Noisy Front Shocks

[Munkyb0y]

From what i can tell, i've got lowered springs(green) on what look to be the black stock shocks. it's a fairly hard ride.

when going over bumps on the road, the front shocks make a 'pfffft pfffft' noise. kinda like a wet fart ???

although handling feels pretty good, i'm guessing this means the shocks dying?

what's the cause of this noise?

[n15m0]

your stock shocks are most likely leaking and not providing you with the suspension travel you require. Probably a result of fitting lowered springs on stock suspension. Time for new ones!

[Munkyb0y]

damn you you're supposed to say "$5 worth of *magic spray* will fix that"

what shocks are decent for lowered springs?

how low? front is 320mm from the centre of the wheel to the guard.

rear is about 330mm, but they seem ok.

what's the standard ride hight for R33?

do you buy shocks suited to the height of the spring?

i've seen SK's bilstein group buy, but i just need decent road shocks, cheap-ish.

[n15m0]

Those heights are way too low for normal shocks to cope..

SKs Bilstein Group Buy shocks and springs are your best bet. They're not expensive and anything else cheaper you'd just be wasting money.

You'd spend 2K or more easy to make ur car go fast or look pretty...wats another 1k+ to make it handle safely?

[Munkyb0y]

ok, but i dont want to change all my suspension. only the front 2 shocks. as i said, the car handles very well, sticks to the road nicely.

anyways, let's assume i'm not getting the bilsteins, can anyone else recommend some decent shocks?

[blind_elk]

Try some KYBs. But I can't guarantee they are going to like such a low suspension setting.

Part of the roughness of the ride is quite likely the suspension riding the bump stops. You really need to raise the ride height a bit.

[R DIRTY 3]

KYB Shocks will not like the lowered ride too much. In fact, id go as far as saying you would be wasting your money.