dcg
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Just swapped the rear shocks on my FX4 to Eibachs. I'm considering upgrading the fronts as well, but NOT interesting in leveling - would prefer to stay at stock or maybe up 0.75". The vast majority of my driving is on road.
Is there much of a benefit to going with coilovers in this scenario? Is there actually a downside to running coilovers closer to stock height (believe I saw the Ford Performance Fox setup is recommended to stay at 2"). I assume most folks who go with coilovers are looking for additional height, so not sure if there are performance downsides to reducing the lift.
I'd probably go with the Eibachs to match the rears, so the difference between shocks vs coilovers is about $550. I'm willing to spend the money if there are benefits to be had, but if they are minimal (or if I'm compromising performance of the coilovers by running close to stock height), will stay with the shocks and put that $$ toward other upgrades.
Also - how much added work is it installing shocks vs coilovers (given you have to swap over springs and shock mounts)?
Is there much of a benefit to going with coilovers in this scenario? Is there actually a downside to running coilovers closer to stock height (believe I saw the Ford Performance Fox setup is recommended to stay at 2"). I assume most folks who go with coilovers are looking for additional height, so not sure if there are performance downsides to reducing the lift.
I'd probably go with the Eibachs to match the rears, so the difference between shocks vs coilovers is about $550. I'm willing to spend the money if there are benefits to be had, but if they are minimal (or if I'm compromising performance of the coilovers by running close to stock height), will stay with the shocks and put that $$ toward other upgrades.
Also - how much added work is it installing shocks vs coilovers (given you have to swap over springs and shock mounts)?
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