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Old 05-08-2007, 09:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hi there does any one no how to get stiffer susspention without lowering the car is it a case of changing the struts?
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Old 06-08-2007, 08:54 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Stiffer springs will do the trick. A spring can be any length but the stiffness is something they build into it.
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replacement springs are the cheapest, but if you push the boat out with coilovers, the are adjustable for ride height and stiffness.
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ah, i have looked at the coil overs but i think i mite have to get out a loan for them lol, and ive tryed finding stiffer springs but the only 1nse ive found are 30mm lower.
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You could get lowered springs and pack them out to give you back the ride height - its a bit of a bodge but it might just work.
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its a shame that coilovers are so expensive, it must be one of the best Modifications you can do.
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Sometimes you can get good results with stock springs and just uprate the dampers to gas pressurised units.

Stiffening an anti-roll bar will also tighten things up without altering the ride height.

Strut braces also take up the slack in the bodyshell and can really transform a car's handling if its body is naturally on the flexible side.

In general, lowering a car realyl doesn't do much for the handling (or ride).

What you really want to do is look for ways of lowering the centre of mass.
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Sometimes you can get good results with stock springs and just uprate the dampers to gas pressurised units.

Stiffening an anti-roll bar will also tighten things up without altering the ride height.

Strut braces also take up the slack in the bodyshell and can really transform a car's handling if its body is naturally on the flexible side.

In general, lowering a car realyl doesn't do much for the handling (or ride).

What you really want to do is look for ways of lowering the centre of mass.
lowering a car is lowering the centre of mass is it not ??
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from either top of tyre to wheel arch or side sill to road surface.
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lowering a car is lowering the centre of mass is it not ??

Err, no. the aim is to move the axis (fulcrum) of logitudinal roll away from the centre of mass.

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