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What is the best suspension upgrade under or around $1500???

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Old 02-14-2002, 12:57 PM
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What is the best suspension upgrade under or around $1500???
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I would think that it's pretty much skies the limit for that $$
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ok,

so here's the deal.

H&R STreets $1,249
H&R Ultras $1,349
Stasis $1,700 & 2,200 (you get what you pay for though....
K&W DON"T GO NEAR EM

ABT coilovers $1,499 and great from what I hear.

cheaper than that is the non coliver set ups and wouldn't recommend it. UNless you are only looking for "looks" versus performance. Remember you do have a 40K car, not a 12k ricer....
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So then what's the best upgrade? How do you like your setup?
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Ummm - why not go near KW's? They are awesome......#1 coilover in Europe for S4's.....
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So you dont recommend the full MTM setup??? thats what i was thinking about originally
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hyperco springs + bilstein or koni shocks
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MTM is more than 1500 it was 1700 + from what I remember? good set up too
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as I understand it it's been a diff. company to deal with that has product relaibilty issues. FWIH.
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No - KW is just fine to deal with directly, it's The Race Store that has had problems....


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