Coilovers

[kakada]

hey guys and girls i'm a newbie just join up. recently pick up my r33 gtst sII, got pulled over friday and defected (minor) for my coilovers being too stiff, is this lagit or what. some of my friends say there being a pain in the azz, would like to here your thoughts on this one. much thankx

kakada

[R31Nismoid]

Suspension does need a certain amount of travel.

So yes, legit.

ADR's will have the requirements. Or even the VicRoads VSI's (Vehicle Standards Information), can be found on their site

[Nismoh]

wow...never new this... i'm stuffed

[_Ryan_]

Ditch the coilovers... this is a good read http://farnorthracing.com/autocross_secrets6.html

[Stagea_Neo]

Hmmm. has me questioning my Tein's now.

However they work for me in the Stag, car is very stable but planning to do the swaybars

so i can turn the dampening force right down to eliminate bounce over bumps and have

tyres/suspension follow the bumps with maximum contact, so not relying on tyres/shocks and create a balance.

I know the insurance companies are aware/investigated this also, have spoken to them in the past about planned

mods with brakes, suspension, tyre/rim size, engine etc... even the diameter of your steering wheel.

Too hard suspension will increase your chance of aquaplaning same as having wide tires.

Also having dampening/springs too hard on normal roads dry or wet = loss of traction as your bouncing over stuff.

Coil overs are more for tracks where the surface is smooth.

It's safety, common sense etc....

[_Ryan_]

Hmmm. has me questioning my Tein's now.

However they work for me in the Stag, car is very stable but planning to do the swaybars

so i can turn the dampening force right down to eliminate bounce over bumps and have

tyres/suspension follow the bumps with maximum contact, so not relying on tyres/shocks and create a balance.

I know the insurance companies are aware/investigated this also, have spoken to them in the past about planned

mods with brakes, suspension, tyre/rim size, engine etc... even the diameter of your steering wheel.

Too hard suspension will increase your chance of aquaplaning same as having wide tires.

Also having dampening/springs too hard on normal roads dry or wet = loss of traction as your bouncing over stuff.

Coil overs are more for tracks where the surface is smooth.

It's safety, common sense etc....

i stiffened the damper on the 32's teins(mono flex) to increase traction from full soft.... its all about balance. they dont seem to shift the weight as nicely through the corners as the other shocks i have owned...

[Stagea_Neo]

i tend to agree on that point. RB Ryan.

'they dont seem to shift the weight as nicely through the corners as the other shocks i have owned...'

i've had whiteline sway bars (non-adjustable), king springs + monroe gt gas on a r31 skyiline & vc commodore and found that to work quite well.

Been in a vl/vk? commondoor group A years ago with a Kmac setup, cant remember all the details and it was so smooth/gripy...fantastic drive.

[_Ryan_]

i tend to agree on that point. RB Ryan.

'they dont seem to shift the weight as nicely through the corners as the other shocks i have owned...'

i've had whiteline sway bars (non-adjustable), king springs + monroe gt gas on a r31 skyiline & vc commodore and found that to work quite well.

Been in a vl/vk? commondoor group A years ago with a Kmac setup, cant remember all the details and it was so smooth/gripy...fantastic drive.

couple of sets of bilsteins, one set of konis, konis were a little better, bilsteins alot better. certain sections of windy road show this up, at the speed limit, in traffic.