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Hi folks-

I'm about to bite the bullet, skip some bills, and redo the entire front suspension on my '72. SF roads get really rough in places and with the car real loose I'm stressing out like crazy when I go over bumps. I'd like to add a little body-roll resistance without lowering the car (my wheels are too wide) or making it unreasonably stiff (I had a Miata autocrosser that used to chatter my teeth). I'm thinking nice fresh stock springs with Bilstein HDs, fresh rubber bushings, and Ireland sway bars. I'm sure some of you guys are running a similar setup. How do you like it? As always many thanks for the friendly advice!

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I'm installing that setup (although with stock swaybars for now) at the moment. Depending on when you plan on purchasing and installing your parts, you're welcome to come by to try out the ride when I'm finished (I'm in Oakland).

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so yeah , stk springs uncut, Bil.s HD and Ireland hollow front bar and 22mm rear, not teeth rattling, nice freeway cruise, yet tight in the corners. Have yet to get it out on the track and fine tune oversteer/understeer by adjusting rear bar. Have not bottomed out or scaped the fornt Zender spoiler yet either. I like this for my daily (only car) driver as a compromise between full race and road car.

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Yeah, I won't be able to afford to do it for at least 3 weeks or so. I would love to take a spin in if you have it all installed before then. Thank you!

>Davin 415.876.7133

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Excellent setup. It looks just right on my car although some people prefer their cars a little lower. Very good ride, even my wife thinks so! It is well-damped and does not lean very much. Overall, a great street setup.

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Good streetable setup.

Remove the headlight spacers in the front. Nice comfy ride on crappy Boston streets. Good handling with light understeer at a reasonable limit on off ramps. Easy to use the throttle/steering input to get some managable (fun) oversteer as well.

-Justin

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'97 m3

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Bilsteins last forever. Front swaybar is 19mm (to clear A/C) with urethane bushings; rear is also 19mm (not ideal, but too good a deal to pass up)but with rubber bushings to sofen the rear a bit.

It's my everyday car and is nice and smooth on the road, and still acceptable for autocrosses. If you can stand the height loss, using pre 1973 stock springs will lower the car an inch vs 73-76 stock springs (bumper & headlight height laws are responsible for the difference).

Good luck

Mike

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