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Lowered Stiffened Wagon

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#1 ·
ok, so i have a 94 wagon that i am dropping a SHO motor into, so i need some advice on suspension ideas. my original idea was bags but that would defeat the purpose of the SHO.

anyway, i was looking at the eibach lower springs: My Webpage
with the kyb gas-a-just shocks.

i want it to ride firmer and 'sportier'. so if what i have chosen is not my best idea please suggest!

currently i am using the SHO wheels on the original sized tires and when i go over big bumps with the car fully loaded they scrape on the fender. what could i do about this?
 
#2 ·
Koni inserts with stock housing is the best suspension for our cars I don't know if it's availalbe for the wagon. I've heard from one SHO owner that Intrax springs are firmer than Eibach. You can replace all bushings with blue Moogs bushings. U can also get Moog end links or even get adjustable ones. U can check out the H-brace and strut tower braces.

Go to SHOBros for suspenion ideas.
 
#3 ·
on wagons, eibach's are the only springs available.
you might be able to get tokico shocks/ struts for your wagon.

the h-brace does not exist for the wagon and it doesn't need it. you would only need the front strut bar.

weird that you are haveing problems with 215 60 16 tires. my 95 had no problem with them, i could even fit 225 55 16. you can have the lip of the inner fender rolled. when you lower it, you will be tucking alot of tire in the rear and it will look awsome!
 
#4 ·
Konis will only work for the front.

Intrax will only work for the Sedan.

The Wagon actually has a few more options for springs or at least did. There s a Canadian company making springs.

Upgrading the sway bars is always a good idea, the wagon has a different sway bar in the rear.

You might want to try fabricating subframe connectors as well. I belive some of the wagon converstions beefed up the fires wall area.

A strut tower brace i nthe front will help as well.
 
#5 ·
hmmm, ok i may not be running the stock SHO tires, i just went out to check what was actually on their and they are 225/60/R16 which means they are gigantic correct?

ill have to look into these Canadian springs aswell as the tokico's. the front end i am probably going to do the SHO type things with the koni inserts, the rear end is what was catching me with the wagon, i hadn't even thought of sway bars previously :dunno:

big yes on the subframe and shocktower connectoros, i've heard good things happen with the subframe connector.
 
#7 ·
tokico are not longer made... but since they don't sell as many wagon rear shocks as they do saden struts you can still find them.

the front should all be sold out but since you are just doing the rears in tokico you should be able to find them

to bad you are in canada, i still have my kyb/eibach from my gen2 along with the dynomax exhaust and the stillen front bumper cover