Coilovers for the stanced and the low?
Jun 25, 2011, 12:35 PM
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I took my Tein Flex's apart to swap the springs and when I put them back together I must've left them really low when I out the car back on the ground it was low I don't even know how the car rolled (It was an accident).
Had BC's before this and I believe they went really low....I never tried it. Look in the stanced thread and ask some of the posters what they were running.
Had BC's before this and I believe they went really low....I never tried it. Look in the stanced thread and ask some of the posters what they were running.
Jun 25, 2011, 03:55 PM
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I took my Tein Flex's apart to swap the springs and when I put them back together I must've left them really low when I out the car back on the ground it was low I don't even know how the car rolled (It was an accident).
Had BC's before this and I believe they went really low....I never tried it. Look in the stanced thread and ask some of the posters what they were running.
Had BC's before this and I believe they went really low....I never tried it. Look in the stanced thread and ask some of the posters what they were running.
Jun 25, 2011, 04:59 PM
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Nope never did. I would NEVER do that to be honest. Looked too unsafe so I can't speak to the ride....only that they seem to have the ability to go really really low.
Jun 25, 2011, 11:08 PM
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EVO is not designed to be slammed
And to the fella who suggesting cutting spring,this is just ridiculous proportion to even bother/thinking about
I hate the whole Hellaflush/poke tyre movement
There is a reason why EVO come with Brembo 4/2 Pot,ACD + Front/Rear LSD,BBS Forged Wheel
Jun 26, 2011, 11:04 AM
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Not entirely.
Yes, many things can go wrong when you cut OE springs, but I think it's important to understand what does (and what doesn't) happen when you do it. I've seen many people say that cutting springs lowers their rate; this is the opposite of true. In fact, the math involved in calculating how much stiffer your springs will be when you cut them is very simple.
As an experiment, I cut about 3/4 of a coil off the front and 1 coil off the rear of my 2G DSM's springs. (I already had the suspension apart to install coilovers, but GC had sent a wrong part and I had an event in two days and love doing experiments. All in all, I'd say it broke even in terms of handling. As long as I stayed off the bumpstops, it was better, but if an outside wheel hit a bump mid-corner, bye-bye.
Yes, many things can go wrong when you cut OE springs, but I think it's important to understand what does (and what doesn't) happen when you do it. I've seen many people say that cutting springs lowers their rate; this is the opposite of true. In fact, the math involved in calculating how much stiffer your springs will be when you cut them is very simple.
As an experiment, I cut about 3/4 of a coil off the front and 1 coil off the rear of my 2G DSM's springs. (I already had the suspension apart to install coilovers, but GC had sent a wrong part and I had an event in two days and love doing experiments. All in all, I'd say it broke even in terms of handling. As long as I stayed off the bumpstops, it was better, but if an outside wheel hit a bump mid-corner, bye-bye.
