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Steeda Pro-Active dampers work excellent with production S550 springs.
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Do you have any shearable data that backs up this statement?Steeda Pro-Active dampers work excellent with production S550 springs.
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Do you have any shearable data that backs up this statement?
Why would I choose steeda's over koni's actives?
The abundant feedback from customers with stock springs and koni's active makes me more confident to choose that option rather than steeda's.
I know steeda's has a more "handling" oriented valving but what exactly does that mean? Will it be less compliant over pot hole/rough roads? Better on highway? How much difference will I feel from a base 2019 by only replacing dampers?
Honestly I dont want to change ride height. Streets are pretty bad in Puerto Rico so loosing ground clearance is not good. I also dont want to mess with suspension geometry.I would suggest doing the springs and camber plates at the same time. Just doing the shocks will make a difference but the work is the same you still have to disassemble the strut. Go ahead and get the steeda progressive springs and the actives and you will be happy I promise you.
I had the same concerns. I added the spacers to the kit and the ride height only changed by a 1/2". I live in Houston which has some of the worst roads in the country. My neighborhood is also filled with old people that install new speed bumps weekly. I haven't had any clearance issues. I think you will be happy with just the dampers but you will be much happier if you do the springs also. The progressive springs really soften that first bit of movement that results in some of the harshness from small bumps in pavement. The springs do most of the work the shocks just "control" the motion during transitions.Honestly I dont want to change ride height. Streets are pretty bad in Puerto Rico so loosing ground clearance is not good. I also dont want to mess with suspension geometry.
For me it's coming down to choose which dampers can keep the car flatter and eliminate floaty feeling at higher speeds while keeping the ride soft on pot holes/rough roads.
Spacers can preserve the ride height but suspension travel is lost anyway.I had the same concerns. I added the spacers to the kit and the ride height only changed by a 1/2". I live in Houston which has some of the worst roads in the country. My neighborhood is also filled with old people that install new speed bumps weekly. I haven't had any clearance issues. I think you will be happy with just the dampers but you will be much happier if you do the springs also. The progressive springs really soften that first bit of movement that results in some of the harshness from small bumps in pavement. The springs do most of the work the shocks just "control" the motion during transitions.
Call steeda and talk to them. I haven't had any problems since I did the install and I couldn't be happier with the result. I used their replacement bump stops which are a little bit shorter and in theory give you some of your suspension travel back. I havent dukes of hazards the car but it is driven around Houston on a regular basis without problems.Spacers can preserve the ride height but suspension travel is lost anyway.
From what I read hitting bumpstops is really bad on these dampers as it messes with its valving principle so thats something to really watch out for when reducing suspension travel here.
I still want to hear some additional feedback on how these pair with stock springs before giving them a call.Call steeda and talk to them. I haven't had any problems since I did the install and I couldn't be happier with the result. I used their replacement bump stops which are a little bit shorter and in theory give you some of your suspension travel back. I havent dukes of hazards the car but it is driven around Houston on a regular basis without problems.
Shoot me an email - let me run some pricing for you & see if we can get you into the Actives witI still want to hear some additional feedback on how these pair with stock springs before giving them a call.
We did testing on stock springs - but many of our customers purchase with aftermarket springs.I still want to hear some additional feedback on how these pair with stock springs before giving them a call.
Those are the ones I used (the pre-cut polyfoam stops). They worked fine with the spacer kit and the progressives.For rough roads and pot holes use our polyfoam bumpstops. The Steeda Active Dampers have more control than the Koni. The Steeda Active dampers are geared more for handling.
Both are great choices. Depends on your objective. Steeda has the Koni version as well.
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What a pain in the ass. I bought those mounts and was planning to install them this weekend on my Steeda actives. Did you figure out why went wrong?Got the new set of billet mounts and installed my rear actives. The ride quality was a great improvement over my Ford fr3 dampers but unfortunately the mounts immediately rattled like crazy. I had them assembled as per the instructions and even bought the open sided sockets to properly torque them. I completely removed and reassembled them to no avail.
I'm using steeda's adjustable bump stops and I'm on the regular ultralight linner springs. For the moment my track dampers are going back on.
What a pain in the ass. I bought those mounts and was planning to install them this weekend on my Steeda actives. Did you figure out why went wrong?[/QUOTE
Not yet, I'll contact steeda and figure out what's going on. I've used the old style billet mounts with no issues, I'm very suspicious of the bottom misalignment spacer in any case.