KYB has just released their GR-2 performance shocks for the 08-09 Lancer DE/ES/GTS's, this is an essential add-on for those with lowering springs! So far RRM has them listed for $439 for DE/ES And $469 for GTS's. http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/s...roducts_id=507

 

they have been released on tirerack for a while now , they are the ones i was tellin u about

 

Oooooo, I thought you meant the OEM replacements that we're already out...

 

C are you buying these soon?

 

Been thinking of getting these from Tirerack....but springs first..wonder how much better than the GTS shocks they are?

 

hopefully

 

still wondering why the differentiation between the de/es and the gts, its the exact same car minus the sway bar

 

the suspension is different in the gts

 

I would love to test these out. But there is another side of me that looks at ride comfort factor in the lancer.. I kinda wish the shock absorption could do something about the hard impacts felt when you run over anything on the road. i know it leads away from performance but god.. it just hurts. Hopefully my tire upgrade will go far to improve the hard impacts.

 

I got lighter rims and the General Exclaim tires. Unbelievable difference in ride. I have no idea how the Stock rims and Dunlops were engineered, but damn. Car rides more stable, yet smoother softer ride, on lower profile rubber. I dont get it. Stock dunlops must be hard plastic.

 

Apparently you guys don't read product information straight from the manufacturer........

http://www.kyb.com/products/shocks/gr2.php
OE = STOCK REPLACEMENT part.....

KYB GR-2 shocks are NOT "performance" shocks.....

Hi, you haz the interwebs... use it

 

that's propaganda, Since when do manufactures post everything that is accurate. guinea pigs are usually more reliable the mfg

 

Straight from RRM "These are the best performance replacement shocks on the market" http://www.roadracemotorsports.com/s...roducts_id=507 So keep your @ss and BS comments in the US forums kid.

 

^ i agree with that one

 

I've said this before though..... why?... for $469 + $255 for tein s techs or another spring, your looking at around $700.. for another $100 you get some coilovers.

I've been doing some reading since I'm convinced thats the way I'm going.

The argument at hand from what I understand is that they wont last the winter.. Sleeves will rust and seals will go.

According to the guys on the maxima, civic, teg, subaru, and rsx boards I all checked, many people run coilovers in the winter with zero problems.
The general consensus is, K-sport are crap, the seals go on them due to the cold temperature, however they are covered by warranty for 1 year so you may get lucky like some have.

Teins are great, provided you spray the sleeves in rust proofing just to be safe so are the megans.

Other then that, just make sure whenever you take your car to get washed, just make sure you spray out the crap from the suspension area.... You dont have to do this like a religion but just an extra precautionary step when you go to the car wash.

for the extra $100 for coils, you get camber adjustment for those are lowered, or those to want to add camber if they plan to track their car.. the adjustable height. too many times I've seen un even sagging from springs... even the high end ones...
ride adjustability settings... soft for just crusin, or make it stiff if you got people in the back so you dont rub, or track, or drag..

If i'm wrong please someone correct me. Thanks.