I actually just got down putting on some rear KYB shocks for my ole gurl.
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When I lowered my Integra over 20 years ago, I knew I wanted quality stuff that would hold up, i.e. not lowering springs on stock shocks. I saved up and went with Koni Sport yellow adjustable shocks along with H&R Sport springs. Those shocks lasted me nearly 20 years and over 250k miles until I just replaced them with another set a couple years ago.
Pros: quality stuff, lasted long
Vehicle:
Acura Integra
Mileage: 402336 km
If it's your daily and you're looking to spend under $1k you'll want lowering springs and shocks, something like h&r sports with Koni str/orange or sport/yellows. That'll give you a good drop with a compliant ride for the street.
Pros: good drop, compliant ride
I used Eibach springs on mine and Bilstein shocks it looks good and doesn't ride that bad its def rougher but its not that bad it looks 10 times better tho
Pros: looks good
Cons: ride not great
So first thing I ordered was a set of Koni sport shocks and struts. These were on sale for BF at $612 at Koni online store. When I drove the car home after it was unloaded I was glad I already had the shocks and struts as the steering was super light and twitchy, car did not know where it was going. After install the car was transformed, the Konis tightened up the steering and feel, car stays flat in the curves and feels more like a Porsche.
Pros: tightened steering, better feel
Cons: super light, twitchy steering
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Beetle
My independent shop installed Koni and they work well and adjust to the road conditions.
Pros: work well, adjust to road
IMS has been great for me, I don’t think I’d find myself using adjustment to its full potential so I chose to use the savings for aftermarket UCAs and LT rear
Pros: has been great
Vehicle:
Lexus GX
I'm on a 2" IMS setup and relatively stock weight. They are "firmer but less crashy" than stock, if that makes sense. If you're loaded they're extremely nice. They're also a dream on dirt and gravel, and the low speed dampening is still strong enough that they don't compress too much when hitting harder rocky obstacles.
Pros: firmer but less crashy
Vehicle:
Lexus GX
I went with some kyb shocks when I had my hundo. Felt like stock
Pros: felt like stock
Vehicle:
Toyota Land Cruiser
I had a 2018 Z71 and went with the Rancho RS 9000XL Quicklift. Was a great setup. I now have a 2020 AT4 and put on a set of the Bilstein 5100’s. Don’t like them at all. Ride quality is not much better than the factory and I still have the rear end hop going over bumps at speed.
Cons: rear end hop
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