stiffer in the back
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stiffer in the back
I am doing a whole build on my 2.2L there are some serious plans.
but anyways, I will be making 300+ hp. And I want to have some sort of traction, hell even for safety reasons, I dont want to get on the throttle to pull into traffic and just spin the tires.
So my plan for my suspension (I save money where I can for every part of my build, but I dont just get the cheapest stuff) is FE5 shocks/struts, rear TTR sway, FE5 front sway, DC strut bar, and eibach sportlines.
SO my question is, should I get the adjustable rear Koni shocks and set them to "Stiffest" to stop all the weight from transferring to the rear???
I think this might help traction on a FWD car. What do you guys think??
and does anyone have any other suggestion for springs? I have searched a bit and like eibach sportlines, is there a big difference between the other companies (just talking coil springs)??
but anyways, I will be making 300+ hp. And I want to have some sort of traction, hell even for safety reasons, I dont want to get on the throttle to pull into traffic and just spin the tires.
So my plan for my suspension (I save money where I can for every part of my build, but I dont just get the cheapest stuff) is FE5 shocks/struts, rear TTR sway, FE5 front sway, DC strut bar, and eibach sportlines.
SO my question is, should I get the adjustable rear Koni shocks and set them to "Stiffest" to stop all the weight from transferring to the rear???
I think this might help traction on a FWD car. What do you guys think??
and does anyone have any other suggestion for springs? I have searched a bit and like eibach sportlines, is there a big difference between the other companies (just talking coil springs)??
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Koni's although they only affect rebound add a lot of dampening to the weight transfer depending on what setting you have it on. I recently changed mine from stiffest to softest, huge difference when accelerating. Back end barely ever dropped till I softened them up.
I would say that it does help with traction seeing how it keeps the car more level. Although I don't have any numbers to prove that theory.
I would say that it does help with traction seeing how it keeps the car more level. Although I don't have any numbers to prove that theory.
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ok well, I dont want air bags, I dont really mind ride comfort, I'm 19 and I'm in the Coast Guard, anything is better than our 25' response boat.
I'll look into coilovers, but I like what yelloeye said, I might end up trying the rear Koni's.
and Yelloeye, we have the same balt, I have an 06 same color
I'll look into coilovers, but I like what yelloeye said, I might end up trying the rear Koni's.
and Yelloeye, we have the same balt, I have an 06 same color
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Since the Koni's are rebound adjustable only, installing them on the front and the back and setting them to full firm in the front should prevent weight transfer to the back more effectively. When you accelerate the car pops up in the front and that is controlled by the shocks rebound damping. Then set the back shocks to whatever level you feel is the best. Here is a link to a dyno graph that shows the damping forces for a typical Koni Sport.
http://www.koni-na.com/presentations...ng/slide5.html
The compression damping doesn't change. Setting them to full firm in the back will make them feel very stiff because they won't allow the rear springs to rebound after small undulations in the pavement resulting in a ride that feels very stiff but the compression damping actually doesn't change in the back.
Coilovers would be better at controlling it.
http://www.koni-na.com/presentations...ng/slide5.html
The compression damping doesn't change. Setting them to full firm in the back will make them feel very stiff because they won't allow the rear springs to rebound after small undulations in the pavement resulting in a ride that feels very stiff but the compression damping actually doesn't change in the back.
Coilovers would be better at controlling it.
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