my suspension upgrade report, 22mm Ts, 180 springs, Koni yellers |
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my suspension upgrade report, 22mm Ts, 180 springs, Koni yellers |
sean_v8_914 |
Feb 16 2006, 10:53 AM
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Chingon 601 Group: Members Posts: 4,011 Joined: 1-February 05 From: San Diego Member No.: 3,541 |
I had some springs for sale. many members asked me about why I was selling them and more imprtantly what effect did it have on teh cars handling and street drivability
the 180 or 200s require bigger torsion bars to work well. I run 22mm with a stock sway bar and Falkin Azinis 205 50 15 I ran the 180 on the track but never tested the 200s on teh track. the car is neutral and rotates well with slight throttle modulation. on teh street it is OK but a very sharp difference in ride quality. on teh street the bumps get much less travel out of the suspension so it can be a bit jaring on some roads (lyons Valley rd) on teh track the suspension responds MUCH quicker. it also loads up alot more energy so if you jerk it around on teh street you better know about car balance. the good news is that only in teh most extreme evasive manuver wold you experience this and if you do upset teh cars balance, it recovers instantly . why did I sell them? I am moving to a 2.5 inch ID spring that is 8 inches long. they fit tighter against teh shock and I am also upgrading to threaded perches to enable proper corner balancing and ride height adjustability. teh smaller spring should track more vertically true under compression also I have a bitmap of teh Weltmeister suspension recomendation chart. I need someone here to convert it to a format that I can post it here |
Trekkor |
Feb 17 2006, 01:41 PM
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I do things... Group: Members Posts: 7,809 Joined: 2-December 03 From: Napa, Ca Member No.: 1,413 Region Association: Northern California |
Not so quick on the "you have to have stiffer torsions".
I run 200# rears with stock torsions up front. I am running the SRP front bar, 31mm.Set 2/3rds firm. Koni yellows and rear bar connected. I'm being 100% honest. My car only becomes upset when I do something that *no* suspension combo could overcome. For example: 1. Carrying too much speed into a corner and using the brakes into the turn=snap oversteer. 2. Applying way too much throttle while in a turn=snap over steer. 3. Trying to go through turn carrying too much speed=understeer. See the pattern? Too much is not always a good thing (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif) KT |
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