No aftermarket shocks

[GoLowDrew]

Normally, when you do lowering springs, you replace shocks too. Why is it that I don't see "performance" shocks when I search for Matrix/Vibe? The two brands I looked are KYB and Tokico.Is it not necessary to do shocks when lowering a Vibe?My Vibe got 45K miles, so I might as well replace the shocks. Do I just go with "stock" replacement shocks?

[damronjr]

It is not required to change the shocks, and from what I understand there are no performance shocks for our cars anyways. KYB has shocks, but they are the same as the stock shocks from what I heard on MO. If yours go bad you just have to replace with with new stock shocks.

[BlueCrush]

Like Jason stated it isn't necessary to replace the shocks/struts when lowering. However, we will have performace shocks & struts later this summer from Tokico. They are in development right now. Hopefully for us AWDer's as well. We'll see.

[damronjr]

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Like Jason stated it isn't necessary to replace the shocks/struts when lowering. However, we will have performace shocks & struts later this summer from Tokico. They are in development right now. Hopefully for us AWDer's as well. We'll see. I thought someone else was making them as well supposedly?

[BlueCrush]

Might be Koni?

[GoLowDrew]

Then without "performance" shocks, do the Vibe ride kind of "jiggy" over bumps?

[damronjr]

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush »Might be Koni?Yeah, I think that was it. As for "jiggy", it does get rougher.

[NSimkins]

I was thinking of the same thing, replacing shocks and keeping my Tein S-Tech springs, but no go (yet). I'm probably going to end up getting the Tein Coilovers this Spring which include the shock/spring assembly.

[BlueCrush]

It might over time (couple years maybe)