Hows my suspension setup look?

97stanger · Mar 16, 2008

Well here is what is currently on my car...only other suspension i plan on doing are a bumpsteer kit and Eibach anti roll kit (front and rear sway bars)

Eibach Pro Kit
KYB AGX 8 way adjustable gas shocks/struts
MM caster/camber plates
Steeda strut tower brace
MM full length welded subframes
SMR welded in torque box plates
Steeda adjustable upper control arms
Steeda non adjustable lower control arms

This is a street car btw

ga94gt · Mar 16, 2008

Sounds like a nice setup. I would just weld your stock torque boxes instead of buying the plates. I would not bother with the strut tower brace either, unless you want it for looks.

Let me know how you like the KYB's I have been looking at getting some.

94Pro-5.0 · Mar 16, 2008

i think you should go with the plates; they are cheap and are worth it, the stock TB's are weak

bigjohnson4.6gt · Mar 16, 2008

nice setup, how do you like the steeda lca's? As of now im looking into mm adjustable lca's

GaryG · Mar 16, 2008

looks like a good set up

97stanger · Mar 17, 2008

well the plates are already on and like said they arent expensive at all, i want to say i spent like $90 for upper/lower. Actually my car came with a strut tower brace and i had to take it off when i did my blower setup and i noticed a difference in cowl shake. My hood shakes a decent amount, so i added a steeda strut tower and it solved that!

I love the steeda lca's, probably my favorite suspension mod i did.

As for the KYB's, had them for about 2 years and zero problems, its also very easy to adjust the setting. I recommend them as well!

Thanks guys

ga94gt · Mar 17, 2008

94Pro-5.0 said:
i think you should go with the plates; they are cheap and are worth it, the stock TB's are weak

The only reason they are weak is because they are spot welded form the factory weld them up and you will not have a problem.

blown97stanger said:
well the plates are already on and like said they arent expensive at all, i want to say i spent like $90 for upper/lower. Actually my car came with a strut tower brace and i had to take it off when i did my blower setup and i noticed a difference in cowl shake. My hood shakes a decent amount, so i added a steeda strut tower and it solved that!

I love the steeda lca's, probably my favorite suspension mod i did.

As for the KYB's, had them for about 2 years and zero problems, its also very easy to adjust the setting. I recommend them as well!

Thanks guys

Are they noisy like the strage struts? How are they adjusted?

97stanger · Mar 17, 2008

I can honestly say they sound like they are stock. You adjust the rears by the turn of a knob and the fronts you need a screw driver. I currently run setting 4 in the front and 3 in the rear.

vermilion · Mar 17, 2008

my stock suspension are well worn. my springs are alright but due. are the stiffness of the lcas right? i havent put mine on but i know the stocks have substantial flex. i read and read on lcas and our cars. i want first hand perspective especially with upr.

97stanger · Mar 17, 2008

I was just told by someone that I should also run a MM panhard bar with my setup, eibach anti roll kit, and the bumpsteer kit and my suspension is absolutely complete. Now, i thought in order to run a panhard bar you had to ditch the uppers and go with a torque arm setup?

94darkhorse · Mar 17, 2008

Nice set up.

sk8inrj1 · Mar 17, 2008

I DO NOT think you should run a panhard bar with your set-up due to having stiffer than stock upper control arms with poly bushings. I believe that a panhard bar would introduce more bind into your set-up. Either stay with what you got or get stock upper control arms with rubber bushings on the axle side of the upper control arms and a panhard bar of your choice. Again, this what I think, my opinion.