Stiff!

[pwagon717]

So I made the switch over to GCs yesterday that I had for over 2.5 years sitting on my father roller. Have the shortened housing with rabbit inserts. My car is stiff up front. I mean by pressing down on the hood, it does not budge. If I hit a bump, it feel like the front end is going to disentegrate before me. I had coils on my E30, and these are way stiffer with a lesser spring rate. I hope my shock is having some play and being used. Anyone else on coils, super stiff (lol)?

[Lorin]

bilstein sports for 2002's are REALLY stiff. My last car with suspension tech. springs (not very stiff) was not compressible with a full weight push on the hood.

[pwagon717]

bilstein sports for 2002's are REALLY stiff. My last car with suspension tech. springs (not very stiff) was not compressible with a full weight push on the hood.

Lorin, did you ever find my wheels?

[Lorin]

Still MIA. Car is still for sale though...

[ponchis]

i just bought some coilovers, i havent installed them but i wonder if i went too stiff on the spring rate.. what rate are yours? i wont daily them so i guess its ok...

Alfonso

[tim385]

Yep thats about right, what rate are your spring?Shortened struts are really only good for track, that was the idea anyway .Changing your springs to 300 might help a bit.

[RussTii]

So what is the spring rate ? For street use I wouldn't go too crazy, maybe 300 lbs/inch. The I/E race spring is 400, our A/X car uses 550 lb springs.

[Harv]

Russ, are those slicks on your XP car? I forget what mine are. Maybe 380 in the front and ie stage two in the rear. my car is incompressible too.

John

[ponchis]

Wow! Any info on those wheels? Size and offset plz!!!

Im running 450lbs upfront and 400 rear...

Not sure if its stiff enough till i finally install them!

Track car

Alfonso

[RayC911]

Im running 450lbs upfront and 400 rear...

Not sure if its stiff enough till i finally install them!

Track car

Alfonso

If I remember, my first set of IE springs were the same rates with front coilovers. A little too stiff on the streets for me but you might not mind

[RussTii]

The slicks are 22x1x13 Hoosiers. Wheels are Spinwerks 13x10 with a 3 inch backspace. Wheels weigh 10.5 lbs and are stout enough that I haven't been able to booger them up when mounting tires.

[Colin]

So I made the switch over to GCs yesterday that I had for over 2.5 years sitting on my father roller. Have the shortened housing with rabbit inserts. My car is stiff up front. I mean by pressing down on the hood, it does not budge. If I hit a bump, it feel like the front end is going to disentegrate before me. I had coils on my E30, and these are way stiffer with a lesser spring rate. I hope my shock is having some play and being used. Anyone else on coils, super stiff (lol)?

I am running 250lbs spring up front with rabbit sport inserts. It is stiff, but not horrible. I can't imagine going stiffer on the street, though.