[2003svt]

maybe it's not a softer ride that I am looking for, I just want the car not to bottom out, I mean I don't scrape the ground or the under carriage of the car but I feel the shock running out of travel and BANG it's like a bomb went off. Maybe I need a stiffer shock that wont compress as easy as the svt shocks do so that it doesn't bottom out. If I got the eibach Pro Dampers would they be better than the svt shocks?

SVT ZX3,Apr 23 2005, 12:37 AM Wrote:

Quote:Not necessarily shot but on average the stock dampers will wear out within 6 months of driving if your using them with a lowering spring. I guess I shouldn't have said "shot" as in like garbage, they still work but they deteriorate the ride quality considerably compared to a damper designed to work with your lowering spring.

Reminds me of an article I read about a chick who ownes a Protoge5 here and I quote from her "I would not recommend coilovers to any one as my stock shocks were destroyed in 2 months". I'm sure she had the thing slammed to the ground. The best part was that the article was mainly about how she didn't get any respect from guys being a chick with a modified car. :rolleyes: :lol:

Quote:That's why I haven't lowered my car. Svt got it perfect for my taste, enough firmness/sportiness without causing your fillings to come loose. Yes it would look better if it sat a little closer to the ground but is it worth destroying what the svt engineers thought was the best compromise of comfort/performance. Now if I would use this car as a track car instead of my daily driver that'd be a different story  .

I'm with ya 100%. I really would like mine lower, but this thread is exactly why I haven't done it.
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