KYB questions

04-29-2004, 04:50 PM

So I have Eibach springs. If I put them in my car, I know I should change my struts while Im at it. Do the KYBs have all the pieces to them? Such as the strut top, nut, etc? Or do I just take the ones off my current struts and put them on the new ones?

ViperGTSR · 04-29-2004, 04:58 PM

you use the existing stuff except for the nut

TheShizzy · 04-29-2004, 05:52 PM

go on and bust that nut!

AaronGAGT · 04-29-2004, 06:31 PM

Wait. Just because you put springs you need to get new struts? Is the ride quality really gonna be that bad??

ViperGTSR · 04-29-2004, 06:44 PM

they stock ones will just wear out faster

AznGA · 04-29-2004, 06:50 PM

If you install Eibachs and KYB struts at the same time, the install will be much easier.

2kramairGT · 04-29-2004, 10:32 PM

He has a 2000gt and if he drives aggressively his shocks will be worn out soon enough, replace them biatches. its 132 and i drank tonizzle.

04-30-2004, 07:48 AM

I may put the springs on the stock struts just for now, and in a month or so when I have more cash, just switch to kyb. They arent too expensive but Im short on cashola.

TheShizzy · 04-30-2004, 10:19 AM

I have intrax springs and ****ty monroes, im planning on getting kybs this summer, but i was wondering will the kybs lower my car more since they are performance shocks and struts?

krazyGT · 05-01-2004, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TheShizzy

I have intrax springs and ****ty monroes, im planning on getting kybs this summer, but i was wondering will the kybs lower my car more since they are performance shocks and struts?

No they will not! They are not made for lowered cars. Therefore, when I put my KYB's on my car with Eibachs, it actually jacked the car up about .5-.7 inches. Don't know why it did, but it obviously happened. Dunno if it's because they are so much stiffer or what.

Steve

coupe · 05-01-2004, 02:47 PM

KYB's have no affect on lowering.......at all. I have H&R's and KYB's and the springs lowered me as far as they said they would. Struts have nothin to do with it, at least not with KYB's.

02eco · 05-02-2004, 04:17 PM

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No they will not! They are not made for lowered cars. Therefore, when I put my KYB's on my car with Eibachs, it actually jacked the car up about .5-.7 inches. Don't know why it did, but it obviously happened. Dunno if it's because they are so much stiffer or what.

I think the same thing happened when I installed my KYB's. It looks as if there is slightly a little more space in the wheel well. Maybe it was my eyes playin' tricks on me but it did look a little higher but only marginally, very slight.

BLACK99GT/ROB · 05-02-2004, 04:33 PM

I thought that too,but now after a few weeks they must have settled some because it now looks as it should.

TheShizzy · 05-03-2004, 10:10 AM

now that i read my post, maybe i should have worded that properly

, what i ment was, would kyb's have any effect with the stance of my car. sorry for teh dumb ass post!

Lilred96gagt · 05-03-2004, 10:25 AM

I have Eibachs and Sensa tracs on my car and they handle just fine. Not as aggressive as a set of KYB's but hey I'm not in Maine anymore so I don't need to worry about carving up those great country roads, back wooded roads, mountains roads, river course roads... I HATE IOWA I WANNA GO HOME A DRIVE ON SOME REAL TWISTY ROADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don;t think I miss Maine do you? ANyway, I put new struts on the car and waited about a month before I put new Shocks on ( $$ issues) I've had that combination now for 2 years and it is just now starting to show a little bit of slugginshness in its rebound.

ImpetuousRacer · 06-21-2004, 05:56 PM

I just replaced my stock struts that had 165k on them with KYB Struts, and used my existing Eibach Springs. The Front looks a hell of a lot higher now. Were my old struts so bad it was lower. Or with the KYB, does it take a while to settle? It's way too high. Might need to get some Sprint Springs.

ViperGTSR · 06-21-2004, 06:19 PM

lets think about this one for a sec guys. you can push the KYB shocks down with your bare hands, what makes u think that it wont move far under the weight of a car? It has no effect on height

ImpetuousRacer · 06-21-2004, 07:54 PM

well apparently my stock struts were gone so bad, that with good struts, it's a lot higher than it was before. It's an obvious height difference.

