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Old 11-14-2005, 09:19 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Which spring/shock has best handeling combination?

i'm trying to find a spring that will lower to the optimum point for the camry handeling and also a good match with a shock. does anybody have any ideas?

i wanted to go with coilovers but too expensive and i figured i wouldn't adjust it anyways

any help is appreciated
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Old 11-14-2005, 09:30 PM   #2 (permalink)
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search button still work......?

anyways, I'd simply go with Eibach and tokico.....good balance of what you are looking for
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because its possible to have sleeved shocks, id say a custom wound spring set up of around 8km/mm front and 11kg/mm back, with Koni inserts which fit our sleeves.

this is approaching the price of coil overs, but itl much better then what k2/ksport offer. MUCH better.
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Old 11-15-2005, 01:17 AM   #4 (permalink)
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search search search search search. This same exact topic has been discussed numerous times
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