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Hi

I have tein HR (non adjustable damper) and well whilst they are pretty harsh on bumps (i was prepared and can live with this), i have a quick question.

Would the stiffness of the suspension be harmful to the car? For example, many of Sydney's roads are broken, uneven etc and my car constantly goes up and down due to the hardness of the suspension. Is this very harmful to the car? eg. i dont want screws and bolts coming out of my car in the near future lol.

Cheers

Eric

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In the long run yes...I had coilovers in my Silvia for a couple of years and there are stress fractures all over my bodykit and thats just an example. I also kept on blowing my headlight globes and it was only on my 4-5th replacement that I was told that because my coilovers were so hard, it kept on shattering the filaments in the globes. I've since replaced the coilovers with normal sports suspension. I enjoy driving it again :) Coilovers were never really designed for everyday on road driving. There is a price to pay I guess.

Yes a too hard damping or spring rate can be harmful, as well as making the car lose grip and be slower on the track.

But FFS a coilover is when the coil is over the shock. Anyone wanna guess just how many cars other than Skylines come with this standard??? So what do you all use if you don't have coilovers?

:rant by terminology NAZI ends:

Just to add further 'helpful' comment, Japanese suspension is usually rediculously hard and oversprung. You can get new springs or better yet, the Whiteline stuff which uses Bilstiens.

Cheers

Yes a too hard damping or spring rate can be harmful, as well as making the car lose grip and be slower on the track.

But FFS a coilover is when the coil is over the shock. Anyone wanna guess just how many cars other than Skylines come with this standard??? So what do you all use if you don't have coilovers?

:rant by terminology NAZI ends:

Im converting to a live rear axle with leaf springs B)

When you order your coilovers you should be given an option as to the weight of the spring. I have some D2s comming for my Silvia which are a couple of kg lighter than standard so that they can account for Townsville roads... and I don't intend to ude it on the track :D

Cheers

  • 2 weeks later...
stu

they can supply softer springs?

might give them a buzz

thanks

sorry for being lazy and not searching but whilst on topic wat rates are good for a r34?

You may not be able to simply change the spring rates, the damping rate in the shocks are valved to suite the springs rates that it currently has. If you change the spring rates you might have to change the dampening rate as well. Compare the total cost with the Group Buy on Whiteline and Bilstein.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=88141

:rolleyes: cheers :rolleyes:

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