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Kern
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SEP 29, 05:10 PM
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Do any forum members have experience with replacement dampers for a 1988 GT - brands, control, ride quality, life, etc. The car I just bought has about 55K on the chassis and feels a little floaty as compared to some of my other cars.
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Patrick
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SEP 29, 05:22 PM
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The original factory shocks/struts only dampened the rebound. Anything current will be an improvement if that's what your '88 is still riding on.
| quote | Originally posted by Patrick Here:
I used Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks and struts in my lowered and stiffened (cut springs) '84 for daily driving and autocross for four years. Love the way that car feels.
I now daily drive and autocross an '88 Formula. When I first got the car a year ago, I put new Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks and struts in it with the stock springs. Car felt okay, but I didn't like the soft stock springs. A friend gave me a set of four '88 lowering springs along with near new KYB shocks and struts. Since I now had shocks and struts made by both companies in my hands (literally), I compared them. I wanted to use the stiffest ones, the ones with the most resistance to both compression and rebound. You might be surprised at what I found.
The KYB shocks were stiffer than the Monroe Sensa-Trac shocks. No surprise there.
However... the Monroe Sensa-Trac struts were stiffer than the KYB struts. 
So I now have KYB shocks on the front of the Formula, and Monroe Sensa-Trac struts on the back.
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[This message has been edited by Patrick (edited 09-29-2023).]
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82-T/A [At Work]
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SEP 29, 05:55 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Kern:
Do any forum members have experience with replacement dampers for a 1988 GT - brands, control, ride quality, life, etc. The car I just bought has about 55K on the chassis and feels a little floaty as compared to some of my other cars. |
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The best ride (in my opinion) is one where the shocks are progressive... but generally soft under normal driving, but the springs are stiff. This is a bit more of your Porsche / German style of road feel. That's what I typically do when I have to replace shocks and springs.
In my 87 Fiero, I went with WS6-rated springs (which you can order from a NAPA catalog at the store), and then went with softer Monroe shocks.[This message has been edited by 82-T/A [At Work] (edited 09-29-2023).]
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Vintage-Nut
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OCT 02, 08:13 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
I now have KYB shocks on the front of the Formula, and Monroe Sensa-Trac struts on the back. |
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Ditto: I have KYB GR-2 Shocks on the front of my '88 GT, and Monroe Sensa-Trac Struts on the back too........------------------
Original Owner of a Silver '88 GT
Under 'Production Refurbishment' @ 136k Miles
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Patrick
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OCT 02, 11:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Vintage-Nut:
Ditto: I have KYB GR-2 Shocks on the front of my '88 GT, and Monroe Sensa-Trac Struts on the back too...
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Great minds think alike. 
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