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Re: Rear coil spring spacers alternative Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:56:45 In Reply to: Re: Rear coil spring spacers alternative, Kenneth, Wed, 20 Jun 2012 06:47:03 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
oh good, you got the discount! Some year I'm going to get a set of koni reds for one of the c900s when they are on sale...
at 90k, those monroes are probably pretty much new (but who knows how long they will last). I did my shocks at 80k and I'm sure the fronts were pretty much still ok. I was in a similar boat with the alignment way off + shredded a front tire (all 4 eaten on the insides)... that was probably bad toe in... an alignment alone might have fixed that, but I had over 1" of sag, especially when loaded in the back it was so saggy I risked tire rubs... plus the suspension was not as tight as another 2004 arc I drove periodically... so I converted to wagon springs on the rear, konis all around. have not done bushings yet (didn't have appropriate tooling at the time, but will eventually.
when all was said and done, I am on the lower perch + 10mm, but I have new stiffer springs on the back. Front and back are maybe 1/2" lower than stock (no way to raise front, and looks strange having the back raised way above the front). Drives nicely, doesn't sag as much under load, + does not eat tires (so far)...
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