the Perfect suspension..

[buzz11]

very tru on that matter guys. but since we all have 18+year old cars, im pretty sure the stock suspension is a bit too old. and i really dont care about a drop as long as it doesnt get higher or too low. 1" drop would be fine with me. but in all experiences with springs/struts and coilovers, what do u recommend for a smooth ride?

[deevergote]

Get H&R OEM spec springs, KYB AGX adjustable shocks, and replace ALL of your suspension bushings. Get a good set of all season touring tires on wheels no larger than 15". Get an alignment.

That will get you a very nice ride, better than it was 20 years ago. It won't be TOO expensive. $1200 or so in all, less if you can do some of the work yourself.

[i-07]

Get H&R OEM spec springs, KYB AGX adjustable shocks, and replace ALL of your suspension bushings. Get a good set of all season touring tires on wheels no larger than 15". Get an alignment.

That will get you a very nice ride, better than it was 20 years ago. It won't be TOO expensive. $1200 or so in all, less if you can do some of the work yourself.

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[mndude07]

The OP just said he wants comfort. He didn't specify if he wants to go lower or not that I saw. With that in mind: get brand new OEM shocks and springs, get a polyurethane bushing kit, upgrade your rear sway bar, replace your balljoints, and get some wider wheels/tires and that alone will make a pretty good difference.

[mtnbikaah]

Interesting. I've never heard of them! The only "self adjustting" shocks I know of are Monroe Sensa-Traks... and their "self adjusting" setup is basically a factory engineered internal leak... they're garbage!

hey that's what i got! when they blow i'll upgrade.

[deevergote]

They come half-blown. At least you're not slammed!

[i-07]

nice lol

and alot of the time robbins auto parts stores tend to have sales on the KYB shocks

[Jccck]

Interesting. I've never heard of them! The only "self adjustting" shocks I know of are Monroe Sensa-Traks... and their "self adjusting" setup is basically a factory engineered internal leak... they're garbage! If yours are actually a quality design (and for that price, they had better be!) then I can see how that would be very good. For conversion purposes, 1300aud is about 1200usd.

The spring rate and the capability of the shock is what matters. They need to be matched. Adjustable shocks allow for this matching to be done by the owner of the car. However, that person needs to know what they're doing (I know more than many people on here, and I even I don't feel that I know enough to do that).


The best thing to do is buy shocks and springs from the same company. Contact them, and make sure that the items are designed to work together, and that they are correct for the CB chassis (many things are made for the CD, and just passed to us because they'll bolt up).


Jccck, you have me curious about that company. I've never heard of it before!
Damn... the only thing on the Pedders site is a coilover system for the 7th generation

Yeah they're a mean piece of gear lol.. I'd never heard of them before either

I had to drop into one of their stores, have them enquire between their stores and then had a set of springs and shocks sent 12,000km from a warehouse all for me!
So i'm not suprised they aren't listed on the website lol

Like i said earlier, can't put enough emphasis on how close to the "Perfect Suspension" these are
The handling is like nothing i've ever driven.. My top of the line tyres are the only things holding the car back.. And maybe a slightly too-stock centre of gravity lol (It's only lowered about 1")

[freaky]

ive got skunk2 coilover (sleeve type) with kyb agx struts. i like them ride pretty good and i live in illinois our roads suck.

[PR CB7]

the best suspension, i've had was college bed, no matter how hard or fast i went through the bitch would never bounce