Another suspension question...
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02-13-2008 | 01:08 AM
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Hey so I finally have saved enough money to buy the PSS9s (I have saved about $1400). From everything I've read, I've learned that buying the suspension itself isn't all I need. The two options that I have seen repetitively are the KMAC kit and adjustable tie arms. Which is better? I know that the tie arms are roughly $400-$500 and the half KMAC (instead the full KMAC, because I am assuming that the half kit will suffice for the 1.1inch drop?) is $139. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just get the less expensive KMAC over the adjustable tie arms?
Also, besides something to adjust the camber, do I need to buy anything else along with the coilovers? I'm not talking about something that will help just because it falls in the category of "suspension" (e.g. sway bars), I am asking is there any other part that is essential when buying coilovers in order to maintain the car's longevity? Basically is there anything else that is as necessary as a KMAC kit or tie arms that I need too? Maybe new bushings or something? Just a guess.
Oh and I decided on a college today woot woot! I'm going to SMU for the next four years of my life haha I'm sending out my housing form tomorrow. Just in case anyone cared lol...
Also, besides something to adjust the camber, do I need to buy anything else along with the coilovers? I'm not talking about something that will help just because it falls in the category of "suspension" (e.g. sway bars), I am asking is there any other part that is essential when buying coilovers in order to maintain the car's longevity? Basically is there anything else that is as necessary as a KMAC kit or tie arms that I need too? Maybe new bushings or something? Just a guess.
Oh and I decided on a college today woot woot! I'm going to SMU for the next four years of my life haha I'm sending out my housing form tomorrow. Just in case anyone cared lol...
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02-13-2008 | 01:15 AM
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Koni's are better http://www.mjmautohaus.com/catalog/p...oducts_id=2694
smu wheres that never heard of it im goin to ipfw this fall for mechanical engineering
smu wheres that never heard of it im goin to ipfw this fall for mechanical engineering
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02-13-2008 | 01:26 AM
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Nah I kind of decided on PSS9s. That was the tough part of my decision and after a lot of research and time, I finally made the decision and I'm not going back to that debate haha.
SMU=Southern Methodist University despite the fact that it actual isn't affiliated with the Methodist church anymore. As of now I'm double majoring in business and political science, but I'm sure it will change once I get there and realize that college is raping me and that I'm not smart enough to be double majoring haha
http://www.smu.edu/
I looked up IPFW in google because I didn't know what that was: is it a Purdue campus at Fort Wayne, Indiana?
SMU=Southern Methodist University despite the fact that it actual isn't affiliated with the Methodist church anymore. As of now I'm double majoring in business and political science, but I'm sure it will change once I get there and realize that college is raping me and that I'm not smart enough to be double majoring haha
http://www.smu.edu/
I looked up IPFW in google because I didn't know what that was: is it a Purdue campus at Fort Wayne, Indiana?
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02-13-2008 | 01:30 AM
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yup it is Ill get a degree from purdue im mechanical engineering, unless i get sent to iraq i dont know when before or after college but im goin us army ranger school then sniper school...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaT5S...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaT5S...eature=related
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02-13-2008 | 01:48 AM
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That's awesome. My mom's cousin actually is exactly that. He went to Iraq first as an Army ranger sniper, then Afghanistan and then back to Iraq. I don't honestly know how many times he has been to each but I do know he has been to Iraq twice and Afghanistan once. After serving overseas, he came back and was a sniper instructor, then strangely became a paratrooper instructor, and now he is a recruitor. If you want me to, I can ask my mom what division/battalion/etc he is in just in case you might be at the same base as him one day or something. I've met that guy once in the past 3 years, and to put it bluntly, he is just straight out badass. Oh and also getting a college degree before going into the army is a good idea because that way you can become an officer if you want to, right?
Oh and also do you know if I need to buy anything besides the KMAC kit when I buy my coilevers? haha just to get back to my question
Oh and also do you know if I need to buy anything besides the KMAC kit when I buy my coilevers? haha just to get back to my question
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02-13-2008 | 08:42 AM
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ORIGINAL: Mevans607
Hey so I finally have saved enough money to buy the PSS9s (I have saved about $1400). From everything I've read, I've learned that buying the suspension itself isn't all I need. The two options that I have seen repetitively are the KMAC kit and adjustable tie arms. Which is better? I know that the tie arms are roughly $400-$500 and the half KMAC (instead the full KMAC, because I am assuming that the half kit will suffice for the 1.1inch drop?) is $139. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just get the less expensive KMAC over the adjustable tie arms?
Also, besides something to adjust the camber, do I need to buy anything else along with the coilovers? I'm not talking about something that will help just because it falls in the category of "suspension" (e.g. sway bars), I am asking is there any other part that is essential when buying coilovers in order to maintain the car's longevity? Basically is there anything else that is as necessary as a KMAC kit or tie arms that I need too? Maybe new bushings or something? Just a guess.
Oh and I decided on a college today woot woot! I'm going to SMU for the next four years of my life haha I'm sending out my housing form tomorrow. Just in case anyone cared lol...
Hey so I finally have saved enough money to buy the PSS9s (I have saved about $1400). From everything I've read, I've learned that buying the suspension itself isn't all I need. The two options that I have seen repetitively are the KMAC kit and adjustable tie arms. Which is better? I know that the tie arms are roughly $400-$500 and the half KMAC (instead the full KMAC, because I am assuming that the half kit will suffice for the 1.1inch drop?) is $139. Is there any reason why I shouldn't just get the less expensive KMAC over the adjustable tie arms?
Also, besides something to adjust the camber, do I need to buy anything else along with the coilovers? I'm not talking about something that will help just because it falls in the category of "suspension" (e.g. sway bars), I am asking is there any other part that is essential when buying coilovers in order to maintain the car's longevity? Basically is there anything else that is as necessary as a KMAC kit or tie arms that I need too? Maybe new bushings or something? Just a guess.
Oh and I decided on a college today woot woot! I'm going to SMU for the next four years of my life haha I'm sending out my housing form tomorrow. Just in case anyone cared lol...
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02-13-2008 | 11:03 AM
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ORIGINAL: Red_sapphire89
yup it is Ill get a degree from purdue im mechanical engineering, unless i get sent to iraq i dont know when before or after college but im goin us army ranger school then sniper school...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaT5S...eature=related
yup it is Ill get a degree from purdue im mechanical engineering, unless i get sent to iraq i dont know when before or after college but im goin us army ranger school then sniper school...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaT5S...eature=related