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Hey guys, well as the title says. Im in the market for suspension, i recently sold some wheels to someone and i have around 770 dollars as my budget.
I was thinking about saving up somemore for a lower end coilover kit, but i don't think ill be taking advantage of having a coilover setup as much as i would like. So i think im going to stick to buying some shocks and springs.
The question about rates is what confuses me really though. My friend is currently running KYB AGX shocks with Tein S-tech springs and suspension technique front and rear sways. When i drove his car it felt stiff as hell, but when he took it to the track i noticed still some body roll when driving. I think the spring rate on his tein's are 4.2 kg (230lbs) front and 3 kg (170) rear.
How much does the spring affect body roll or is it dependant on other things ? shocks ? sways ? If i went with a stiffer spring, such as 9kg/6kg would it eliminate body roll ?
Sorry for the newbie questions, but i've been thinking alot about what kind of springs/shocks i want to get and i don't want to make the wrong decision.
Another comment incase this question is raised, I currently drive the car on weekends and i have plans to track/auto-x it in the future. comfort is on the low end of my priorities, i would rather have a very aggressive handling car then it feel like im riding on pillows.
And also i know some of you will be diehard coilover fanatics and immediately recommend tein flex, stance, or jic magics... but its kinda outta my price range, i would rather get a recommendation for a nice priced set of shocks and springs.
Thanks for your time
Scott
I was thinking about saving up somemore for a lower end coilover kit, but i don't think ill be taking advantage of having a coilover setup as much as i would like. So i think im going to stick to buying some shocks and springs.
The question about rates is what confuses me really though. My friend is currently running KYB AGX shocks with Tein S-tech springs and suspension technique front and rear sways. When i drove his car it felt stiff as hell, but when he took it to the track i noticed still some body roll when driving. I think the spring rate on his tein's are 4.2 kg (230lbs) front and 3 kg (170) rear.
How much does the spring affect body roll or is it dependant on other things ? shocks ? sways ? If i went with a stiffer spring, such as 9kg/6kg would it eliminate body roll ?
Sorry for the newbie questions, but i've been thinking alot about what kind of springs/shocks i want to get and i don't want to make the wrong decision.
Another comment incase this question is raised, I currently drive the car on weekends and i have plans to track/auto-x it in the future. comfort is on the low end of my priorities, i would rather have a very aggressive handling car then it feel like im riding on pillows.
And also i know some of you will be diehard coilover fanatics and immediately recommend tein flex, stance, or jic magics... but its kinda outta my price range, i would rather get a recommendation for a nice priced set of shocks and springs.
Thanks for your time
Scott