suspension questions for autox/street

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jmd2914

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i know this has been asked 100000 times but i did a search and couldnt find what i was looking for. i like driving the local mountain in a " spirited" fashion. and i want to get into autox . mods are in my sig. i want to finish up my suspension what am i gonna need to get my car to handle like its on rails? i dont have a really strict budget but nothing ridiculous. thanks guys

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From your sig, you already have a few of these components....go and get the rest and you'll outhandle just about anything.

 

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are coilovers really necicary? i was wanting to stick with the reg spring/strut set up. will i feel a differance with the MM eibach sway bars? also i know rpm is important to road racing, how well does it work only being able to rev to like 5200? compaired to some of these hondas which rev to like 8200?

 

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def go with the coil overs....so many advantages. you can set the corner weights and you get more spring rate compared to a reg coil spring. plus the unsprung weight savings....its a win win all the way around. im going with the mm coilover setup with my koni yellows

 

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coilovers would be awesome now that i think about it, how hard is the install? i know my way around my mustang but i havent done anything as major as a k member/coilovers and stuff

 

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just get the konis or bilsteins to go with it....very easy install...since you already got the mm caster camber places your ready to rock. the next big one is the k-member and the control arms....huge dif there. i got some setup specs for a baseline...pm me for em

 

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alright. will i feel a difference between the kyb agx's and bilsteins? is it worth the extra cash? also eibach sways front and back? i was gonna order them tonight. also just out of curiosity does anyone make a tubular a arm with spring cups? that mantains the stock track width and everything?

 

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I have all the maximum motorsport rear setup with the panhard and torque bar etc. with and it handles very very good Hr springs of course. The only thing is with the panhard you need a very strong rear sway bar to keep your tires planted on a launch.

 

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hmm well i wont be drag racing the car that often but how strong of a rear sway? will the eibach one from MM sufice?

 

jammer84_03

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you will notice a dif with the bils or koni

 

jammer84_03

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on the track its worth a couple seconds over the kyb's if your pushing it and using them the way they should. for spirited driving, mm has the science down on the suspension and the coil overs. so the decision is yours. i love my konis and mm has the great rep.

 

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im set on using MM i have some of thier products and love them. i just need to decide on how much i wanna spend on shocks and struts....for the second time around. lol

 

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i know that bils are supposed to be matched to the spring rate, if i was going to keep the stock saleen racecraft springs which bils should i get? just the reg hd's?