Do you have specs / a datasheet please?8th_Sin said:
KYB.8th_Sin said:
Not a good idea since damper travel is reduced and repeated bottoming out can make the dampers leak, heat up and fail.8th_Sin said:
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The spring rates for the Evo 8 can actually be found in the application chart. They are given as 4.4 kg/mm front and 5.7 kg/mm rear. That's roughly 25% harder than stock. Probably not too bad, as the hydraulics setting in the dampers tend to be hard and the springs soft (you know, when you drive over a speed bump it's hard, but when you enter a corner fast the car rolls a lot).
The part that makes me unsure is the "down rate". Appearently given in inches, this seems to be the drop in ride height after fitting these springs. As you can see, the front is lowered by 1.5 inches and the rear by one inch. This alters the car's weight distribution and necessarily increases the stress on the front struts.
From a handling point of view, this altered weight distribution combined with the much harder rear springs will give the car more oversteer under WOT
That's not a newbie setup, but can be more fun for the enthusiast for 300 bucks.
You should be aware that the stock struts are a simple dual tube construction made out of low spec material, that the oil quantity in them isnt huge and that they may start to leak after hard use, especially if you autocross. If you just drive to work, you should be fine. Although 1.5 inches is a significant reduction in damper travel... your decision!
The part that makes me unsure is the "down rate". Appearently given in inches, this seems to be the drop in ride height after fitting these springs. As you can see, the front is lowered by 1.5 inches and the rear by one inch. This alters the car's weight distribution and necessarily increases the stress on the front struts.
From a handling point of view, this altered weight distribution combined with the much harder rear springs will give the car more oversteer under WOT
That's not a newbie setup, but can be more fun for the enthusiast for 300 bucks.You should be aware that the stock struts are a simple dual tube construction made out of low spec material, that the oil quantity in them isnt huge and that they may start to leak after hard use, especially if you autocross. If you just drive to work, you should be fine. Although 1.5 inches is a significant reduction in damper travel... your decision!
oh yeah forgot about those springs also^^ theyre pretty good also and i was planning on getting those before also but got mesome coilovers instead
i got the tein s-tech springs...lowered the car 1.8 inthe front and 1.0 in the rear...handles better..less body roll...only thing to look out for is scraping the front bumper.. allthough i agree..for me it was just a temporary change because i got a gift certificate to this one tuner shop back home for me in NC and that was all they had that fit my car and they were closing down...so i had to get something or 150 bucks would be lost ! But as far as it goes...they did improve the handeling..but not nearly as well as a good set of coilovers would...
! But as far as it goes...they did improve the handeling..but not nearly as well as a good set of coilovers would...1 - 12 of 12 Posts
