Topic: Speed Direct Front Coil Overs
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Does anyone have any experience with Speed Direct's "Shark Bite" front coil overs (http://www.speeddirect.com/index.aspx?nodeID=70)?
If so; what I'd be looking for in such a conversion is improved ride quality; improved cornering ability is less important (although, of course, I wouldn't want anything that would diminish, or at least much diminish, the car's stock system's handling).
Will I get a smoother-than-stock ride with this system? Or not?
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I read an article months ago about those. For comparrason, Mid America has these.
The have three levels of performance/adjustability.
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I've started looking into the coil over kits myself. Sounds pretty sweet. If I get them I'll probably wait until they have the rear ready to go as well. I'm debating whether to go that route or get the front monospring instead. Both sound pretty nice, but I'm leaning towards coilovers.
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383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's
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383 Stroker, Holley MPFI, MSD Ignition, BTO 700R4, VBP Street/Slalom, Hooker Sidepipes with JCL Spiral Baffles, Corbeau A4s w/ Shark Bar and Simpson 5-Points, 17" AR TTII's, Kumho MX's
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I thought about the front mono spring, too, but decided against it based on ground clearance issues. An undercar picture I have of an installed system shows that the spring mounting brackets look MIGHTY CLOSE too the ground (maybe three/three and a half inches). To me, that's simply too close for a street-driven car.
I started this post trying to find out if the coil overs will definitely deliver a smoother ride, but still haven't found out. I'm not sure they will, and if not, I'll just stick with my stock setup.
I don't see any further discussion on front coil-overs..........
Did everyone give up or go with the monospring?
I decided not to do anything for now. Since a softer ride is my first priority, and I still haven't been able to find out if the coil overs will provide it, I can't see spending the money until I would lnow for sure.
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