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Well after 77,000 miles of faithfull service it's time for some suspension retooling. The 21mm. swaybar is on order but I still have questions about spring/strut combinations. I am thinking about either the BAT kit ot coilovers with BAT's european Mondeo struts. Any oppinions would be appreciated.
"Why does your Honda sound like a pissed off bummble bee?"
'98 Silver Frost SVT
Motor #1...TOAST
Motor #2...from a 2000(I'll take thos extra ponies)
custom cold air industion
Unorthodox pulley
Superchip
NGK's
NOLOGY Hot-Wires
No Resonator
No Cat(shhh!!)
Dual Flowmasters
Some ramdom stereo stuff.
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I just installed Konis and Ground Control coilovers on Friday and couldn't be happier. I went from the stock (non-SVT) suspension to these and the ride is still comfortable, a little bouncy but also a lot more fun to drive. the only problem now is I don't want to stop driving it and the gas is a little to pricey. good luck with whatever you get.
96' LX (de-badged,konis,ground controls,injen intake,hose techniques kit,gauge pod,phantom gauges) more soon...
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I too have the ground control/koni set up... but i had some problems putting them on this past weekend. Is there a step that the haynes manual fails to tell it readers? I couldnt get the old strut off the knuckle... any help here would be greatly appreciated...
thanks in advance
Ben
96 Black SE
Ground Control / Koni / 16 OZ F1 Cup / Kumho.
The Sweet handling, engine killing combo...
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Originally posted by nigelstu:
I too have the ground control/koni set up... but i had some problems putting them on this past weekend. Is there a step that the haynes manual fails to tell it readers? I couldnt get the old strut off the knuckle... any help here would be greatly appreciated...
Lotsa pry-bar work involved... Make sure you split that knuckle nice and wide. On my car we removed the ball joint for the steering at the front, then hammered the hub down away from the strut to loosen it up.... At the back we removed the control arms & sway bar to help the hub drop down lower. A sturdy pry-bar is a must in any case ;), my friend Jeff was hanging from it under the car at a point (we were on a lift...)
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BAT kit installed last Friday. You will enjoy
it. Much firmer than your OE setup.
Barry-2002 WRX-Sedona Red Pearl
K&N Air Filter- 225/50-16 SP5000's/Cusco Front Crossmember Brace/Borla Exhaust
JoeP Manual Boost Controller/Kartboy Solid Rear Endlinks
Samco Intercooler Hoses
Silencer Removed
Will Always Be Immaculate
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Tips on removing strut from knuckle.
BIG HAMMER
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