On 3/25/02 3:04 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> so if i want new springs i should invest in new struts as well? Yeah this is a whole other discussion. Opinions vary widely. Getting the right Spring/Strut combination is almost an art form. There are a lot of different springs available. H&R, Sprint, Interax and a few others. There not that many struts available. Basically Stock and KYB. The issue with the struts is that the spring perch is part of the strut making replacements difficult to find. Years ago Carrera made a housing for the spring perch which allowed you to use a wider variety of struts. They no longer make these (I got mine!). Yes, you can put aftermarket springs on with stock struts. It will work. Depending on which springs you choose your ride quality may be affected. You may end up with a 'pogo' effect where the strut can not dampen the springiness of the spring. Or you may find that it bottoms out all the time. Basically what you need to do is some research, check out some of the message boards, saturnfans.com, Xtremesaturn.com etc... And gather opinions from other people. If possible try to take a ride in someone else's car and see how you like the ride. I have the old carrera struts with the new H&R race springs. This is a brutal setup for street driving. It works great on the race course but there is no way I could drive this car every day on the streets here in MA. The car is waaay to stiff. Highway performance isn't to bad but street driving is a pain, I feel every crack in the pavement. I remember riding in Matt's car a few years ago, I don't know what he had for suspension but it was a comfortable ride and gave about a 2-inch drop which looked real good. OK, Matt, Joe, Justin, anyone else, I'm not all up on what is available in the strut/spring market these days. You care to chime in with your experiences? - Cris _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com SPOC NE web site: http://www.spocne.org
