Next Project, Suspension '86 5ks

[Richard J. Andrews]

ever thought of boge/H&R's...
a good combo IMO, especially if you want to eliminate roll
but retain comfort factor..

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq

At 12:47 PM 6/15/01, you wrote:
>     Well my next project is to get my sister's 5ks moving well on the road.
>Right now she has wicked soft suspension, two blown rear shocks and the
>fronts aren't too much better.  I'll be doing the full overhaul, bushings
>included, but I am wondering what I should do about springs.
>
>     She wants the car to deal with Cambridge/Boston potholes and cruddy
>country drives, but would like to see some of that body roll disappear.  Her
>stock springs aren't sagging, the car sits really high.  I am thinking
>Bilsteins and H&R's from Shox.com, though I am also thinking about just the
>Bilsteins and leaving the stock springs.  Suggestions on how that would
>fair?  Eibach instead of H&R?  Whatever is softer in the spring department.
>
>     Also any hints when doing the 5000s FWD suspension are appreciated, any
>tricks?  TIA!
>
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