Just got KYB AGX's + King Springs...

ducktape69 · Postby **ducktape69** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:33 pm

hey peeps, just got KYB AGX's + King Springs on the NB...

first fo all, the car is totally different to drive...absolutely love it...and looks like sex on wheels now

secondly, the dampness is set to 2 all round which is the medium setting. what have other people been using on the street?

thrid and fourth, ill get some pics up later this week and also KYB informed lou at straight talk suspension that their prices are about to go UP, so better go get em quick....

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:00 pm

I've got KYB's with Eibach springs with OEM sway bars. After playing at DECA and a good wheel alignment mine are set to 3 on the front and 2 on the rear.

ducktape69 · Postby **ducktape69** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 4:32 pm

andrew, dont you find 3 on the front a bit too hard for a daily driver?

rvlovell · Postby **rvlovell** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:46 pm

How much were the shocks if you don't mind me asking. I put kyb's on my last car and was happy with them except for the noise. How are yours in that regard :?:

ducktape69 · Postby **ducktape69** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:41 am

$1300 installed from Straight talk suspension in Blacktown. what do you mean by noise?

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:54 am

mine set to 5 all round with whiteline springs

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:48 pm

SuperMazdaKart wrote:mine set to 5 all round with whiteline springs

Is 8 hardest or softest?

Also remember NB KYB AGXs only have 4 settings. How do find the white lines with the KYBs??

Boags

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:37 pm

8 is the hardest. seems that harder the setting the car gets (perceived) a bit slower & less throwable & less steering feel? probably how it's meant to be. certainly noticed that when i first went from setting 4 to 5, but now i've gotten used to it & having fun on corners & round-a-bouts :mrgreen:

Whitelines are doing well for me

Andrew · Postby **Andrew** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:06 pm

ducktape69 wrote:andrew, dont you find 3 on the front a bit too hard for a daily driver?

No not really tis all good

ducktape69 · Postby **ducktape69** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:04 pm

whats the advantage/effect of having a harder settings at the front and vice verca ?

rvlovell · Postby **rvlovell** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:10 pm

ducktape69 wrote:$1300 installed from Straight talk suspension in Blacktown. what do you mean by noise?

My shocks had a squishing squirty sound on compression like there was air in the shock oil. They worked fine but really annoying.

ducktape69 · Postby **ducktape69** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:39 pm

hmm....mine have no such noise...

loving the car more and more each time i drive it now...and i havent even started playing with the settings yet hehe

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:56 pm

My (used) KYB's made the noise at first too, but it seems to have gone away now

Had them set at 5/4 (F/R, NA model) but backed it down a tad to 4/4 for the sake of my teeth. I find anything under 4 to be a little too wallowy for my liking - kinda felt like there was a delay reacting to the bumps..?

Oh, and I still have no idea what springs I'm running, but they sure ain't stock

jonno.

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:43 am

rvlovell · Postby **rvlovell** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:01 am

pastapete wrote:
ducktape69 wrote:$1300 installed from Straight talk suspension in Blacktown. what do you mean by noise?

Boags directed me to an e-Bay merchant, mine are on the way from the US for under $500 including air freight, and I'll fit them myself. Will be a steep learning curve, but the instructions on Goodwin Racing's website look easy to follow.

Really straight forward. It makes you wonder how some places say it's a 5 hour job