Neon 2000+speedbumps=despirate need of help

Have some questions about how to achive better handling and stopping power using different springs, upgrading to coilovers, questions on swaybars, bushings, different rotors, pads, ect... Having any steering problems or questions about steering racks, tie rods, tie rod ends, ect... ask these questions here.
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Vincentvh
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Post by Vincentvh » Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:31 pm

Well I got some info on the koni's 2day, the guy of the shop explained all the work needed to be done, but also that the compression of the koni-inserts can only be adjusted when they are off the car. This puts me off a litte even though he gave me a good price on installing them (he has still to come back on the price of the shocks lol).
Now that got me thinking again of the srt-4 tokico illumina's
And found this on the website of tokico:

"Internally, Illumina uses TOKICO’s sophisticated multi-stage, variable-aperture piston and valve system combined with a five-position bypass shutter-valve.
This valve system allows simultaneous rebound and compression damping adjustment."

especially the last sentence is the thing I am looking for in a strut/shock.
I found out by searching this forum that the springperches will raise my car a by 1.5cm. But my vogtlandsprings are lowering 4cm giving me a netto lowering of 2.5cm (1inch).
Am I thinking correct? do I overlook something? will my vogtlands fit these Illumina struts?

Pls share your thoughts and opinions

@Wisher2: I recognized the article and guess what I have the magazine in front of me know :lol: Thx for pointing it out!

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Post by silverneon » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:42 am

Koni says that max drop of 1.6 inch (4 cm) is alloud. Are there people here who are using koni's with 2 inch lowering springs?

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Post by INVUJerry » Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:26 pm

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Can we get a picture of a lowered neon crying at a speedbump?
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So many neons so little time.

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