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Hello all,

I have had my car for many years...cursing the ride it gave me.

It is in for major works, so I have decided to change my springs.

The car is set up with ohlins(Coil-over) suspension and after having the springs tested I

have had 640 pounds at the front and 540 pounds in the rear.

Was told this is good for track and drift only......if used on the street great for a back reco. :nyaanyaa:

What spring rates should I be running.

I am not interested in lowering due to front lip problems going up my driveway.

Car will have 350AWKW's after the build.

I am in Melbourne and looking to get them locally.

Who can supply these at mates rates?

Or even at good rates :angry:

What do springs cost?..Was told I should be looking at 400 Pound odd at the frot and 330 Pound at rear.

Cheers.

Oh...look at the FS area in the next few weeks...I will have the ohlin springs for sale.

Anyone want a back reco. :banana:

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Don't know much about spring setups but my Tein coil-overs are great.. a little bit hard sometimes can adjust them softer but i love the great cornering with them...

my tuner fell in love with them.... when i picked up the car he commented how good it was to drive...

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Don't know much about spring setups but my Tein coil-overs are great.. a little bit hard sometimes can adjust them softer but i love the great cornering with them...

my tuner fell in love with them.... when i picked up the car he commented how good it was to drive...

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:nyaanyaa:

When I go around a corner and hit a bump the car nearly lifts off the ground....

Your spring rates must be lower.

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lol... yeah i think your right... mine just feels like it's on rails... sore kidneys when i drove it back from the tuners (130km's on sh)t Highway)...

But i have been driving the SS for a year... nice soft suspension, couch seats i think i just got soft, a couple of days around the streets and i was loving it...

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Don't know much about spring setups but my Tein coil-overs are great.. a little bit hard sometimes can adjust them softer but i love the great cornering with them...

my tuner fell in love with them.... when i picked up the car he commented how good it was to drive...

which teins are you using? and what are the spring rates?

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Wow, 600 in the fronts. Damn your chiropractor would love you. I would think that 6kg front (335lb) and 5Kg (280lb)rear would be ok on street tyres. I have 5 and 4 on my 32R and their plenty firm. Might be a bit different for a heavier 33R

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I'm using tein super streets with whiteline adjustable swaybars :D

I had ohlins when I bought the car and you would skip over bumps mid corner at speed= no good.

Car handles a lot better now, and ride is better too on Syd roads lol.

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ive got 9kg up front & 7kg rear

stiff as! feel every bump in the road, hit alil bump as i turn the car goes spastic.

very good when corning on smooth road tho, handles like its on rails

justjap advised to change to 7 front & 5kg rear.

i wanted it lower but they didnt recommend in doing so.

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Hello all,

I have had my car for many years...cursing the ride it gave me.

It is in for major works, so I have decided to change my springs.

The car is set up with ohlins(Coil-over) suspension and after having the springs tested I

have had 640 pounds at the front and 540 pounds in the rear.

Was told this is good for track and drift only......if used on the street great for a back reco. :rofl:

What spring rates should I be running.

I am not interested in lowering due to front lip problems going up my driveway.

Car will have 350AWKW's after the build.

I am in Melbourne and looking to get them locally.

Who can supply these at mates rates?

Or even at good rates :O

What do springs cost?..Was told I should be looking at 400 Pound odd at the frot and 330 Pound at rear.

Cheers.

Oh...look at the FS area in the next few weeks...I will have the ohlin springs for sale.

Anyone want a back reco. :)

For street tyres? Around 275 to 300 lbs/inch front (5.5 kg/mm) and 225 to 250 lbs/inch rear (4.0 kg/mm)

Doen a couple of Yamahas (Ohlins) with those rates and its a big improvement. Not perfect, but worthwhile doing.

Cheers

Gary

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