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> Coil overs, What do you think?
jmill
post Feb 26 2010, 11:36 AM
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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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post Feb 28 2010, 10:48 AM
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More spring rate choices and easy rate changes, that's about it. After you've developed the car to the point that you can't get stiff enough torsion bars, it's time to move to coilovers. They look cool and it might be nice to tell your ricer friends that you have coilovers, but you don't need them on a street car. Spring rates go along with tires, too. 175 street tires will just slide sideways with really stiff springs. Huge slicks will overwhelm normal springs and bottom the car out very quickly. It's all about the combo, just like everything else. Put a huge cam in a stock injected engine and it won't run. Put huge carbs on a stock engine and it will choke on it's self. Put a 3.6 in a stock car and you can't stop quick enough.
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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
gopack   what is te advantage of coil over versus torsion b...   Feb 26 2010, 02:08 PM
Chris Hamilton   what is te advantage of coil over versus torsion ...   Feb 26 2010, 06:23 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   :agree: 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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