i thought i had stock shocks

[Loofee95SE]

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'> emm ..when i got my car 2 weeks ago i thought that i had stock shocks..but when i was changing my oil today i found out that it's &nbsp;KYB SR2 shocks on 4 corners..
what kind of spring or coilover should i get for my ride??
I'd prefer somthing that will take about 1.5 -2.0 inches off..
and still keep the good handling of better yet improve it..
plus a good strut bar too...please help me..thank you
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[Loofee95SE]

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'> O! i forgot to mention that my car is a 95 SE 1 &nbsp;owner very very clean got all the record of the car ..oil change every 2000 miles..really good engine a lot of miles in it ( 165k) but still feels like new engine ( i gues it's the timing chain <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/hehe.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':hehe:'> ) new polk speaker in front and infinity in the back...love the car to death..it's my Unicorn.
all of that for 3500$ is it a great deal?? please help me with the spring or coilover questions. thanks guys

[DuffMan]

Those arent really performance shocks, so I wouldnt be lowering it over 1.5 inch. Heck its not all that smart to lower more than 1.5 with performance shocks, unless they're short stroke or a coilover package.

[AceInHole]

I used Eibach Sportlines (the old 2.2" drop) on KYB GR2 for probably the last 15k miles and they're still going strong... the thing is, I'm just waiting to replace them with Koni's.
The GR2's aren't great... but they're definitely better than stock.

[S13Grl]

My boyfriend had the SR2s with Sportlines on his '96 S14, and the SR2s kept on breaking. He later switched to Tokicos (IIRC) and now everything is fine.

They'll be okay with factory springs, but I wouldn't change the spring with them.

[geeaj]

The GR2's arent stiff enough to be used with most aftermarket springs. Chances are, they'll blow fairly quickly when coupled with some medium stiff springs. The stiffness coupled with the shortened springs spells bad news on OEM style shocks.

If I were you, I'd change shock/springs as a combo. Its gonna cost the same for labor anyways. Why would you want to reuse ur old shocks when you install new springs, when you can have the new shocks installed for free.

Get some AGX, there is a group buy underway for around $340bucks shipped. They are adjustable and seem to be pretty durable. &nbsp;If your really cheap, get some Tokico blues, they can be had for under $300 day or night. You can get springs for around $200, give or take, no matter what brand.

[AceInHole]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (geeaj @ Mar. 13 2002,1:05)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Get some AGX, there is a group buy underway for around $340bucks shipped. They are adjustable and seem to be pretty durable. If your really cheap, get some Tokico blues, they can be had for under $300 day or night. You can get springs for around $200, give or take, no matter what brand.</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
That would be nice if they made AGX's for our cars..... &nbsp;oh well.

[junia]

Just to let you know that almost all japanese cars have tanabe's or KYB's as stock shocks. &nbsp;They're not highperformance though. &nbsp;Thats just who makes them. &nbsp;Its like spark plugs, &nbsp;when you go out and buy HKS,Blitz,etc(japanese) spark plugs you're buying denso's or NGK's. &nbsp;They're the only ones that actually make spark plugs in Japan.