Spring Rates

[hanyou]

hey guys im looking to buy some coilovers for my r32 gtr. currently uni KYB shocks & springs jus sits a little lower then stock and im gettign way to much body roll & the rear end feels like its gna flick out any moment. so im looking into coilovers but i know nothing about spring rates etc

i know for ride height the optimum is 34cm front and 32cm rear from the wheel base or is it the other way? lol.. but for spring rates.. it is my daily driver and i dont want a harsh ride but i also want to feel like im on rails when i need it

what spring rates should i be looking at?.. saw a set of coilovers (D2 coilovers - track spec) with Front 9k, Rear 7k but that means absolutely nothing to me haha so could the suspension guru's shed some light

would this work well for my needs?. i jus assume they will be abit stiff cause the obvious 'track spec' name.

i was also looking into SK's bilstein shocks/springs but at this time i cant afford it lol. any other brands/makes you guys would recommend?

thanks!

[blind_elk]

hey guys im looking to buy some coilovers for my r32 gtr. currently uni KYB shocks & springs jus sits a little lower then stock

The word is THAN, FFS - lower THAN stock.

and im gettign way to much body roll

Then you need sway bars

& the rear end feels like its gna flick out any moment. so im looking into coilovers but i know nothing about spring rates etc

i know for ride height the optimum is 34cm front and 32cm rear from the wheel base or is it the other way? lol.. but for spring rates.. it is my daily driver and i dont want a harsh ride but i also want to feel like im on rails when i need it

what spring rates should i be looking at?.. saw a set of coilovers (D2 coilovers - track spec) with Front 9k, Rear 7k but that means absolutely nothing to me haha so could the suspension guru's shed some light

way too heavy

would this work well for my needs?. i jus assume they will be abit stiff cause the obvious 'track spec' name.

i was also looking into SK's bilstein shocks/springs but at this time i cant afford it lol. any other brands/makes you guys would recommend?

If you can't afford these, you can't afford decent suspension either. You won't find much better for much less.

[hanyou]

haah thanks for fixing my grammar too while your there

yeah i wanted to get some suspension nowish. but i guess i will jus save up to do it in one hit then. i was also looking into sway bars earlier. ill most likely jus get SK's setup then.

thanks for ur help!

[salad]

get swaybars first. and then get the shocks later, im assuming you can use your springs with the bilsteins. measure them and then get SK to check the rates and he can tell you if they're suitable.

the swaybars will control the roll well

optimal ride heights are 350mm and 340mm (front and rear). 320mm rear is too low and handles like crap.

D2 coilovers are crap, dont waste your time/money

the groupbuy bilsteins are great. definitely get them

Edited October 28, 2006 by salad

[R32Abuser]

i also vouge for the SK group by, have been thru 2 sets of coilovers, and these by far are more comfortable and handle a hell of alot better.

[T04GTR]

with STANDARD SWAYBARS front 7-10k rear 5-7k

with aftermarket bars take 30% out.

so if ya get whiteline ones id setle on front 6k rear 5k ish. but you have to remember the light er the spring you get the better the shock (damper) has to be.

i used to run k-sport shit. f 9k rear 7k was ok but very choppy. with no corner speed at all.

if your on a budget id pik the ones (coilovers)that come with the lightest springs.