I just got mine from ebay, heres the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-SWA...ht_2016wt_1027

I went with these just because checker and advanced auto by me wanted about 43$ per link, and the planet honda up the road of course wanted 60 something per lol.

 

Just curious about everyones opinions on KYB GR-2 gas shocks? http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/1814127444.html found these on my local craigslist for 100, if they are good i will jump on them asap when i get paid friday. If not ill just wait.

 

I have heard that they are pretty good street shocks as long as your car is not too low. Not exactly sure how low your car is, but the lowest drop I would go with these shocks is about 1.5 inches. Any lower and I would recommend a little higher end shocks like KYB AGXs, or Koni yellows

 

If im not mistaken my front sits about 22 1/4" from the ground and the back is 23 1/4" (this is measuring from the ground up to the top middle of the wheel well).

 

Update time - so a couple of days ago i applied for a credit card at my bank but i have yet to hear back from them, so my plan is if i do get the card i will begin ordering my pistons/rods/bearings. If i cant get the card on my own i may talk to my parents about co-signing and if that fails then im just going to be saving and my project will take longer =P.

Tomorrow is payday, i am starting to look for a bare d16 block with just a crank. My reason for this is to be able to get my pistons and what not into a "spare" block while still being able to drive my car. Then when i have everything i need turbo kit and everything i would like to just be able to switch out bottom ends instead of tearing apart my block then putting in the parts.

Also tomorrow i plan on ordering some energy suspension shifter link bushings and picking up a spare set of motor/trans mount to try out the solid polyurthane mount DIY. And maybe look into picking up my clutch pretty soon.

 

A couple of days ago i picked up some polyurthane energy suspension sway bar link bushings from advanced auto for 10 bucks! They are universal bushings so i did have to do some modifying. The bushings were too thick so to shave them down my buddy held the bushings with channel locks and we sanded them down with a belt sander...surprisingly it worked out very well lol. Anyways this was a quick and easy install but made a HUGE difference. Between the rear sway bar and these bushings my car handles 200% better, i highly recommend these bushings, 10 bucks for them and you can definitely tell a difference.


Old bushings

New bushings

 

KYB GR2 shocks are OE replacements. Not great for matching with stiff springs or a major drop. Don't expect anything performance wise out of them either since they're compareable to stock.

 

So im heading up north to pick up some goodies here in a few, will have pics up when i get home!

 

photobucket isnt working for me, so ill have to put pics up tomorrow. But anyways today i picked up some brand new golden eagle forged rods and a d16y7 block for 220$ together.

 

Now its time to save up for some vitara pistons and acl bearings and ill get this motor all reassembled, then i get to look into turbos =D