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2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:10 pmby eddiewould
Hey guys,
I find the Bilstein suspension setup on my MY05 GT-B a bit too firm (it's basically just driven around town/to the mountain, never goes on the track). Is there anything to soften the ride? I don't want to part with the factory 18" wheels. I'm already riding 245 Potenzzas.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
Posted:
Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:15 pmby cruisn
A set of standard Gen4 KYB's will be noticeably softer.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
Posted:
Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:52 pmby eddiewould
Are they a straight swap? Do you know of anyone that has done this?
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
Posted:
Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:59 pmby cruisn
Direct swap. I changed my KYB's to Billies as I thought they were too soft.
You have a JDM Legacy? The JDM Billies are firmer than the AUDM ones. I have JDM ones in my GT and they are firm.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:03 amby garbo41610
Sell the GT-B and get a GT...
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:20 amby LiamVJ
garbo41610 wrote:Sell the GT-B and get a GT...
. . . or swap your billies for my kyb struts
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
Posted:
Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:57 amby eddiewould
Possibly stupid questions, but:
Can I use the same springs? If so, are the spring rates a concern? How could I expect the car to drive afterwords?
Does anyone know the part number for the KYB struts?
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 2:30 pmby cruisn
You can use the same springs and the rates will be suitable. It will ride softer due to the dampening rate of the KYB's.
Part numbers for struts....
Front Rear
Left 334373 341353
Right 334372 341353
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
Posted:
Sun Mar 04, 2012 11:15 amby eddiewould
Thanks for the replies guys =)
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:30 pmby cruisn
Its a shame you asked this question about 2 weeks too late.
I sold a set of 2 week old Gen4 KYB struts p/n's as listed above for $50. They had done only 500kms before being removed for coilovers.
Your looking at around the $600 mark for these struts new.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:07 pmby Mat04
I got a set of kybs for free if you want to try them out.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:41 pmby eddiewould
I'm in the wrong country (NZ) ... =(
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Sun Mar 04, 2012 3:59 pmby Mat04
Oh ok I was going to ask where you were from.
Re: 2004 MY05 GT-B: Suspension too firm
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Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:59 amby smythie
eddiewould wrote:I'm in the wrong country (NZ) ... =(
Think about getting the Bilsteins serviced too - they are known to develop a fair bit of stiction over time.