I'm getting Eibach Prokits (1 inch drop all around)
Do you guys think I should replace the shocks as well?

depends on how many miles you have on the shocks. when i put my springs in i bought all new oem shocks. car rides so much better now. i would recommend it but oem shocks are kind of pricey

yes, replace your shocks.. you might be able to get away with stock shocks for a few months, but then you will have to rip everything out and redo it when your shocks blow. so do the job right the 1st time. you can get kyb or monroe shocks for cheap

OEM are KYB GR2's, and they shouldnt be too expensive.
I got all 4 for less than 200 shipped.

or for 100 more, get the bilsteins via ebay, lifetime warranty and oooo soooo smooth

really?
you guys recommend new shocks even with only a 1 inch drop?

-Mike+Apr 14, 2005 - 3:01 PM

It depends on how much wear you've got on your stocks (sounds familiar).

If you're like one lucky SOB and found a car with all of 9,000 miles on it, then your stock shocks are in the same condition, pretty much, as what you'd get with new OEM-equivalents.

If like most people, your milage is in the six figures, your shocks don't have the ability left to handle the additional pressure for too long. How long they'll hold up is debatable, depending on the kind of wear they've taken and the kind of wear they'll face in future (e.g. auto-cross is not good for shock dampners). New ones, because they are new, won't take the same kind of damage old one would. It'll still wear out faster than new shocks are stock height, but that's the price you pay for looks.

i droped my other car with oem stuts big mistake in the long run. just do it right the first time and change the struts also it will save time and money