Bilsteins & Kings 520/310 Lbs Coils Who Has Tried This?

[TURBO4LT]

Thanks

[Guest EGOXRT]

He is right, they are still to soft..

[TURBO4LT]

those spring rates are still soft....the bilstein is valved to work with stock to +20% spring rates.

I have 670/436 in mine and its fine with the right dampers.

He is right, they are still to soft..

What would you guys recomend?

[trevs]

ive got 520/310 kings and bilstein shocks in my in car and to be honest I feel its still way to soft

ive still got standard sway bars fitted untill the weekend when im gonna change the lower control arm bushes front and rear and also my ball joints have a bit of play in them so ill change all them over plus fitting 27mm front ,22mm rear sway bars

in short id either go bigger spring rates ...... if I could find some ? anyone know who sells some

or coilovers if I was to do it again

ill post up how much better the car feels after doing all these things some time early next week

trev

[TURBO4LT]

ive got 520/310 kings and bilstein shocks in my in car and to be honest I feel its still way to soft

ive still got standard sway bars fitted untill the weekend when im gonna change the lower control arm bushes front and rear and also my ball joints have a bit of play in them so ill change all them over plus fitting 27mm front ,22mm rear sway bars

in short id either go bigger spring rates ...... if I could find some ? anyone know who sells some

or coilovers if I was to do it again

ill post up how much better the car feels after doing all these things some time early next week

trev

Thanks, that's good feedback.

[F6BF]

Frank I am running that combo with whiteline stabilizers, just right imo for daily driver

Big step up from stock suspension

[TURBO4LT]

Thanks, I was going to get the Teins but wasnt totally happy with the feel for a daily driver and have used Bilsteins before with good results.

[RAP1D]

I had those springs in my BA, but with stock inserts/shocks... I found them to be a great spring rate for street and track, reduced the front end dive under brakes and body roll was greatly reduced... well worth using.

I tried to get them for the FG a few weeks ago, but they dont make them yet for the front

[TURBO4LT]

Thanks, that's what I mainly want reduced nose diving and better body roll controll without going to harsh for the street.

[Erko]

ive got 520/310 kings and bilstein shocks in my in car and to be honest I feel its still way to soft

ive still got standard sway bars fitted untill the weekend when im gonna change the lower control arm bushes front and rear and also my ball joints have a bit of play in them so ill change all them over plus fitting 27mm front ,22mm rear sway bars

in short id either go bigger spring rates ...... if I could find some ? anyone know who sells some

or coilovers if I was to do it again

ill post up how much better the car feels after doing all these things some time early next week

trev

To run big rates you really need dampers to match.

The Tein SS Performance spec coilovers run 670/436, the street spec coilover runs about 580 front and equivalent rear. I have the former and can tell you body control is MUCH improved over stock. The damping is fine for the street.

However, IMHO even 670/436 is less than ideal for SERIOUS use on the circuit. The front rates are still not enough to stop front lateral weight transfer (ie. falling over outside front wheel) 1200/850 is the rate used on "Howsee"s car which has custom valved Zeal Super Function R coilovers, and the word is the thing is excellent on the circuit. mind you this costs about $8k. Other alternatives to run heavier rates than the Teins are DMS 50MM which will allow you to select rates these are like $4-5k I think , and I am sure there is a Custom Bilstein Motorsport solution as well.

However, for the money at 2.2-2.5k the Tein SS "performance" spec is as good as you will get for street/track dual purpose use imho of course.