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    Offline EvilTwinATX

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    Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « on: September 21, 2006 - 05:30:58 PM »
    Anyone order this or have experience with them? Looks like a good deal...
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #1 on: September 21, 2006 - 05:57:23 PM »
    Looks like a decent kit, wonder why there is no rear leafs for the E bodies??
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #2 on: September 21, 2006 - 06:37:27 PM »
    I wonderded that too but no other kit has them either so I guess its on the same level with all of the rest. :clueless:
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #3 on: September 21, 2006 - 06:39:12 PM »
    Quote from: EvilTwinATX on September 21, 2006 - 06:37:27 PM
    I wonderded that too but no other kit has them either so I guess its on the same level with all of the rest. :clueless:

    Its just odd that there is leaf springs in the picture of the kit.   :clueless: I hope someone chimes in, the stage III and IV looks good too.
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #4 on: September 22, 2006 - 05:14:45 PM »
    I bought the stage I kit and it was OK at best.  The sway bars where from Hellwig the fit was not so good.  All in all it was ok but because it was in kit form it made it easy.  The onlt difference I see in Stage I + II is the torsion bars, clips, and boots for a chunk o change more. :dunno:
    Had china made front end parts w/energy suspension bushings/grease seals.
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #5 on: September 22, 2006 - 05:26:29 PM »
    that sucks.... I ordered my Stage II today.  :bricks1:
    do you think the torsion bars are crap on these?
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #6 on: September 22, 2006 - 05:32:57 PM »
    I only ordered the Stage I kit so I don't know about the t-bars.  Don't get me wrong everything fit/function properly but took some fitting(sway bars).  Kit only came w/poly lower control arm bushing, no standard bushing.  I had ordered a previous kit from pst and it came w/both on the lowers.  Be patient w/the sway bars as the instructions are junk.  Plan on fitting them multiple times.  The car does respond much better with the addition of the Stage I kit, I would imagine the t-bars are outsourced as well so they should be fine.

    Tom :2thumbs:
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #7 on: September 22, 2006 - 05:45:18 PM »
    any links to a "how-to" for a sway bar install?  :bigsmile:

    I might make one if not..
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #8 on: September 22, 2006 - 06:11:33 PM »
    No links here!  I looked online for a while before I put them in and it was tough.  The bars are pretty heavy!  When my car gets back from body shop I'll snap a few pics if your not done yet.   :pullinghair:

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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #9 on: September 23, 2006 - 08:42:53 PM »
    Did you use the KYB shocks?  What did you think of them?  I had a set on my Dart and really did not like the way they rode, seemed like they doubled the stiffness of the suspension.  Went to a Monroe gas shock all around and liked it much better, seemed to let the suspension work better.  The KYB's almost seem like a crutch, like they are trying to fix something that is not exactly broke.
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #10 on: September 24, 2006 - 12:07:14 PM »
    I really didnt chose them... KYB's are the most popular and I just went with it....I guess we will see. :dunno:
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    Re: Stage II G-Machine Kit from www.performancesuspension.com ??
    « Reply #11 on: September 24, 2006 - 12:17:09 PM »
    From what I could tell the KYB's were good for the weekend cruiser/bruiser.  Not Cadillac shocks, but then again we don't drive Cadillacs now do we? :poopoke:

    Tom :2thumbs:
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