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Hi

I currently have an r32 waiting for some suspension upgrades though im not sure what will be needed for a few drift laps.

i have in possesion a pair of GAB coilovers for the rear of the r32 with damper control. I was wondering:

what spring rate i should use for the rear end?

Also what spring rate is recommended for the front?

What will i need to lower the front and make it stiffer than it already is?

How much will it cost to make the front end stiffer and lower if at all possible??

I plan to get all the work done by my a local suspension specialist. The car is a daily driver so something in between good handling and everyday driving would be much appreciated.

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My suggestion would be to go for adjustable stabilisr bars rather than very high spring rates. That way you can back off the antiroll with the stabiliser bars for road driving. Check out the Group Buy on R32GTST Whiteline/Bilstein parts first, it has most of what you need;

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...showtopic=85466

Then if you have any further questions please ask away.

:D cheers :D

8kg/mm front and 6kg/mm rear are quite common combinations for drift cars, that is what I would suggest.

As far as damper goes. have a play around with it. But you'll probably find full hard on rear, and fairly soft on front will be the best combination for drift / oversteer.

A lot of people are selling japanese suspension and buying the group buy stuff, so it's a good opportunity to pick up some of the jap stuff. You might also find, that with this style of suspension, you can leave swaybar upgrades alone for now.

Whilst im sure SK is about to flame me for recommending japanese suspension ;-) -- but the reality is, japanese suspension with high spring rates are ideal for drift, and has been proven in japan (though not too street friendly...)

Whilst im sure SK is about to flame me for recommending japanese suspension ;-)   --   but the reality is,  japanese suspension with high spring rates are ideal for drift, and has been proven in japan  (though not too street friendly...)

No flaming from me on that one, for 100% drift car the suspension set up needs to be quite stiff. But

The car is a daily driver

I believe the best way to achieve dual aims like that (road 99% - drift 1%) would be with adjustable stabiliser bars.

:) cheers :)

PS; I am not sure that comparing Japanese suspension with Japanese suspension actualy proves that Japanese suspension is best. There are a few guys now running Australian suspension. One particular WRX, with what is basically circuit race Proflex in it, seems to be doing quite well lately. After having no joy with Japanese drift suspension.

Edited by Sydneykid

yeah, for daily driver. fair enough. It really depends how competative you want to get with track events etc. The more and more you put on your car, the less street legal it's gonna get.

e.g. my car is now almost 100% drift car now, since I bought a sigma as a daily driver

Well, i'm sure you can buy suspension from many countries which would come under the category as "too stiff". I'm using Quantum suspension in my car now, which is an English brand, which is just as hard (if not harder) than a lot of japanese brands i've seen/used.

It seems as though alot of the japanese brands are more suitable for drift than circuit

"One particular WRX, with what is basically circuit race Proflex in it, seems to be doing quite well lately. After having no joy with Japanese drift suspension."

sk I dont think that the Jap maker was thinking that someone would try drift there rex when they made the sus so its no really drfit sus is it?

U should upgrade ur shocks and springs, depending on where ur from, u could find some sick aftermarket springs and shocks like Tein, JIC etc from some jap part importers. Going realtively cheap too, like $700 for TEIN HR's....non damper but killer stiffness. just put ur GABS on the rear set em stiff and find some front coilovers

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