macho_mango

Hey all,
saw this on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Eibac...#ht_1228wt_830

Anyone ever try this kit? any good?
I want to improve the reponsiveness and handling of my car, but I don't want to lower it any further (I've already had the camber plates adjusted and its slightly lower). Any benefits other than just dropping the ride height?

krystar

...if u don't want to drop ride height, why are u shopping for a coilover? entire point of the sleeve is to adjust ride height.

m73m95

I can't speak for macho_mango, but I am going to go with coilovers and keep the stock ride height on my car.

The reason is because there are virtually no spring options for the stock size/height spring. There are MANY spring options with a coilover setup.

ParkerFya

I would just go with some bigger sways. You keep you ride quality and height, but get a much more responsive feel.

krystar

going up in spring rate is def gonna give u some harshness. but las vegas roads are prob dead flat hehe. but since yer going up in the spring rate, u've reduced the amount of suspension travel. so why NOT lower ride height? unless yer worried about curb clearance or something.

genikz

If this is a daily-driven street car, I personally would just spend the money on very good tires. No better way to increase responsiveness and handling. It will probably make any body roll issues worse, but I would go with bigger anti-roll bars to counter act that. Also, swap all the rubber suspension bushings for delrin or poly. Rubber is a big contributor to the "mushy" feel of most stock cars.

If you're looking for a "flat" car when turning, then stiff springs will accomplish that, but that does not necessarily equate to "good" handling. Suspension geometry and grip levels of the tires are most of the equation in a good handling car, in my humble opinion.

All this being said, I have the GC front coilover kit on the front (only) of my car, and I love it. 400lb springs and 30mm torsion bars in the rear. The car changes directions very well due to the stiff spring rates, in conjuction with the stiff chassis (roll cage) and sticky tires, but I would not want to commute in the damn thing.

gamman

I am in the same boat, I may even want to take it to work on track days and golf days. Where can one draw the line b/n civil and race? Is 944 turbo stock good enough for track duty? Or what about 968? Or what about Koni's, etc.?

I actually dont want to lower my car, but want it to handle for racing, in the same ratio ast the OP.

krystar

for a car that's going to be a daily or at least a city driver, i would prob only do tires, koni's, and a performance alignment. for track days, u'd also want to do brake pads and brake system flush too.