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Coilovers anyone ?
- Thread starter BAD430BENZ
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Ive got a set of H&R springs sitting in my garage that I dont think I am going to install. I dont think im sold on the Steeda's either. Until a strut is released that can deal with the 1.25-1.75" of lowering and not lose travel/hit the bump stops, I think I am going to leave my factory suspension alone save for the Steeda sway bar I already installed.
Ive also never been able to garner what the various spring rates are as it seems nobody wants to publish that information. I come from the Corvette and Miata world where everybody publishes their spring rates.
I'm in the process of buying a boat and will be using my ST to tow it, so maybe I have some different demands on a suspension.
Ive also never been able to garner what the various spring rates are as it seems nobody wants to publish that information. I come from the Corvette and Miata world where everybody publishes their spring rates.
I'm in the process of buying a boat and will be using my ST to tow it, so maybe I have some different demands on a suspension.
Honestly... I'll wait for a good Strut. I live local to BC Racing and still have an IN to go there and Drop the ST off for R&D on Custom Coilovers.. however, they want the ST for minimum for 2 mos and I just can't justify that. With the H&R and RSB and a good strut, we'll be set. I've never bottomed out on my current setup.
I think it was @pelotonracer2 that said he had bottomed out into the bump stops a few times on the H&R's in his post comparing the H&R's to the Steeda's... It might have been somebody else though.
Im just not sure I want to lower 1.5-1.75" on the H&R's then load up the boat and be sitting on the bump stops. Ill check out the Airlift setup and see what it looks like. Im not opposed to trying a few things, but I know for sure I dont want to lower the car and sacrifice a bunch of other stuff.
Im just not sure I want to lower 1.5-1.75" on the H&R's then load up the boat and be sitting on the bump stops. Ill check out the Airlift setup and see what it looks like. Im not opposed to trying a few things, but I know for sure I dont want to lower the car and sacrifice a bunch of other stuff.
You didnt read my post correctly and I am sure you didnt go search for his post. Its a pretty long post talking about the pro's and con's of both springs. He's probably one of the only people on this board with extensive experience on both.
He has hit the bump stops under normal conditions, NOT while towing. I dont even know if he has ever towed anything.
He has hit the bump stops under normal conditions, NOT while towing. I dont even know if he has ever towed anything.
Then he/she needs to stop driving into craters bigger than the vehicle. Clearly facetious here on driving in craters but I have had both H&R and Steeda on my vehicle and have NEVER had any issues. I tow all the time, we drive it daily, we take it to the track and run it and nothing. Oh well, bummer for that person bottoming out on straight roads with super extensive knowledge on how to bottom out.
I've never towed with either springs. When I said the H&R springs bottom out, it's only the rears when going over ROAD HUMPS. This can be alleviated by slowing down to 10-12 mph, but I could go over them with the Steeda springs at 20 mph with no issues. I can go over the road humps in my Corvette at 20 mph and there are no issues and that's the stated speed limit in the road hump section.
I'm still running the H&Rs. As far as towing there would be several factors that would effect putting a strain on the rear suspension including gross weight, tongue weight ect. I could see a potential for a problem if weight distribution or tongue weight wasn't correct.
I'm still running the H&Rs. As far as towing there would be several factors that would effect putting a strain on the rear suspension including gross weight, tongue weight ect. I could see a potential for a problem if weight distribution or tongue weight wasn't correct.
The H&R springs are fine. I'm still running them. The bottoming out is from going over road humps at the stated speed limit which is 20 mph. Completely fine with the Steeda springs, I just have to slow down with the H&Rs. Not really a big deal.
I think overall handling and high speed control is better with the Steeda springs and sway bar combo with the sway bar set in middle position, v.s. the H&Rs with same sway bar setup.
I think overall handling and high speed control is better with the Steeda springs and sway bar combo with the sway bar set in middle position, v.s. the H&Rs with same sway bar setup.
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Just because the speed limit is 20 mph in a section of road that has speed humps, doesn’t mean they intended for everyone to do the speed limit. Speed humps are usually there to make you slow down below the speed limit. I learned this from my wife who thought she was supposed to do the speed limit over speed humps in her 2015 Ford Explorer. One rack and pinion later and some cash helped me learn a lesson. For some reason, she still thinks she’s a character in the Mario Kart game and she’s in 1st Place.
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