Not Gone

07-17-2006, 09:11 PM	#6
Isphius 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long branch, NJ Posts: 1,006	The eibach pro kit lowering springs are like an industry standard, Ive never heard anything bad about them. The supra ones anyways. And for good shocks id say either bilstein or tokico. Ive had good experience with them in the past. Dont get monroes. ever. Its just a sheetmetal tube that holds your spring in place. But yes you will def be able to trust the eibach+bilstein/tokico. And btw, The mk3 has NO STRUTS so dont let places rip you off trying to say it has struts and charge you more. This has happaned to me. They guy wanted to charge me 80$ more for instalation (free instalation huh) because the fronts were struts. And i said that they definatley are not. And i had to make him take me to the car and i pointed it out to him, at which point i said, so get going with my free instalation. __________________ Yay the supra assistant is gone!!! WEEE!!

07-16-2006, 02:10 AM	#3
stumpjumper 3" Exhaust Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74	How about the bilstein strut/spring combo? They make bitchin off-road shocks, why not make a good setup for a supra?

07-18-2006, 01:38 AM	#7
damdog05 12psi boost Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 250	i love it when customers know what theyre talking about. i had my brakes inspected last week and the guy said i needed new rotors and pads all around. then he said itd be about 700 bucks to get it done. an hour and 188 dollars later i had my new rotors and pads to install myself. and if you read my thread about my brakes, youll see i had a problem, but its all fixed now. __________________ My cars: 85 Trans Am- Ehhh- Gone 83 Rx7- Much Better- Gone 86.5 Supra- Love- Not Gone

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