AaronGTR · 06-21-2004, 08:36 PM

Struts have NO EFFECT ON RIDE HEIGHT. They only dampen the motion of the spring to keep your car from bouncing like a pogo stick. That's why KYB's are better with the after market springs. The springs are stiffer and therefore resist the damper's attempts to control it's motion more. The stock struts don't handle the extra stress for too long before wearing out. When your car starts bobbing up and down on the freeway you know your struts are bad. Replacing them WILL NOT raise your car though. Only keep it from bouncing repetatively.

ImpetuousRacer · 06-21-2004, 08:42 PM

Well there hot ****, my car was lower before the new struts, now its higher after new struts. So what IS CAUSING IT to be higher?

If they dampen the motion of the Spring, doesnt that mean its possible that if my old sturts were blown, the springs took all the weight of the car? And now with the new struts, the help dampen, therefore putting less stress on just the spring itself.

04-29-2004, 04:50 PM	#1
Hexx Guest Posts: n/a	KYB questions So I have Eibach springs. If I put them in my car, I know I should change my struts while Im at it. Do the KYBs have all the pieces to them? Such as the strut top, nut, etc? Or do I just take the ones off my current struts and put them on the new ones?

04-29-2004, 04:58 PM	#2
ViperGTSR i <3 my lanyard AKA: Alex Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: High Desert, SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,260 Vehicle: Turbo Biodiesel \| R1	you use the existing stuff except for the nut __________________ House mods are the new car mods

04-29-2004, 05:52 PM	#3
TheShizzy Muwhahaha AKA: Sanjay aka Fes Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 482 Vehicle: 91 Lexus LS400	go on and bust that nut! __________________ 95 GAGT- 15.8 @ 86.9mph New money Pit - Ls400

04-29-2004, 06:44 PM	#5
ViperGTSR i <3 my lanyard AKA: Alex Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: High Desert, SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,260 Vehicle: Turbo Biodiesel \| R1	they stock ones will just wear out faster __________________ House mods are the new car mods

04-30-2004, 10:19 AM	#9
TheShizzy Muwhahaha AKA: Sanjay aka Fes Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 482 Vehicle: 91 Lexus LS400	I have intrax springs and ****ty monroes, im planning on getting kybs this summer, but i was wondering will the kybs lower my car more since they are performance shocks and struts? __________________ 95 GAGT- 15.8 @ 86.9mph New money Pit - Ls400

04-29-2004, 06:31 PM	#4
AaronGAGT Scrap scrap! AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Westland, MI Age: 38 Posts: 1,804 Vehicle: 2000 Black GT Coupe	Wait. Just because you put springs you need to get new struts? Is the ride quality really gonna be that bad??

04-29-2004, 06:50 PM	#6
AznGA GAGT - Junkie AKA: YJ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Midwest Posts: 4,440 Vehicle: GAGT	If you install Eibachs and KYB struts at the same time, the install will be much easier.

04-29-2004, 10:32 PM	#7
2kramairGT GAGT - Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA Age: 39 Posts: 233 Vehicle: 2000 GaGT Coupe	He has a 2000gt and if he drives aggressively his shocks will be worn out soon enough, replace them biatches. its 132 and i drank tonizzle.

04-30-2004, 07:48 AM	#8
Hexx Guest Posts: n/a	I may put the springs on the stock struts just for now, and in a month or so when I have more cash, just switch to kyb. They arent too expensive but Im short on cashola.

05-01-2004, 02:47 PM	#11
coupe lick it AKA: Rand Join Date: May 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Mi Age: 40 Posts: 7,347 Vehicle: 99 GAGT/96 Z71/05 R6	KYB's have no affect on lowering.......at all. I have H&R's and KYB's and the springs lowered me as far as they said they would. Struts have nothin to do with it, at least not with KYB's. __________________ CarDomain.com http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=31690558 he has asserted his dominance over competing males with the loud masculine sound form his exaust system, Females searching for a potential mate will be driven away by weaker exaust systems and attracted to his SLP.

05-02-2004, 04:33 PM	#13
BLACK99GT/ROB GAGT - Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Summit Point,WV Posts: 566 Vehicle: 1999 Grand Am GT Sedan	I thought that too,but now after a few weeks they must have settled some because it now looks as it should.

