shocks and springs review

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 2:12 pm

Hi,

I have just replaced my Lanos stock shock absorbers and springs to more sporty ones and would like to comment about them... might be useful for others.

Shocks: I bought the KONI yellow adjustable shocks for front and rear. Thev'e got 4 adjustable options apparently, standars and another 3. I set mine on minimum cuz in Malta we've got horrible roads and it they had been set too hard I might have done quite a bit of damage! It was a nightmare to remove the front stock shocks, needed a size 60 wrench to unscrew the bolt, a real nightmare even to find the tool itselt

Over all they I found them very good, the only 'difficulty' would be that the car seems a bit too tight sort of... a bit squeeky, don't know how to explain it exactly. Very comfortable ride however on the whole.

Springs: bought OMP springs, red in colour, lowered 40mm. Excellent aestetic view with 15" BBS alloys, looks like a tank sometimes! would recommend them.

Maybe someone could find these comments useful

TheGreatAndPowerfulOz · Fri Aug 06, 2004 3:19 pm

Thanks for the review!
I'm going to be changing my wheels to 15" soon, and have been thinking about changing my shocks & installing lowering springs, too.

If you have pics of your car, we'd love to see them!

Cliff

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 6:00 pm

Will post pics over the weekend. Pity didnt take any pics during the installation itselt. Probably would have taken good pics in any case, the stock shock removal made me lose my wits!

daewooluvr · Post by **daewooluvr** » Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:10 pm

blackielaw wrote:Will post pics over the weekend. Pity didnt take any pics during the installation itselt. Probably would have taken good pics in any case, the stock shock removal made me lose my wits!

yeah I'm in the middle of doing mine at the moment and can't seem to be able to figure it out.

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 2:59 am

.... would it be better to get coilovers?

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 6:09 am

the only coilovers I found available are from sharkracing. no details whatsoever about them on their website, except the price... which is dam expensive! Went for a cheaper but still effective solution

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 7:04 am

i don't blame you... i really don't think sharkracing is ... "reliable" ... i haven't dealt with them... they just seem .. .sketchy.

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:00 am

Bought some stuff from sharkracing a few months ago, risked paying with my credit card online, didn't have any problems though and received all I had ordered. The fact that they're korean but bothered to have an english website it already alot! saw lots of cool stuff on Korean sites but couldn't understand anything apart from the pics. really big pity

KnightWalace · Post by **KnightWalace** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:15 am

if intimidator and the GTR Spec korean site with that awesome lanos body kit would make just english sites... they'd have alot more money.

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » Sat Aug 07, 2004 9:05 am

daewooluvr wrote:
blackielaw wrote:Will post pics over the weekend. Pity didnt take any pics during the installation itselt. Probably would have taken good pics in any case, the stock shock removal made me lose my wits!
yeah I'm in the middle of doing mine at the moment and can't seem to be able to figure it out.

The best way I've found to do it, if you have a workshop, is to turn the strut upside down and clamp the shock nut in a vice and use a long bolt and a bar as shown below. It comes undone really easy like this. If you don't have a vice, I found that a pipe/monkey wrench works really well with a tube on it.

Stef

Wolf-Spirit · Post by **Wolf-Spirit** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 1:54 pm

blackielaw wrote: Shocks: I bought the KONI yellow adjustable shocks for front and rear. Thev'e got 4 adjustable options apparently, standars and another 3.

4 settings? hmm i got yellow koni aswell but mine didnt have 4 stands.. its a knob whitout any stands i can set it from 1% to 100%....

wierd mayeb they changed em?... anyways i got mine set to 85% front and 100% back (to tires from hitting car lmao) im happy it drives good now.

Atm if my car slides from going to fast the front and back slide at same time but a little more backside (wich i fidn good) 1 bad thing i got though is i cant get it to u-turn on ebrake anymore (prolly set to hard for that)

ps. also got lowering springs 4mm dno brand atm but they aint bad at all

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:19 pm

My Lanos with 15" BBS wheels, KONI shocks and OMP springs

Slammed · Post by **Slammed** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:38 pm

Oh where did you get those Driving lights ?

blackielaw · Post by **blackielaw** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 5:42 pm

What do you mean by driving lights? Do you mean the clear side repeaters ?

Slammed · Post by **Slammed** » Sun Aug 08, 2004 6:19 pm

The lower ones also called fog lights or Auxillary lights

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