[Mkelcy]

I put a set of the Ride Tech handling quality shocks (single adjustable) on the car, together with 300 lb./in. springs in front and 175 lb./in. springs in the back.

According to the Ride Tech spring rate calculator, those rates were recommended for performance driving, and I agree, while at the same time the car rides much better than it did over bumps and pot holes. Overall I'm very pleased.

One thing I'd mention is that the Ride Tech shocks come with bearings that have a 5/8" ID. They include adapters to sleeve the bearing down to the 1/2" bolt size I was using. With the adapters installed, however, the overall shock bearing length is about 1.25".

The lower front shock trunion I had was set up for a 1" long shock bearing, however Ridetech has a trunion that will work with their 1.25" stack height.

Unfortunately my top shock mount on the subframe also required no more than a 1" bearing width and there was no modifying that mount. I ended up having the Ride Tech adapters milled down to the 1" overall width I needed.

If any of you end up needing to do this, be aware that the adapters don't touch inside the shock bearing, so you need to install them in the bearing, and then determine how much to take off each adapter.