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Suspension Upgrades

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Old 05-04-2006, 05:58 PM
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You misunderstood my point, I didnt say bolt in cages suck, welding one is much safer than a bolted one. When you bolt one in it is only as strong as the bolts you have used.





As well I was not talking about suspension bolts getting loose, I was talking about the bolts used to bolt the crossmember in (I.E. auto exe subframe connectors), after awhile of drivng with them bolted in the holes made to connect the peices to gether will start to stretch, making them loose. I welded the subframe connectors in that I made for my car, I WILL NOT have it any other way.
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Old 06-01-2006, 02:57 AM
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The RB spring kit is as much softer in the rear (than the front) as it is, compared to spring kits from other companies, because a soft/pliable *** will squat under hard-launch acceleration (ie drag racing), and hook up faster, while a stiffer *** is more likely to just pass the power directly to the road (spinning the tires and not moving forward). It seems to me that under the right (wrong?) conditions, that soft of an *** (from the RB springs) could potentially cause dangerous understeer (because the rear isn't giving up its traction, and something has to, so it would be the stiffer front). Whereas a *reasonably* stiff *** will oversteer predictably, providing a safer and more entertaining track/street car.



Unless you want to drag race, the RB kit is not ideal. ST makes a nice even kit.



I welcome corrections to my above assumptions and derived conclusions.
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Old 06-01-2006, 08:37 AM
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The RB rears are actually softer than stock. I guess actual testing would have to be done to see exactly what the combo will do. But I dont like the concept of it.
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Old 06-01-2006, 09:42 AM
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yea, thats just what i was wondering about too... with a car as balanced front to rear as the FC, you would want spring rates that matched more closely. You wouldnt want to soften the rear and stiffen the front unless you were intentionally trying to get it to understeer (or had no idea what you were doing).



Do springs and shocks made for the coupes fit on convertibles?
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