My First Generation Informational Thread

[djmtsu]

Originally Posted by sarah

Can we talk a little more about simple spring/strut combos v. coil over setups? I have an 85 1st gen and she is tilting in the back (which I think may have compressed the brake line, no bueno). I took the wheel off and jacked it up, nothing is visibly broken, but it's getting a little crusty and I was considering replacing the shocks and either the coils or looking at a simple spring/strut combo. I have read through the manual and see how to make the swap, but in shopping for parts (the readily available ones sitting at autozone of somewhere of the like) I see that shocks are easy to find, but coils are not, would it be easier if I looked for the spring/strut combo?

I drive the car as a daily driver and with less than 60k original miles I would like to continue to do so for a while, so I am considering replacing shocks + coil or coil/strut combo in at least the rear of the car, perhaps front and rear.

I 'think' I understand how to make the repair, but I would love some advise on solid parts suitable for everyday driving, and maybe not a million bucks

Thanks,
Sarah

This isn't really the thread for that question, but I'll help you out.

For a strut/coil combo you have a few choices. You can get some Tokico's or KYB's. There are more expensive stut/shocks out there, but those will do fine for what you want. Racing Beat makes some excellent springs for what you want as well.

But, for all your first gen needs, contact Billy at RESpeed.