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| jmill |
 Feb 26 2010, 11:36 AM
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Green Hornet  Group: Members Posts: 2,449 Joined: 9-May 08 From: Racine, Wisconsin Member No.: 9,038 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
I saw these from RSR and they look pretty sweet. Does anyone run these? I have 911 Boge struts with 3.5 spacing now. Do you know if the A caliper will bolt up to these? What weight spring do I need? It'll be on a street/track 6. I'd like it more track than street. Is there something better or cheaper out there?
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| gopack |
Feb 26 2010, 02:08 PM
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CHEESEHEAD in CA, MARK Group: Members Posts: 744 Joined: 7-August 04 From: Folsom, CA Member No.: 2,472 Region Association: Northern California |
what is te advantage of coil over versus torsion bar? weight? geometry flexibility? cool factor?
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| Chris Hamilton |
Feb 26 2010, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 611 Joined: 7-March 06 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 5,687 |
QUOTE(gopack @ Feb 26 2010, 12:08 PM)  what is te advantage of coil over versus torsion bar? weight? geometry flexibility? cool factor? INQUIRING MINDS want to KNOW Cool factor. Don't they look bitchin? The weight is just being moved from the bottom of the car to as high as you can put it in the front. Seems like a step backwards to me... The geometry remains the same. The only racecars porsche ran with these had extensive modifications to the front end to stiffen them. Just because people don't have broken front ends doesn't mean they aren't flexing all over the place when they would have been otherwise stable. You move the spring forces from the bottom of the car where the A-Arms mount to the tops of the struts. If you have considered those factors and determined that the loads and advantages of the coilover setup are necessary for your racecar, you've probably already got them on there and aren't asking about it on a web forum. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) |
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jmill Coil overs Feb 26 2010, 11:36 AM
Chris Hamilton Those are great struts since they have raised spin... Feb 26 2010, 12:47 PM BigD9146gt Talk to Clint at Rebelracingproducts.com. Those lo... Feb 26 2010, 02:04 PM
SirAndy
The weight is just being moved from the bottom of... Feb 26 2010, 09:40 PM Chris Hamilton
The only real advantage i see is better spring ... Feb 26 2010, 09:45 PM tat2dphreak
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probably all 3, def. cool factor. but I... Feb 26 2010, 02:22 PM BigD9146gt the advantage/disadvantage of a coil over is:
-muc... Feb 26 2010, 02:24 PM jmill It wouldn't make sense to run these with torsi... Feb 26 2010, 07:26 PM Chris Hamilton I run them on my blue car. With torsion bars.
And... Feb 26 2010, 09:30 PM BigD9146gt
http://www.thextremeresources.com/boshi/images/ca... Feb 27 2010, 12:34 PM jmill
They are the cheapest way to get good front strut... Feb 27 2010, 12:28 AM Chris Hamilton There is a difference between struts that have hig... Feb 27 2010, 12:58 AM BigD9146gt I agree with Chris H, corner balancing on torsion ... Feb 27 2010, 02:55 AM jmill I haven't decided on anything. Had my mind be... Feb 27 2010, 11:54 AM BigD9146gt
Ok, so why isn't it popular? Cost, torsion ... Feb 27 2010, 12:28 PM turboman808 Planning to get Von shocks with smart racing front... Feb 27 2010, 12:04 PM brant a portion of a torsion bar is technically sprung a... Feb 27 2010, 12:59 PM sww914 More spring rate choices and easy rate changes, th... Feb 28 2010, 10:48 AM camaroz1985 I am making a cheap coilover setup for my car. ... Mar 1 2010, 10:48 AM |
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