New shocks with stock springs?
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Most of the time you see people upgrading the springs on old shocks.....anybody ever upgrade the shock and leave stock springs? Wouldnt this be a better route to go improving the ride/firmness of the shock on already broken in springs?? Is there a downside to this other than not lowering the car?
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Most of the time you see people upgrading the springs on old shocks.....anybody ever upgrade the shock and leave stock springs? Wouldnt this be a better route to go improving the ride/firmness of the shock on already broken in springs?? Is there a downside to this other than not lowering the car?
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Most of the time you see people upgrading the springs on old shocks.....anybody ever upgrade the shock and leave stock springs? Wouldnt this be a better route to go improving the ride/firmness of the shock on already broken in springs?? Is there a downside to this other than not lowering the car?
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Thanks for the responses guys
but the question is more of a hypothetical.....putting cost aside is it better to change out the shocks instead of the springs? .......I doubt theres anyone who has done this, normally a person would change out the shock and spring at the same time. I guess what Im trying to ask is its more likely that the springs would be fine and the shocks would be bad?? Or is it more likely that the shock is bad because the spring has lost its springiness? lol, and that has caused the shock to go bad forcing you to change out both?
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Thanks for the responses guys
but the question is more of a hypothetical.....putting cost aside is it better to change out the shocks instead of the springs? .......I doubt theres anyone who has done this, normally a person would change out the shock and spring at the same time. I guess what Im trying to ask is its more likely that the springs would be fine and the shocks would be bad?? Or is it more likely that the shock is bad because the spring has lost its springiness? lol, and that has caused the shock to go bad forcing you to change out both?
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up to you what you want to do, but i have never heard or seen someone switch the suspension first before the springs, at least not in this forum
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