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coilovers or airshox

Post by tube suzi »

whats better coilovers or airshox
thanks for your input
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Post by sierrajim »

For what type of driving, on what type of car, to be registered or not?
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Post by tube suzi »

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like to keep registered but doesnt matter
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Post by blurredvision »

Racing?
Anything of speed I would go the coilovers everytime.
Just crawling air shocks are perfect.
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Post by evanstaniland »

i got air shocks over coilovers due to price...if the air shock end up being shit then ill have to upgrade!!

oh and mine is going to be regoed!!

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Post by benhl »

evanstaniland wrote:
oh and mine is going to be regoed!!

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Post by brooksy »

Airshocks have no real dampening value so if you are going to use the vehicle onroad you SHOULD only consider coilovers out of the 2 choices. Airshocks are great for real rockcrawling (meaning no speed, ie-buggies) but if you are thinking of using onroad then you need to consider a remote canister which just brings the cost up to coilovers.


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Post by sierrajim »

I'm not sure why people think coilovers are for the rich and famous only.

They're not that expensive when you take into account what a good quality coil spring and a good quality standard shock costs.
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Post by tube suzi »

thanks everyone i think i will go with the coilovers
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Post by Bentzook »

Ok, now which brand of coil-over ?

I`m thinking a set of Dobbins coil-overs for ther Gravitron :D
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Post by evanstaniland »

brooksy wrote:Airshocks have no real dampening value so if you are going to use the vehicle onroad you SHOULD only consider coilovers out of the 2 choices. Airshocks are great for real rockcrawling (meaning no speed, ie-buggies) but if you are thinking of using onroad then you need to consider a remote canister which just brings the cost up to coilovers.


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mine will have limited road use well thats what is planned a bit now and then!!
benhl wrote:
evanstaniland wrote:
oh and mine is going to be regoed!!

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With air shocks?? :?:
yes as far as i know engineered and they should be ok. another forum member here i believe "4sum4" got his lux engineered and regoed with air shocks!!
Bentzook wrote:Ok, now which brand of coil-over ?

I`m thinking a set of Dobbins coil-overs for ther Gravitron :D
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Post by brooksy »

Coilovers aren't expensive, but they certainly aren't cheap either. The fact is that the actual coilover shock is cheaper than the airshock, it is just the coils & whether you go 2 or 3 stage & also hot or cold rolled coils.
I can get you FOX, SAW, Walker Evans & Aushock.


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Post by Yarno »

brooksy wrote:Airshocks have no real dampening value so if you are going to use the vehicle onroad you SHOULD only consider coilovers out of the 2 choices. Airshocks are great for real rockcrawling (meaning no speed, ie-buggies) but if you are thinking of using onroad then you need to consider a remote canister which just brings the cost up to coilovers.


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Post by Cheezy4x4 »

I sell Radflo, FOA, Racerunner. My choice of the bunch Radflo (best built) for full race or hard core but for Budget (FOA).
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Post by Tapage »

I thought the FOX are the most common used in this side of the world ..
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Post by sierrajim »

Cheezy4x4 wrote:I sell Radflo, FOA, Racerunner. My choice of the bunch Radflo (best built) for full race or hard core but for Budget (FOA).
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Post by chunderlicious »

car looks awsome. id go coilovers too, i will be going coilovers when i get the cash to set it up properly
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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Post by Red_Zook »

im going airshocks in my rig.. as its a budget rig.. and they are cheep for lots of flex!
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Post by evanstaniland »

Red_Zook wrote:im going airshocks in my rig.. as its a budget rig.. and they are cheep for lots of flex!
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