I am looking at uprating my coil overs and these were suggested to me, just wondering about the quality.

Thanks

 

They are considered top quality next to Eibach. If you find a place to buy them send me an email. I have been looking all week for them on 944 and the replies I get are that they don't make them for Porsche's...If I could get some specs on the springs it may be easier to find, need to know what overall length I need to lower and stiffen. D

 

Try San Diego Motorsports, their web page is <a href="http://www.blackforestautomotive.com/Motorsports/" target="_blank">http://www.blackforestautomotive.com/Motorsports/</a> no affiliation.

 

I have hypercoils.
Paragon's 944 front coilover kit comes with them.

 

Thanks guys, I have a local dealer but my sizes are 2.25" coil overs, don't know about stock replacements, sorry.

 

Nothing wrong with Hypercoil, Eibach, H&R, or Faulkner springs

<a href="http://www.racersedge-inc.com/" target="_blank">http://www.racersedge-inc.com/</a>

 

hypercoils are the spring of choice of every cart and irl team...in the old days they were from the spring division of rockwell, and no one worht his weight in rocks would run a pro car of anykind without.

their consistency is unmatched and they have a lifetime guarantee. I would use nothing else on a car for which i was responsible.

 

I would use nothing else on a car for which i was responsible.

Hypercoils seem good, but really aren't you kinda blowing this out of proportion a little? Maybe I'm wrong but to me there's not a whole lot that can go wrong with a simple linear spring with a fixed ID and length. I use Eibach myself, but for no specific reason other than it was readily available at the time. This is not like tires.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by mumzer:
<strong>I would use nothing else on a car for which i was responsible.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">That sounds like a direct quote out of 'Tune to Win.'

 

Maybe mumzer has a secret identity, I just read that book and its companion engineer to win. definitely sounds like a quote.

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by JC in NY:
<strong>I would use nothing else on a car for which i was responsible.

Hypercoils seem good, but really aren't you kinda blowing this out of proportion a little? Maybe I'm wrong but to me there's not a whole lot that can go wrong with a simple linear spring with a fixed ID and length. I use Eibach myself, but for no specific reason other than it was readily available at the time. This is not like tires.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Only negative I have heard about on springs is inconsistent rates from spring to spring, but your right it's probably not that critical, I was more concerned with fit and finish and weather they were "junk" or not.

 

Oh no not carol smith!!!!!

I really hate carols "my way is the only way attitude" Funny, he seems to correct himself in every new book............

As far as the springs go, I would use the hypercoils if you don't mind spending a few extra bucks AND you PLAN ON corner weighting your car......... If not I would just buy the eibachs

 

they are on all 4 corners on my porsche 928. very nice! tuned by a set of 2 way adjustable konis, and you have a great performing race set up, as well as a stiff street set up.

MK

 

I have them on my 944 race car. They work great. I have several wins and one track record with them. You can get them from Paragon Products 1-800-200-9322

 

I can't figure out how one can knows which shocks can be used with which spring rate(s).

I am aware that shocks are specific for a particular spring rate, but I wonder how close they have to be and what the consequences of exceeding their optimal range would be.

The reason? Well, I have the H&R coil overs, which I find rather soft for track useage.(Interestingly, they actually seem rather harsh on the street). They are "rated" at F250-285 lbs/inch; R265-285 lbs/inch

After riding in a stiffly sprung (and otherwise well-prepared) RSA, I am longing for:

- less body roll in the corners
- less "dive" under braking
- much more reponsive turn-in
- much better "feel" under braking
- much better "feel" in the corners

I get the feeling that many of my complaints are, at least partially, due to the progressive (and low) spring rate.

Question #1:
Could I replace the progressive H&R springs with linear springs of approximately the same upper spring rate (285 lb/in)?

Question #2:
Could I replace the progressive H&R springs with linear springs of a greater spring rate? How much greater?

Question #3:
Would larger sway bars take care of some of my complaints about body roll, "feel", and turn-in response in the corners?

Thank you for your expertise and experience!
Erick