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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:23 PM
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Those are the first pics I've seen of your car, lookin good! Perfect height, I'm too pumped.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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WANGSPEED how do you like those tires? I have the DWS and they are almost worn out.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:43 PM
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DW are great tires for daily driving. They cut through water in an amazing way. They're not crazy sticky, but I have a separate set of tires for track. The other thing is that they would be completely inappropriate for snow/ice conditions. I drive my truck when the weather gets nasty in winter.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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Yeah i have a set of snow tires so im not worried about winter. I'll keep them on the list. i prob have 5k left on my current tires.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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3 dead coils?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Yep, designed that way to achieve the desired spring rate, ride, and performance. Two in front, and four in the rear.

edit: clarification. They are dead under static load. If the suspension droops, they become active. It's important to get that droop so that you get travel back in the suspension. Other springs that don't have sufficient spring rate in their "dead" coils do not expand the suspension enough when it needs to droop. As a result, you have reduced travel, and it will hurt when it comes crashing back down on the other side of the bump. I think John and Hyperco did a great job in the design here.

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Wangspeed
Yep, designed that way to achieve the desired spring rate, ride, and performance. Two in front, and four in the rear.

edit: clarification. They are dead under static load. If the suspension droops, they become active. It's important to get that droop so that you get travel back in the suspension. Other springs that don't have sufficient spring rate in their "dead" coils do not expand the suspension enough when it needs to droop. As a result, you have reduced travel, and it will hurt when it comes crashing back down on the other side of the bump. I think John and Hyperco did a great job in the design here.
I think you did a good job in explaining it to me. Thank you Warren.
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 04:32 PM
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Wangspeed, what size tires are you running in the photo? (Sorry if you have it listed in another thread)
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by blackonblack07
Wangspeed, what size tires are you running in the photo? (Sorry if you have it listed in another thread)
235/40-18 on 8" wheels
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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Why not have your track tires on the pf01's?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 07:55 PM
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On the way home , I take country backroads, lots of rough pavement, whoop de doo's and no traffic.
Under hard accelleration, with the previous Pedders set up, with koni rear, I could not wot in some areas as the car tended to walk too much right or left and the bumps landing really upset it.
YYZ are different, for the difference in spring travel makes the car easier to drive a lot faster on difficult roads. I am not condoning speeding on country roads. I am saying the car is more stable,and the power is easier to put down.

Now all this information is fine, but there remain questions.
Why does the car sit so high?
Will these springs rust and sag like Pedders.
and my fave, "you said pedders were the best, now you want us to beleive these are the best"

The car sits lower than stock, about a scoche higher than fresh pedders, a lot higher than sagged pedders. I fyou want more loah, get airbags.

Rust? wont be like Pedders, but you can bet your boots ifyou drive in the salty rust belt, use rustcheck on your car suspension parts underneath, and dont be whining to me if you dont.

BITD Pedders were all there was to do better.
not anymore.



Sag? These springs may settle up to 1/4 inch but they will never lose rate. I guarantee it.

Like Jim at Rockwell told me in 1979, they wont lose rate. Still true today. How many years is that?

Oh and made in USA.

lets argue that one shall we? lol

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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YYZ today
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by noorjariri
Why not have your track tires on the pf01's?
Have no fear. I have them on PF01

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Wangspeed
Have no fear. I have them on PF01
Haha two sets? Niceee
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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do you notice how the really fast guys have pf01 and tow hooks?

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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so these are just built for handling right....? The original talk was to have them lower than pedders, now they are higher?!?
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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by breds2k
so these are just built for handling right....? The original talk was to have them lower than pedders, now they are higher?!?
John was building them for handling from the start, some guys just got really into the ride height for whatever reason.

Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
do you notice how the really fast guys have pf01 and tow hooks?

So does this mean if I get pf01's and tow hooks I'll be fast too!?!?!

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Old Aug 3, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by breds2k
so these are just built for handling right....? The original talk was to have them lower than pedders, now they are higher?!?
that was the goal. it was not attainable if we wanted ride and handling, we needed travel.
so we failed at that.
u want moah loah, these are not for you. but you wont get ride and handling with lower

Originally Posted by noorjariri
John was building them for handling from the start, some guys just got really into the ride height for whatever reason.



So does this mean if I get pf01's and tow hooks I'll be fast too!?!?!
u have the right color, so i am thinking its a good bet you will be fast too

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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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So running these on stock struts no konis is still better than pedders?
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 06:35 AM
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I have YYZ on stock front struts. So yes. Check the rates. Please uUnderstand that as a spring loses rate it does not get better. As it sags, the coils run into each other and make a lot of noise. etc

One of the downsides of extreme drops are the number of people who run into vibrations, axle bind, clunking and of course, hammering the bottom of the car on the road.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 06:55 AM
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it sucks! I want my car to handle better but i dont want to lose any drop! I have base model so my car looks super dumb without a drop.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
I have YYZ on stock front struts. So yes. Check the rates. Please uUnderstand that as a spring loses rate it does not get better. As it sags, the coils run into each other and make a lot of noise. etc

One of the downsides of extreme drops are the number of people who run into vibrations, axle bind, clunking and of course, hammering the bottom of the car on the road.
Im talking about in the rear, I know everyone testing them has the konis in the rear, how are on the stock strut in the rear?
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by ramrod1337
Im talking about in the rear, I know everyone testing them has the konis in the rear, how are on the stock strut in the rear?
rear is a shock not a strut. not as good as a koni, new shocks are 49 from CED so new will work okay for a little while . Twin tube shocks dont last long
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Powell Race Parts
rear is a shock not a strut. not as good as a koni, new shocks are 49 from CED so new will work okay for a little while . Twin tube shocks dont last long
The konis are twin tube too it drastically different in performance. They should last a very long time too.
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Old Aug 4, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Thats one of the benefits of adjustable shocks, if they start to wear out simply dial in a bit more rebound
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