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bilsten HD shocks or TRD sway bar kit.

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Old 01-28-15 | 10:03 AM
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Default bilsten HD shocks or TRD sway bar kit.

Hey club Im trying to upgrade my car what should I upgrade 1st what do u guys think what would give me better performance I only can do one at a time.

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Old 01-28-15 | 10:53 AM
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Shocks are more important
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If you're doing shocks you should do springs at the same time, other wise your just going to have to redo your work when you do springs.

You should upgrade suspension before you do sways, otherwise you will put too much stress on the sways. This presents a slight chance of breaking your sways if there is too much bounce going on.
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if you do them separate, you're going to be paying twice to redo alignment (if you follow the rules that you should redo this every time you touch the suspension).

But yes, your shock upgrade will give you more result than the sways.
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new shocks and NF or DF springs for a slight drop... although both upgrades are worth it..
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Alignment for sways? What planet are you from? Even changing shocks most likely won't change alignment. Anyways I would do the shocks first
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Originally Posted by daddyduke
Hey club I trying what should I upgrade 1st what do u guys think what would give me a better performance I only can do one at a time.
This depends largely upon your intentions.

Do you want to lower it?

Do you want to reduce body roll?

Are your original shocks/springs good still?
Old 01-29-15 | 12:18 PM
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Alignment for sways? What planet are you from? Even changing shocks most likely won't change alignment. Anyways I would do the shocks first
Changing shocks will lower the car. An alignment is recommend.
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Originally Posted by daddyduke
Hey club I trying what should I upgrade 1st what do u guys think what would give me a better performance I only can do one at a time.
This depends largely upon your intentions.

Do you want to lower it?

Do you want to reduce body roll?

Are your original shocks/springs good still?
Old 01-29-15 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by angus
This depends largely upon your intentions.

Do you want to lower it?

Do you want to reduce body roll?

Are your original shocks/springs good still?
Yea Im looking to reduce body roll and as far as my shocks go I think there beat because my ride is very harsh
Old 01-29-15 | 04:33 PM
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i think you got your answer (shocks first), let us know how it turns out.

There are 2 perches on the bilstein HD, Tell your shop to use the lower perch. Then you're lowered by like .25 inches! Now you're a balla!
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Originally Posted by raytseng
i think you got your answer (shocks first), let us know how it turns out.

There are 2 perches on the bilstein HD, Tell your shop to use the lower perch. Then you're lowered by like .25 inches! Now you're a balla!
Yea thanks a lot club for the love I will report back
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Changing shocks will lower the car. An alignment is recommend.
Can you read? I said no aligment is needed for sways.
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