Stock Struts

[Firefighter#95]

I have a progressive lowering kit on order.. Now the question is ... does anyone know how the stock struts hold up after the lowering springs are installed and do i really need the street struts for this purpose?

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[hocus focus]

hey....the stock struts will last alittle while the omly problem is is that after lowering the car the travel of the strut is decreased and there valving is not to good for real performance so they can bottom out easily,i would recomend buying new struts and shocks there are a few reputable performance shock companies out there that make dampners for the focus ,if you want a decent performance shock and strut set up try www.focustuning.com there struts are reasonably priced and give great performance....hope this helps

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2001 zinc yellow 5 speed premium package, moonroof
edge shifter,H&R springs,cool-flo, custom hood air intake,focussport stress bar,esslinger udp,FocusSport exhaust,....future mods?....we'll see what the future brings!......

[freebird981]

The stock shocks will last around 9000 miles once the car is lowered...

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2001 ZX3
Pitch Black 5-spd.

Lotsa good stuff, lots more on the way...

[yellowzx3focus]

sorry if this is a dumb question...but how much will shocks/struts cost? i know there is a buy for koni for 500...but that is a little steep IMO...thanks

bill

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00 Zinc Yellow Zx3, momo air leather knob (yellow), momo shift boot (yelow), momo pedals (yellow inserts), indiglo gauges (2 color), carbon fiber eye and tail lids (strongtower), enkei caps, tinted turn signals, cheapo sill plates, ractive yellow filter, PIAA super white platinum headlights, SOON: BTP blue intake tube, vibrant cat back

[Firefighter#95]

The best way to find out is go to the www.focustunning.com and check out some of the supension packages they have. The selection isnt the greates but the prices there are the best. Besides the suspension stuff they have is all german made and good quality i am assuming. i was to much in the hurry and got progressive, now i am kicking my self in the ass for not waiting for focustunnng to come around.

[arskiker]

Sache and Spax are coming out with dampers soon. I think Spax will be cheaper then Koni and Sache more expensive.

[Firefighter#95]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by freebird981:
The stock shocks will last around 9000 miles once the car is lowered...

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Dude that is pretty rough i used to drive a 91 300Z i put 180k miles on that thing and i had stillen springs on it and original struts and they ran until i traded that car in for the focus i have now, fo the total of at least 45k miles...

[BLKZX3]

The stock shocks and struts weren't designed for lowering springs. End of story. If you want them, either change to a "sport" set-up or suffer the consequences of using the stocks. Before counting out after market struts and springs because of cost, consider this. They'll DEFINATELY improve handling and ride with a full load. This you can feel. And with lowering spings that aweful gap is gone. Think about how much people are paying for air intakes $150-300, strut tower braces $100-200 per set, etc. These are VERY expensive and if any change is felt it's miniscule. Even the magazines have tested modded cars and can't explain why the car isn't faster but, rave about handling when the stocks are changed.

[3redzx's]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Firefighter#95:
The best way to find out is go to the www.focustunning.com and check out some of the supension packages they have. The selection isnt the greates but the prices there are the best.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've been there but don't see prices.
oops, found them.
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[This message has been edited by 3redzx's (edited 03-02-2001).]

[This message has been edited by 3redzx's (edited 03-03-2001).]