suspension q for newbie

[RANDYJ]

hi guys, im a newbie with some suspension q's.

i have had my car, a 95 white atx for 4 years, totally stock( now with 74k mile), all original parts except for plugs and wires. its time to upgrade my suspension. im going with eibachs and probably the high end monroes because i need a soft, like stock ride (i use my car for work often) what other bushings should i change,i.e. their exact names, and part numbers or sources for them. thanks alot guys.
(by the way i want to do this asap!!!)

Randy

 

[PhysicsSHO]

I've written a suspension FAQ page based off some threads here and on the TechSHO list, which may cover some of your questions.

http://www.panix.com/~awinbow/sho/suspension.html

 

[RANDYJ]

thanks, very informative site!!

 

[CharlieSHO95]

Nice FAQ Alex, I saved that one.

Randy, a couple of comments. You may have noted the pogo comment. I would be worried about that with the spring/strut combination you mentioned, unless someone on SHOForum can tell you it works. If you are changing bars, the 24/26 combo can exhibit a bit of lift throttle oversteer, so a smaller front bar would make that worse. Too much of that can put you off the road in an emergency situation, IMO.

If you want a smooth ride but tighter handling, bigger bars with stock springs might work. I don't think I've ever seen that combo. It would be fairly easy to try if you do the work in two steps and do the bars first. Just a thought.