Gabriel Ultra's?

[Mudman]

Hey guys, I know our best affordable option for struts has generally been KYB GR2's, however, has anyone used Gabriel Ultras on their car? I'm curious as to their performance on heavier cars like my Lancer.

Thanks guys!
Zach.

[turbovanman²]

Had them in the van, loved them. I always recommend those if you can get them.

[Mudman]

I'm glad you liked them, GR2's just seem like decent quality soft riders to me heh. How well do you suppose Ultra's would cope with eibach springs?

[Aries_Turbo]

they wont. they are a stock strut.

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let me rephrase, theyll be fine for suspension techniques and the daytona (softer) eibachs.... shadow, no way.

[Mudman]

What would you suggest for springs? I don't know a lot about suspension, just putting that out there. And I have some extra cash just not enough extra cash for Koni's lol

[turbovanman²]

Where are you getting Koni's? They don't make them anymore.

As for a spring, a few have run the Eibach's on stock stuff, barring that, basically finding some HD aftermarket replacements or custom made units.

[Aries_Turbo]

the Eibach springs specifically for the daytona are not as stiff as the ones specifically for a shadow. the shadow ones are the ones that pop stock struts and really should only be used with konis or a firmer valved shock.

Suspension techniques makes a set of 1' lowering springs and are ok for use with stock shocks as well.

the above parts are getting harder to get.

www.summitracing.com carries moog cargo coil springs that are for vehicles with heavy loads. they are a progressive spring that gets stiffer as the spring compresses and should have a higher spring rate than stock but still work with stock shocks and struts well.

since they are a progressive spring, they will have some tightly wound coils (coils close together) that you may be able to cut a coil off and be safe and lower the car a touch as they are a stock height spring.

if i had a stock suspension car, id try the moog cargo coils from summit, either KYB or gabriel shocks/struts, and then get some upgraded swaybars from polybushings.com and some bushings too. that would make the car handle pretty well.

brian

[turbovanman²]

What he said,

[Mudman]

I know they don't make Koni's anymore but if you're lucky you can find a set
They're still too expensive for me right now. I'm thinking of just getting some struts and shocks on there than will work and keeping the stock springs. I have plans to do better suspension in the future when I can afford it.

[Mudman]

I was looking at those springs and I'm curious as to the difference between these two springs. The website shows the same data for them both as far as I can tell.
http://www.summitracing.com/compare.aspx

[Aries_Turbo]

is that the two different numbers for the cargo coils?

the address you posted relies on information on your browser from what you just clicked on that i no longer have.

since i looked at them i remember the two different part numbers. youd probably have to look them up on moogs site or contact them

Brian