05-03-2004, 10:10 AM	#14
TheShizzy Muwhahaha AKA: Sanjay aka Fes Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Age: 37 Posts: 482 Vehicle: 91 Lexus LS400	now that i read my post, maybe i should have worded that properly , what i ment was, would kyb's have any effect with the stance of my car. sorry for teh dumb ass post! __________________ 95 GAGT- 15.8 @ 86.9mph New money Pit - Ls400

05-03-2004, 10:25 AM	#15
Lilred96gagt Real, Yes. Hands off AKA: Jeannine Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Iowa via Maine Age: 42 Posts: 517 Vehicle: 1996 Grand Am GT	I have Eibachs and Sensa tracs on my car and they handle just fine. Not as aggressive as a set of KYB's but hey I'm not in Maine anymore so I don't need to worry about carving up those great country roads, back wooded roads, mountains roads, river course roads... I HATE IOWA I WANNA GO HOME A DRIVE ON SOME REAL TWISTY ROADS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don;t think I miss Maine do you? ANyway, I put new struts on the car and waited about a month before I put new Shocks on ( $$ issues) I've had that combination now for 2 years and it is just now starting to show a little bit of slugginshness in its rebound. __________________ BLOWING YOUR ENGINE SUCKS!! BLOWING UP YOUR CV JOINT ON YOUR DRIVE TIRE TWO DAYS LATER SUCKS EVEN MORE!!!! HAVING TO PARK YOUR CAR BECAUSE YOU CAN'T AFOORD TO FIX IT SUCKS MORE THAN THAT AND THEN FINDING OUT THE GARAGE INSTALLED THE THROTTLE BODY AND NITROUS LINES UPWRONG SUCKS THE BIGGEST BALLS OF THEM ALL!!!

06-21-2004, 05:56 PM	#16
ImpetuousRacer GAGT - Member AKA: James Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 40 Posts: 615 Vehicle: 1998 Chevy Malibu	I just replaced my stock struts that had 165k on them with KYB Struts, and used my existing Eibach Springs. The Front looks a hell of a lot higher now. Were my old struts so bad it was lower. Or with the KYB, does it take a while to settle? It's way too high. Might need to get some Sprint Springs.

06-21-2004, 06:19 PM	#17
ViperGTSR i <3 my lanyard AKA: Alex Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: High Desert, SoCal Age: 35 Posts: 2,260 Vehicle: Turbo Biodiesel \| R1	lets think about this one for a sec guys. you can push the KYB shocks down with your bare hands, what makes u think that it wont move far under the weight of a car? It has no effect on height __________________ House mods are the new car mods

06-21-2004, 07:54 PM	#18
ImpetuousRacer GAGT - Member AKA: James Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 40 Posts: 615 Vehicle: 1998 Chevy Malibu	well apparently my stock struts were gone so bad, that with good struts, it's a lot higher than it was before. It's an obvious height difference.

06-21-2004, 08:36 PM	#19
AaronGTR BlingWithBallz AKA: Aaron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Detroit area, MI Age: 43 Posts: 12,254 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT1 2dr	Struts have NO EFFECT ON RIDE HEIGHT. They only dampen the motion of the spring to keep your car from bouncing like a pogo stick. That's why KYB's are better with the after market springs. The springs are stiffer and therefore resist the damper's attempts to control it's motion more. The stock struts don't handle the extra stress for too long before wearing out. When your car starts bobbing up and down on the freeway you know your struts are bad. Replacing them WILL NOT raise your car though. Only keep it from bouncing repetatively. __________________ The few, the proud, the boosted! 13.788 @ 103.73 mph (3/2011) 320 whp and 300 ft/lbs torque. (3/2011) See it here. the total package.

06-21-2004, 08:42 PM	#20
ImpetuousRacer GAGT - Member AKA: James Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 40 Posts: 615 Vehicle: 1998 Chevy Malibu	Well there hot ****, my car was lower before the new struts, now its higher after new struts. So what IS CAUSING IT to be higher? If they dampen the motion of the Spring, doesnt that mean its possible that if my old sturts were blown, the springs took all the weight of the car? And now with the new struts, the help dampen, therefore putting less stress on just the spring itself.

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