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Old 07-28-2005, 12:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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4th Generation struts- stock or updrade?

i think its about that time to switch out my struts cuz im startin ta feel every little bump as a botom out... only thing is i wanna know if its gonna be worth it to spend a few extra bennies and get sum koni adjustables or sumthin aftermarket or if i should just go with the stock ones cuz im assuming the stock ones for the alltrac are probobly already pretty beefy. can nebuddy help me out?
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well, depends on how much extra you are wanting to spend, and what you do with the car. If you just drive it, and dont do any thing extra like auto-x or something, then its not worth it. I dont know what the aftermarket is like on a All-trac, but it cant be great since its a gen4. just whatever you do, dont buy the coilover sleeves you see on ebay.
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Tommy is right you need to decide what you want to do with the car. Stock replacements will do the trick and can decently handle a small drop but if you plan on anything serious spend the money on performance parts
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personally i wouldnt buy new OEM struts for my alltrac...like the others said it really depends on what you do with your car, but if you want to upgrade i would suggest whiteline, they have the koni's revalved specifically for alltracs, you can get the handling pack which is basically struts and springs IIRC...check out 935motorsports.com and 185performance.com for prices and stuff...

if you want to go all out you can get the works kit from whiteline which is struts, springs, swaybars, some poly bushings, and maybe something else i cant recall... everyone ive talked to has said the works kit completely transforms the car handling wise

everyone has been satisfied with their whiteline stuff except for some 185 guys saying the springs were too soft but they were doing really hard driving...actually i think whiteline can custom wind you some springs in whatever spring rate you want.


edit: its the sports pack thats the struts and springs not the handling pack, my mistake
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Old 08-06-2005, 07:20 PM   #5 (permalink)
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well thanx guys i really jus want it to handle a little more aggressive driving style and be able to handle my shity hick towns awsome potholy roads i jus bought sum KYB AGXsbut havnt put em in yet. i also got sum new CV axles cuz they havnt been tutched im guessin since factory install ..so im gonna tear sum shit up sum time in the next couple a works concidering work and shat so ill ask if i run into any trouble but intill then-any advice for the install? greatly appreciated and hopefully ill be able to help sum a u guys out wit sum advice sumday

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