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saga240
11-01-2002, 02:59 AM
well after waiting for most of the damn summer hoping KYB would actually release the AGX here in america..  well i guess it was worth that ugly summer of bumpiness..  

Grant and I spent about 6 hours operating on my car..  through various mishaps.. LOL we started at noon..  i think we finally put in the first front strut at about 2 something.. hah  

then the right strut bolt wouldnt come out.. &nbsp;oh my.. &nbsp;took awhile.. &nbsp;and we ALMOST gave up.. &nbsp;cuz we were in danger of stripping the bolt.. &nbsp;and i said SCREW IT!! one more time.. and the bastard came out.. &nbsp; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/baaa.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':baaa:'>


and after all this pain and suffering.. haha even good ole mr speedalliance came by.. teasing us with magazines we couldnt read.. &nbsp;ack

so enough with the fun story and on to the handling right?.. &nbsp; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/whatsthat.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':whatthe:'>

well right now i have the front at firmness setting 2.. &nbsp;

and the rear was at 4.. &nbsp;but i later changed it to 3.. &nbsp;

with the rear at 4.. it was VERY firm.. &nbsp;haha sometimes getting uncomfortable.. &nbsp;i think the 18 inch rims are to blame for that too =P.. &nbsp;

it just feels a WHOLE lot better than the stock shocks.. &nbsp;and i have pro kits.. &nbsp;it made a very good difference.. &nbsp;my turn ins are a bit steeper.. &nbsp;and i can rebound a whole lot quicker.. all in all.. very good.. more opinions later.. &nbsp;as i try to mess around with the settings some more..

-james
SR20Fastback
11-01-2002, 07:24 AM
Congrats on the successful install man. Any pics coming soon? Im thinking about getting some agx's to hold me til I can afford some coil overs, mainly because the rear of the car is really saggy and since I put the exhaust on it drags everywhere &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('>
nrcooled
11-01-2002, 07:40 AM
I am currently waiting on DriftFreq to send me the AGX's and HKS springs I can't wait &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
saga240
11-01-2002, 08:40 AM
yea grant documented some parts of it.. hehe &nbsp;i dont know what he took pictures of exactly though.. but we'll see
so hopefully he'll come around and show us.. heh

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':laugh:'>
MorganS13
11-01-2002, 11:30 PM
i love mine, they're set on front-3 and rear-5 right now but they're going down to 2/4 very soon. &nbsp;i have no complaints and i've had mine on my S13 for over a year with my prokits
Zenki_S14
11-02-2002, 01:27 AM
i was planning to get a set soon. &nbsp;how much and where did you get it from? &nbsp;i was thinking of getting the tokicos but don't know what's better.
revat619
11-02-2002, 10:03 PM
Hey saga, you ever drive through Spring Valley...in Diego that is? I ask because i've seen a white s14 a couple of times around here with bomex aero parts and 18s. Sorry about being completly of topic, i was just curious.
CoasTek240
11-02-2002, 10:08 PM
nice. Good luck with the kyb's howvere why do u say they were nto in america.. i bought mine 2 years ago.. are u saying i bought them from over-seas?..
saga240
11-03-2002, 12:34 AM
aye coastek, well the s14 agx's werent available here for awhile..

yea thats probably me driving through spring valley.. &nbsp;probably going to sycuan or something.. &nbsp; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
four
11-03-2002, 01:49 PM
ey saga, where u buy em at?

tirerack?
got mine from them for 370 shipped

just wanted to see if there was another place cheaper.

anyways, just got em so i didnt install em yet. &nbsp;hope it isnt that much of a pain for me. &nbsp;how bout removing the OEM parts, would you say that was fairly easy???

im still debating if i could do it myself, or pay someone to do it &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>
saga240
11-03-2002, 09:32 PM
i really dont know where i got em from.. hah my friend just said blah blah its this price.. &nbsp;so i paid and got em to my door.. lol.. &nbsp; <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/nervous.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':nervous:'>

yea it seems like tire rack is a fairly good place to buy it..

yea &nbsp;taking out the oem parts is ok.. if you have lowering springs already it makes it a lil more difficult than just putting in both new at the same time.. just be patient.. and be creative and youll get it done..

-james