Struts and Springs [Archive]

AJules

12-13-2007, 11:16 PM

well, just got my car back, but now I have 3 horrible struts, 1 decent one and some not-so-great springs
I just want to eventually get all new ones and lowering springs too.

so far, the only ones i know about are the kyb(?) struts, and intrax and dropzone lowering springs.

pawzbear

12-13-2007, 11:35 PM

kyb gr-2 gas struts is what ur thinking of..

and theres also Eibach spring which are my fave b/c it doesnt drop your car as drastically. But thats all personal taste and opinion.

Mr_Reed

12-14-2007, 01:44 AM

I'm going with Intrax or Sprint I heard Intrax had the lowest drop.

Gr1m

12-14-2007, 10:32 AM

I would say KYB AGX's with eibach pro springs

AJules

12-26-2007, 12:53 PM

okay, I'm still wondering this

they kybs are 500+ for all 4
and i looked at eibach's website and it doesnt even look like they sell struts for our cars

who else sells good struts?

Gr1m

12-26-2007, 12:55 PM

wtf are you talking about?
http://www.pfyc.com/pc/GA4009/ALSUSP/KYB+AGX+Sport+Adjustable+Struts.html

AJules

12-26-2007, 12:58 PM

thats exactly what I'm talking about
front and rear struts $538

Gr1m

12-26-2007, 01:49 PM

and i looked at eibach's website and it doesnt even look like they sell struts for our cars

who else sells good struts?
eibach are the springs your looking for, KYB AGX's are the struts.

heres the eibach pro kit
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EIBACH-PROKIT-LOWERING-SPRINGS-99-02-OLDSMOBILE-ALERO_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118QQcate goryZ33582QQihZ010QQitemZ200030705063QQrdZ1QQsspag enameZWD1V

AJules

12-26-2007, 02:01 PM

well I'm looking more for struts,
I don't mind getting used springs
theres usually someone selling some springs for fairly cheap on here grandamgt or ebay
I just wanna know if theres any other good struts besides the kyb-agxs

Gr1m

12-26-2007, 02:08 PM

AGX's are the best on the market right now, but you could always get the GR-2's they are good aswell

pawzbear

12-26-2007, 05:18 PM

GR-2 is a decent value. Its what most get.
and if hes just gonna get 'used' springs i doubt hes after the best on the market =/

AJules

12-26-2007, 10:34 PM

where can i get gr2s

well heres my thinking,
I don't have a whole lot of money, and I'd rather get good struts now and some not all that great springs
Springs are easier to change than struts

vikz99

01-01-2008, 11:50 AM

hey i just wanted to know, when you change your front struct assembly.. meaning all of it.. so you have to do an alignment on the car or no? mostly speaking of aleros... if someone knows, then please let me know. thanks

Gr1m

01-01-2008, 01:40 PM

when you change the struts (and not the springs) then no, you do not have to get it aligned.

AJules

01-01-2008, 01:48 PM

and if you change both?

Gr1m

01-01-2008, 01:50 PM

when you change the springs of your car, it lowers everything. when everything gets lowered, some of the parts start to tilt inwards causing the bad camber of your wheel which needs to be aligned to get that fixed.

AJules

01-01-2008, 02:10 PM

okay, one more thing
since I'm going to change my struts and springs, I should probably just do some other stuff to make my car handle better so I was thinkin sway bars and strut tower braces. Is there anything else?

bryanska

01-01-2008, 08:41 PM

when you change the struts (and not the springs) then no, you do not have to get it aligned.

Both my mechanic and the folks at GrandAmGT.com believe any removal of the strut assembly requires a re-alignment.

I don't know the details behind it, but I can believe it. If alignments are measured in tenths and hundredths of degrees, this sounds plausible to me.