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#23
Just fit a set of these BC Coilovers, Standard height - 3", F 5k & R 4k. They really plant the car to the road nice and firm, not hard. Softer springs can be ordered I think, but I find F 5k & R 4k Ok. They don't feel as hard as I thought they would.
Last edited by Lek; 09-13-2009 at 07:09 AM.
#25
I just post it up as a case-in-point. Its a 99 cougar with d2s (11k front, 9k rear) and many other suspension goodies. obviously when you put coilovers on, you want to see how low you can take it... over a few months I slowly bumped the car back up to stock ride height. on that car, anything a 1/2" lower than stock really is a detriment to handling. I played with so many different combinations of parts trying to get it to work well with a strong drop but it just fundamentally ruins the suspension geometry.
#26
I just post it up as a case-in-point. Its a 99 cougar with d2s (11k front, 9k rear) and many other suspension goodies. obviously when you put coilovers on, you want to see how low you can take it... over a few months I slowly bumped the car back up to stock ride height. on that car, anything a 1/2" lower than stock really is a detriment to handling. I played with so many different combinations of parts trying to get it to work well with a strong drop but it just fundamentally ruins the suspension geometry.
Last edited by Lek; 09-14-2009 at 11:32 AM.
#28
just because it feels like a hovercraft and has no body roll doesn't mean it will product faster times on the track.
#31
I just post it up as a case-in-point. Its a 99 cougar with d2s (11k front, 9k rear) and many other suspension goodies. obviously when you put coilovers on, you want to see how low you can take it... over a few months I slowly bumped the car back up to stock ride height. on that car, anything a 1/2" lower than stock really is a detriment to handling. I played with so many different combinations of parts trying to get it to work well with a strong drop but it just fundamentally ruins the suspension geometry.
#33
(although when your springs have no deflection, you can get the car stupidly low without ever worrying about the tires rubbing).
also I don't know how much it affects the fit, but if you do decide to go stupidly low, you are shortening the distance between the wheel hubs and the transmission, and if you hit something, you run the risk of binding and snapping the cv joints.
(ok those BC coilovers look amazing... I like that alot better than the D2 designs)
#34
(ok those BC coilovers look amazing... I like that alot better than the D2 designs)
Last edited by Lek; 09-15-2009 at 11:39 AM.
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#37
my bro now has the ls430.....i have a ls460 that had jic coilovers..that i am selling car today...and looking to pic up a 2010 taffeta white sport....to replace an 03 honda element that i am also selling....so i will be a 1 car household again...2010 fit......most people think i am crazy to get rid of the ls460, but it kinda scary modding a 70-80k car, plus i am selling it for what i have in it........plus the fits look cool...
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