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Old 11-20-2007, 09:05 PM   #1
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so i am new and looking to upgrade my 94 spirit's suspension. ive dug around in these forums and have got thoroughly confused. i hear the eibach springs are good and i know a strut tower bar will help, but where can i get one because i dont think a company makes one. do any other cars work?

now on to what im confused about. what struts should be used? ive heard good and bad things about kyb's and that koni's are awesome but expensive. does tokico make a compatible strut? does anyone have some helpful info?
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Old 11-20-2007, 09:28 PM   #2
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Koni's are discountinued for our cars as of recetly and I believe the stock is gone. These were/are the best that were made to fit our cars.

There is only 1 Eibach set still available for our cars and its the stiffer ones, people complain about them w/o Koni's

You can either buy a strut tower bar from FWD performance or buy a Neon one from ebay and drill a couple holes to fit it
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You can get a larger front swaybar or some better springs from some cars in the yard,
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Old 11-20-2007, 09:31 PM   #3
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Koni are discontinued and supply are pretty much dried up.
KYB GR-2 are really soft, forget any "performance" from them.
KYB Gas-a-just are ONLY for the rear.
Tokico don't make any struts or shocks for turbo dodge.

So, if you want performance struts, you're out of luck unless somebody want to sell their koni.
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Old 11-20-2007, 09:40 PM   #4
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what about some monroes, i guess the higher level ones if they make ones?
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Old 11-20-2007, 11:11 PM   #5
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what about some monroes, i guess the higher level ones if they make ones?
would be about equal to the kyb gr2, good struts but not quite as stiff as koni's
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don't know if they are still in stock but they act like it...Dodge, Spirit - Koni - AutoCarParts.com
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Old 11-21-2007, 11:38 AM   #7
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I don/t see a phone number for this place.
If anyone orders are placed or anyone gets a phone number, please post it.
Ask how many sets are left.
I don't need the suspension right now, but would consider buying a set for later if there this rare and well liked by other r/t owners.
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Old 11-21-2007, 12:45 PM   #8
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Thanks for the phone numbers.
I tryed the first number(disconnected)
The second is just the fax number.
Makes me weary of buying from them.
I'll search around there site awhile and see what I can find..
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The Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels has some listed there, and they are easy to reach during business hours. May have to move on to coil over setups. Welcome to Poly Bushings.com has some goodies to keep your car under control.
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