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Old 2011-02-08, 08:31 AM   #5
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Hey Mark, glad you found your way over here from RenoSCCA. Welcome.

Most coilovers are not going to be too family friendly, so I would ride in a car with them before going that route. I am not a big fan of inserts because of lower fluid capacity, shorter throw and possibly smaller shaft. I'd stick with whole struts. The KYBs are reasonably priced.

Hope you kept your stock headers. Many have tried aftermarket and gone back to stock, some with larger crossover.

Only change rotors if they are worn out. Drilled are bad and slotted are a toss up. Pads and good fluid are the biggest change. EBC greens are a probably the best bang for your buck performance street/autocross and maybe first couple track days. Otherwise, wait until somebody is selling a set of front Stoptechs w/lines. Great brakes and help stock bias issue.

Classic brake fluid thread still pretty much true.

We also have a great shop here in Reno run by a couple club members if you need one.

That should be enough to get you going.
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