ground control or skun2 coilover sleeves?

[Protegepartner]

will kyb excel g/gr2 shcks fit with ground controls or skunk2s? please help
i want to lower my p5 about 2 inches any other good suspension ideas for this goal? I dont have they money for a fulll coilover set up nor do i really want to put a thousand for coil overs into a car thats only worth 3 thousand

 

[Brian_K]

will kyb excel g/gr2 shcks fit with ground controls or skunk2s? please help
i want to lower my p5 about 2 inches any other good suspension ideas for this goal? I dont have they money for a fulll coilover set up nor do i really want to put a thousand for coil overs into a car thats only worth 3 thousand

both will fit, but kyb gr2's wont last long at all with coilover sleeves since they're valved for stock ride height. if you're set on getting sleeves i'd say get some tokico blue struts. but at the price of a new set of sleeves plus tokico struts you'll be a couple hundred bucks shy of a set of coilovers. There are a few brands of lowering springs ( i believe megan is one of them) that claim a 2" drop in ride height, although i'm not sure how close to 2" the actual drop is.

 

[704_mazdaguy]

I had tokico blues with ground control sleeves. It actually got pretty low, but rode like s***. Super bumpy and not a very good spring rate so rubbed everywhere.
Save the money and buy full coils

 

[njaremka]

yes, save your monies for proper coil overs, especially if you want to go lower than 2" from stock. as soon as you get lower than 1-1/2" from stock, you will need a shorter shock body to retain any suspension travel. 2" on stock-sized shocks, and you're riding on bump stops, which gives a harsh bumpy ride.