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Old Jun 5, 2018 | 07:12 PM
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Looking for really smooth shocks for my 89 gtus

Hey guys have any suggestions for really good smooth shocks for my 89 gtus? Looking for a stockish smooth feel for the streets of San Francisco. Please let me know. Thanks
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 05:25 AM
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You could go with KYB's. They are about as soft as the stock units. If you want a soft ride though, you may want to consider something other than a GTUs for every day transportation.
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
You could go with KYB's. They are about as soft as the stock units. If you want a soft ride though, you may want to consider something other than a GTUs for every day transportation.
oh no dont worry this aint my everyday ride. Its my Sunday only ride. Its just that my anywhere in the bay area i drive Freeway/ city the shocks it has currently feels really sensitive even on small bumps. Thanks for the rec though will look into them.
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 02:45 PM
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Bay Area roads suck dude... I have KYB adjustables and Tanabe springs, I have to slow down for **** surfaces though or I'm scraping bumper and I'm not that low.

Also, welcome to the club!
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 04:22 PM
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We have the worst ******* roads... Bilstein makes excellent dampers. Ideally though, you'd want something double adjustable to ramp up the compression while leaving rebound relatively "soft" to account for just how bad our roads are.

Low Speed 60/40 Split on Compression/Rebound would feel great. High Speed, Rebound should increase while compression levels out.
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BenRX
Bay Area roads suck dude... I have KYB adjustables and Tanabe springs, I have to slow down for **** surfaces though or I'm scraping bumper and I'm not that low.

Also, welcome to the club!
Thanks bro
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Old Jun 6, 2018 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SirLaughsALot
We have the worst ******* roads... Bilstein makes excellent dampers. Ideally though, you'd want something double adjustable to ramp up the compression while leaving rebound relatively "soft" to account for just how bad our roads are.

Low Speed 60/40 Split on Compression/Rebound would feel great. High Speed, Rebound should increase while compression levels out.
thanks for the rec!
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Old Jun 8, 2018 | 07:14 PM
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The best shock/strut and spring combo for every day driving out of the ten RX-7s that I've owned is KYB AGX adjustables with Eibach pro kit springs. Lowers the car about 1 inch with a progressive spring rate. I just recently removed the B&G springs from my GTUs and put the Eibachs on. I also had the Eibachs on my 90 GXL.
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Old Jun 9, 2018 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by NCross
The best shock/strut and spring combo for every day driving out of the ten RX-7s that I've owned is KYB AGX adjustables with Eibach pro kit springs. Lowers the car about 1 inch with a progressive spring rate. I just recently removed the B&G springs from my GTUs and put the Eibachs on. I also had the Eibachs on my 90 GXL.
I completely agree with NCross. I'm currently running KYB AGX adjustables with Eibach pro kit springs on my 90 GXL. You could also go with the Tokico Illuminas adjustables, but the AGX rears are more easily adjustable with the **** on the side of the shock.
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Old Jun 9, 2018 | 01:03 PM
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tokico illumina's ride better then kyb agx's but rears adjust at top so not as easy to change shock settings as mentioned above by hotdog .
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Old Jun 11, 2018 | 12:46 PM
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Bilstein.
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