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11637, getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by BuckNutty, Aug-19-02 11:06 AM
They are on the way, now after installation what kind of camber kits am i looking at haveing to get. I will be doing local shows n shines n whatnot and at the show the car will be slammed to the ground. So being as low as possible, what kind of camber correction am i going to need? Also how low can these coil overs lower me?? Any other random tech info would be great :thumbsup tia.
edit: Also i am getting mixed mixed reviews on struts. Some say Tokico Blues, others Illumina's, and other Koni Yellows. On occasional aggressive drops, ie. cruise nights, shows, what would be a good strut set to get???
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11638, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by eclipse804, Aug-19-02 11:42 AM
Make sure the strut you get is compatible with the skunk2's. If you want it low, you will have to knock off the spring perch on the shocks, or else you might be higher than stock. It doesn't work with tokiko premium performance because the collar will eventually fall off the shock. It does work with KYB GR-2, and not as well with AGX (which are shorter and don't give you enough travel). The camber kit depends on how low you are. I didn't both getting a camber kit because I was at -1 in front, and around -2 in back, which was close enough to spec for me. I don't notice any abnormal tire wear, and a little extra negative camber can't hurt. Just make sure to get an alignment to correct the toe.
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11639, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by BuckNutty, Aug-20-02 01:02 AM
i am gonna totally slam my car the first day i have em so i can stroll around town flossin....after that the drop will be less aggressive, other then that shows and cruise nights are gonna be the only time the car is lowered really low. So you think a camber kit would be neccessery at all?
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11640, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by BuckNutty, Aug-20-02 03:31 AM
How are the GR2's? I got a quote for 195 + shipping from shox.com for all 4. Good deal? What drawbacks to these struts over others? ride quality doesn't really matter all that much, i can get used to that :). tia :thumbsup
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11641, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by Ryan_Hes, Aug-20-02 08:03 AM
On my last Eclipse I had Skunk2 Coilovers with KYB GR-2's. Personally, I hate coilovers. The ride quality is absolutely terrible, they are bumpy and they bounce a littler. Camber is a different story itself. Your camber will be way off if you slam it, but if it's just for a night or so that may be alright. If you ever do get your camber corrected with camber kits, you can't adjust the height or it will throw your camber off and youll have to do it all over again....they are just a pain.
With my current car, I have H&R Sport springs with the same struts, KYB GR-2's. My camber is corrected, my car has an aggressive stance, and the ride quality is good.
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11642, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by DVSJAY, Aug-20-02 12:46 PM

I sold my camber kit It didn't work for me becuase i keep changing my Height and just like Marcus I don't notice any abnormal tire wear. I've had them on for about 4 years if uwant to go low well look and my sig that's as low as u can get without cutting, choping, or removing anything... oh yeah i have koni 5 way adjustables my ride is fine i love my car i drive it 100 miles a day too..
Jay

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11643, RE: getting skunk2's....have questions.... Posted by will4u2k, Aug-20-02 10:24 PM
i have skunk2's on my 95 with the front as low as it can go in the front and a 1/2" from all the way down in the back. and my camber is way off but the tires do not wear to bad i have had it like this for about 7 or 8 months. and i also drive 27 miles each way to work (alot of miles in a month) if you looked at my tires you would not even know. as far as struts mine are stock and ride like sh*t but my car looks good so i dont care.
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