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quote:MichaelDay Posted - 07/14/2004 : 10:51:53 AM Try a search on "rear shocks". One of the first hand experiences is from Mike-In-Orange:
"This may be my 100th post on this topic:
If you lower your car, like I did mine, the stock shocks/struts are just not up to the task of lowering springs. They were designed to be used with the springs that came with your car. I installed a set of GoldLines on my car, 1.5" drop front/2" drop rear. It took me about a month before I got sick and tired of the rear end bouncing all over the place - which was due to the stock shocks not being able to properly control the rebound of the new springs. Certain dips at speed on the freeway resulted in some pretty nasty bouncing at the rear, and hitting similar dips in turns was really unsettling.
Almost a month to the day from the spring install I swapped out the stock shocks/struts for a set of Tokicos. Yes, I know, Tokico makes the OEM shocks/struts, but these are different and designed to be used with lowering springs. The improvement in ride quality was and continues to be dramatic. Handling has futher been improved."
Hope this helps.
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What he said. Oh, wait, I originally said that - Thanks M.Day! Someone on another forum even publicly thanked me for recommending the Tokico shocks because it made such a difference in his car. Lower your car, put in proper shocks/struts, and just be careful around curbs and such - you'll love it.