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Amityevo
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:24 pm Post subject: considering lowering the evo |
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see this is kinda hard and this is why after a good bit or research i found that my car comes with very stout front and rear sway bars already and theres really no reason to change them especially for a daily driver let alone it supposely takes around 10 hours to do the front one(dropping sub frame)...but then it comes to lowering springs or coilovers...just about every place i go for info say go coilovers but not only are they very expensive but you set them up with different applications and damn thats more decisions. The problem with lowering springs is well according to others with evos is that it blows your stuts out quickly(stockies) and as far as handling helps some but not much mainly for looks type of deal soooooooo whats your guys 2 cents |
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DSMdave
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Shops are going to want you to spend the most so consider that. cheap coil overs are for looks (and ride like shit) and good real expensive ones are for guys changing their spring rates for different tracks they race at every weekend. I don't think there would be a point in either. Plus they actually shorten the stroke making less use of your suspension and if springs blow out your struts so will coil overs..they do the same damn thing. so do some research and get some good springs with proper spring rates for the EVO. For example Eibachs for my car are totally wrong for someone looking for a racing application. they pretty much give you the look of performance. That's why I went with the H&R springs. The spring rates were correct for the eclipse and JI know from research that they set each individual spring rate for each car, Eibach doesn't they just cut the same spring metal for a mustang and a civic. Next I got Koni yellows which have adjustable valving. Drag....Ok I soften them up 20%. Autocross...Ok all the way stiff and then back 1/2 turn.
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laxian55
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:19 am Post subject: |
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I am all about a nice full race coil over set, but would you really use it, probably not. Good springs are a definite must, for instance my springs are made by Vogtland, which are the original manufacturer of SAAB springs, and make in my opinion the best aftermarket saab springs. Koni's or some nice adjustable shocks, are quite advisable as well, and will likely make a bigger handling difference than the springs themselves would. Koni definitely makes one of the better shocks around and are fully adjustable and are in my opinion the way to go.
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ya if i got coilovers they would be at least fairly good ones not just coils with adjustability it would be a full set i heared megan racing makes a good set or basic teins for around $800 which is pretty reasonable for coilovers but as for springs obvously much cheaper maybe between the Teins, hotchkis, and tanabe...... |
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DSMdave
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| Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:13 am Post subject: |
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enough said... get some koni's so you don't blow out your struts and some good matched springs.
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