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Muzzy · 05-16-2003, 01:11 AM

bad combo??
what do u think??

**West** · 05-16-2003, 10:52 AM

Price is nice. Springs are very high quality with an average spring rate and a average drop that wont sag your rear end. I was going to get the GR-2 awhile ago because I dont like AGX all that much but this was just for a temp solution until I got coilovers. I was actually going to get the same setup your talking about. Dont expect it to handle like mad but you will notice TONS of improvement over stock. Perfect for street and some track

**mrmephistopheles** · 05-16-2003, 11:26 AM

Keep in mind that GR-2 is STOCK REPLACEMENT. It is NOT a performance shock of any sort. It will improve handling, however, because it will be new!

**West** · 05-16-2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrmephistopheles
Keep in mind that GR-2 is STOCK REPLACEMENT. It is NOT a performance shock of any sort. It will improve handling, however, because it will be new!

They are shorter though arent they?

Andrew Bohan · 05-16-2003, 01:25 PM

as a stock replacement, they're not meant for lowering, so they will blow sooner. even agx's warn against lowering, but they say a drop less than 2" should be okay

**mrmephistopheles** · 05-16-2003, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WeST
They are shorter though arent they?

Nope...

nurspecsil · 05-16-2003, 02:30 PM

My friend put GR-2's with skunk2 coils on his civic and the shocks were done in less then 5 months. That was with a drop of 2" though. So be careful. If I was you I would get Tokico Blues. I had them on my crx and had it dropped 2.5" and never had a problem during the 9 months I used em. They werent that much more expensive over the GR-2's either.

**West** · 05-16-2003, 03:43 PM

Well damn im wrong about that.

However, I do know another source for 240sx short stoke design struts. They are Motivational Engineering and cost $200 + Cores. Here is a link and a pic.

http://www.motivational.net/

Muzzy · 05-16-2003, 08:25 PM

well seeing as how i have both of them already i wont be getting the blues...i just havent driven my car yet..its still on jacks...(im doin a rebuild) i do know the GR-2s are jus OEM replacements.

the teins only drop like 1.5" anyway so the GR-2s should be ok right??

driftaholic: u dont mean blow literally do u?? u mean jus wear out right?

Andrew Bohan · 05-16-2003, 10:05 PM

i don't mean explode. blown usually means leaking and overall shtity handling

andrave · 05-16-2003, 10:23 PM

I just put on tein S tech and kyb agx, the s tech's are a perfect spring for me, just the drop I was looking for, pretty stiff for WV roads though.
can't comment on the agx/tein's individually cause I put em in at the same time.

Muzzy · 05-17-2003, 12:50 AM

they'll leak??

Andrew Bohan · 05-17-2003, 02:01 AM

yes. fluid will leak out.

s0ldats · 05-17-2003, 10:03 AM

so s.tech and gr2 = bad combo?

Muzzy · 05-17-2003, 06:44 PM

yea is it??

Andrew Bohan · 05-17-2003, 06:46 PM

it would work for a little while, but i wouldn't trust it to hold up for very long. the agx's are a lot tougher, and kyb STILL doesn't recommend that you use them for lowering.

Chokudori · 05-17-2003, 08:30 PM

I know a guy that autox with Eibach pro-kit and one of those stock replacement struts. I think those struts lasted about one year.

Andrew Bohan · 05-18-2003, 12:44 AM

yeah one year, and prokit doesn't lower as much as s.techs

save up and get agx's or koni yellows or something along those lines. you won't regret it (unless you want to go full coilovers that is

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05-16-2003, 01:11 AM	#1
Muzzy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,555 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	GR-2s & TEIN S.Tech bad combo?? what do u think?? __________________ lemme have a dollar

05-16-2003, 10:52 AM	#2
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 44 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Price is nice. Springs are very high quality with an average spring rate and a average drop that wont sag your rear end. I was going to get the GR-2 awhile ago because I dont like AGX all that much but this was just for a temp solution until I got coilovers. I was actually going to get the same setup your talking about. Dont expect it to handle like mad but you will notice TONS of improvement over stock. Perfect for street and some track __________________ West - Zilvia.net - Toyobaru.net - NapkinSketch.com

05-16-2003, 03:43 PM	#8
West OMNOMNOMNOM Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Denver, CO Age: 44 Posts: 6,456 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: West Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well damn im wrong about that. However, I do know another source for 240sx short stoke design struts. They are Motivational Engineering and cost $200 + Cores. Here is a link and a pic. http://www.motivational.net/ __________________ West - Zilvia.net - Toyobaru.net - NapkinSketch.com

05-16-2003, 08:25 PM	#9
Muzzy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,555 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	well seeing as how i have both of them already i wont be getting the blues...i just havent driven my car yet..its still on jacks...(im doin a rebuild) i do know the GR-2s are jus OEM replacements. the teins only drop like 1.5" anyway so the GR-2s should be ok right?? driftaholic: u dont mean blow literally do u?? u mean jus wear out right? __________________ lemme have a dollar

05-17-2003, 12:50 AM	#12
Muzzy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,555 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	they'll leak?? __________________ lemme have a dollar

05-16-2003, 11:26 AM	#3
mrmephistopheles Magnanimous Justice Distribution Service Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: BFE Age: 23 Posts: 14,372 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: mrmephistopheles Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Keep in mind that GR-2 is STOCK REPLACEMENT. It is NOT a performance shock of any sort. It will improve handling, however, because it will be new!

05-16-2003, 01:25 PM	#5
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	as a stock replacement, they're not meant for lowering, so they will blow sooner. even agx's warn against lowering, but they say a drop less than 2" should be okay

05-16-2003, 02:30 PM	#7
nurspecsil Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 144 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My friend put GR-2's with skunk2 coils on his civic and the shocks were done in less then 5 months. That was with a drop of 2" though. So be careful. If I was you I would get Tokico Blues. I had them on my crx and had it dropped 2.5" and never had a problem during the 9 months I used em. They werent that much more expensive over the GR-2's either.

05-16-2003, 10:05 PM	#10
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i don't mean explode. blown usually means leaking and overall shtity handling

05-16-2003, 10:23 PM	#11
andrave BANNED Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Burton WV Posts: 2,350 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just put on tein S tech and kyb agx, the s tech's are a perfect spring for me, just the drop I was looking for, pretty stiff for WV roads though. can't comment on the agx/tein's individually cause I put em in at the same time.

05-17-2003, 02:01 AM	#13
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yes. fluid will leak out.

05-17-2003, 10:03 AM	#14
s0ldats Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: so. cal Posts: 657 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	so s.tech and gr2 = bad combo?

05-17-2003, 06:44 PM	#15
Muzzy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: TX Posts: 1,555 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yea is it?? __________________ lemme have a dollar

05-17-2003, 06:46 PM	#16
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	it would work for a little while, but i wouldn't trust it to hold up for very long. the agx's are a lot tougher, and kyb STILL doesn't recommend that you use them for lowering.

05-17-2003, 08:30 PM	#17
Chokudori Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 249 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I know a guy that autox with Eibach pro-kit and one of those stock replacement struts. I think those struts lasted about one year.

05-18-2003, 12:44 AM	#18
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	yeah one year, and prokit doesn't lower as much as s.techs save up and get agx's or koni yellows or something along those lines. you won't regret it (unless you want to go full coilovers that is )