Help with shock/strut choice please

[inertia]

AFAIK there's no KYB AGX (Adjustables) left to suit the AE92... for $1000 you could probably get a set of KONI's. Though there's a good amount of work involved to fit the KONI's...

Check if your front shocks can accept an insert. ie: they have a large nut holding in the shock to the strut casing.

The rear's will need to be gutted and cleaned up, then an insert is installed and you have to drill a hole so that a bolt can hold the insert in place. While you have the rear's empty you'll be wanting to get the rear swaybar mount tabs strengthened by welding them up more thoroughly, rather than the two tac's that are there from factory.

[-GT-]

Seconded! For that money, go the konis, should get them for about $400-450 a pair.But make sure you get adj whiteline swaybars front and rear, definately the best suspension upgrade i've done. Strengthen the mounts though! I just got a rear one re-welded, did one track day, and its busted again (not sure which, maybe other side). Either way, the poxy tabs tacked on the rear can't handle an aftermarket bar for too long.

Good shocks and swaybars will make it handle very respectably.

[LeeRoy]

Ok cool, sounds like were getting somewhere. The Autobarn guy said to ring him today but i havent cause i been busy with uni but ill chase up about the kyb's later this week.

So how hard is it to actually change the shocks themselves?

Also, does anyone have any prices/feedback on pedders stuff?

- LeeRoy

[Vios-GT_07]

Konis FTW..

pedders FTL.. half the people i know using them say it's crap.. the other half say it's not bad.. the others say it's really a monroe but rebadged.. *meh*

KYB is value for money... most cars have it factory. and new cars make an impression so yeh it's good..

try this place .. might have what you need and last i heard they do shipping as well.. pretty cheap considering AUD 1 = RM 2.4 or so

http://www.ultraracing.com.my/

please note that after changing the absorbers u need to get wheel alignment so it's all good and straight

[inertia]

So how hard is it to actually change the shocks themselves?
- LeeRoy

Welp,

Essentially as follows.

Buy a packet of cheap zip ties.
Remove dust cap and crack the top nut (don't fully undo it).
For the front wheels crack the wheel nuts.
On level ground, Jack up the car and put some jack stands under it.
Lower car onto stands and check that it won't budge.
Chock the set of wheels that you aren't going to use, Front or Rear etc.
Remove the wheels.
Remove the tab that is holding the brake hose to the strut and carefully snip and bend the brake hose support so that you can remove the hose. Alternatively you can disconnect the
brake hose and bleed your system.
Unbolt the calipers and hang them with zip ties to a nearby hole.
Remove the discs from the hubs.
Undo the two nuts/bolts that hold the hub to the strut and the two bolts and nut that hold the hub to the control arm, unbolt the steering arm and remove the hub, keep the driveshafts supported with zip ties.
Undo the three strut to strut tower nuts and remove the strut.

Assemble your new struts and new springs (no point going to this effort and not forking out the $100 odd per pair of springs...).
Install is reverse of removal, you might want to use a torque wrench and some blue locktight on the bottom suspension bolts to be safe.

I may well have missed something, if so, sorry .