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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 05:37 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 05:47 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 08:13 PM
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 10:19 PM
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Pics or it didnt happen!!!! lol plus i wanna see what my old suspension looks like on the car lol
Lol just figured out how to post pics (2 min after I posted I don't know how to post pics) so I'll post tomorrow
thanks again
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Old Feb 21, 2014 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by wombatsauce

Koni's are my next task, but probably sticking with my Swift springs because of where/how I drive. GC sleeves would be nice, but I still don't like them very much (company, not the product).

NVM my question, saw the post above - LOL. Anyone know where to get Koni's cheaper these days?
I sent countless emails to mark at GC when I wanted to order a set... Not one email or phone call returned......wtf.

I will never give GC my business directly.

Odi has answered every email ive ever sent very promptly and never rude.

Feal customer service ftw!
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Scoobywax
I sent countless emails to mark at GC when I wanted to order a set... Not one email or phone call returned......wtf.

I will never give GC my business directly.

Odi has answered every email ive ever sent very promptly and never rude.

Feal customer service ftw!
Oh, wow - thought it was just me. Similar deal, then later on, I wanted to build a suspension for my Justy. No one makes anything and you can't even get OEM struts any more, so I wanted to set up my suspension, and also help create a kit that Justy owners could buy for their cars. I noticed that their BMW E46 "weight jacks" would work perfectly with the Justy's rear control arms and the stock springs, '88-'91 Civic strut inserts would work in the rear, and wanted to check with them to take measurements on stuff before buying it all. They said it wasn't possible, but if I wanted to I was welcome to buy all the pieces I was interested in and take the measurements myself and of course no returns. I explained that I was looking for suspension for my car but could gurantee at least 10 others would purchase kits based on what I was doing just due to interest. Went back and forth, finally asked to pay them for time/materials just to take the measurements before I purchased items that I was taking a gamble on anyway, for the front and rear parts to make adaptable adjustable coilovers based on mostly Civic parts. Got some weird email back about how they didn't think they could make any money from this and that they were not willing to invest any time or even take measurements to help with what I was doing. Had planned to basically drive up and talk to them. A "no" would have been way better.

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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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Yesterday changed oil on my car and replaced cabin air filter, gf changed her oil and installed kartboy exhaust hangers to fix a rattle.
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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Rear end finally dropped from part out wagon. front end comes out Wednesday! Fuel tank, Rear cradle and subframe along with lat links, struts, TAs.





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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by wombatsauce
Koni's are my next task, but probably sticking with my Swift springs because of where/how I drive. GC sleeves would be nice, but I still don't like them very much (company, not the product).

NVM my question, saw the post above - LOL. Anyone know where to get Koni's cheaper these days?
Tirerack.com and shox.com seemed to be the best places. Shox.com used to have the 2.5RS ones for just over $600 for the set, but no longer. Prices have gone up in recent years.
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
Tirerack.com and shox.com seemed to be the best places. Shox.com used to have the 2.5RS ones for just over $600 for the set, but no longer. Prices have gone up in recent years.
Yep - those are the two places I have been watching. Gone up ~$200 since 2012. Ah well. Probably just go ahead and get them ASAP.
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 02:06 PM
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Parked like an idiot.

Good thing I did this before it gets painted.
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Old Feb 24, 2014 | 02:58 PM
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Warshed muh car
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 02:34 AM
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Swapped stock downpipe back in for da smogs, new cold spark plugs too. Smog tech said he couldn't find an EO number on my Perrin TMIC, no smogs. Putting stocker back in tomorrow...
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 03:59 AM
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
Tirerack.com and shox.com seemed to be the best places. Shox.com used to have the 2.5RS ones for just over $600 for the set, but no longer. Prices have gone up in recent years.
thmotorsports has the konis for 153 and 183
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Old Feb 26, 2014 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by joltdudeuc
Tirerack.com and shox.com seemed to be the best places. Shox.com used to have the 2.5RS ones for just over $600 for the set, but no longer. Prices have gone up in recent years.
Tire rack has that spring sale. I got my legacy set for under 600

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Swapped stock downpipe back in for da smogs, new cold spark plugs too. Smog tech said he couldn't find an EO number on my Perrin TMIC, no smogs. Putting stocker back in tomorrow...
You don't need an eo or carb number for top mounts. You can change them legally. You just cannot relocate them according to the smog laws.
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