Later on this year, I plan to be upgrading my suspension. The shocks/struts are still the stockers and are well overdue for retirement, so I plan to swap in Koni double adjustable struts and QA1 adjustable shocks so I can have a fairly sporty ride on the street, and adjust the bias/stiffness up front and the stiffness out back for the track. Right now, the springs I have are a set of old Eibach Pro-Kit that I got with the car. The spring rate is 200 - 250 in the rear (I'm not too sure what the front is) with a 1.5" drop. My main beef with these springs is that for a "stiffer" aftermarket spring, they seem rather soft - I get a lot of body roll in the corners. They do seem to work ok at the strip though. My 60' times are around 2.0 - 2.1 on crappy Dunlop SP5000 all seasons (about to go for Nitto 555 DR's :rockon: ).
I have been concidering swapping over to H&R sport springs (~1.5" drop, 490-575 lbs. front and 205-250 lbs. rear). I would like your suggestions / recommendations for a street car that sees a good deal of time at the strip (10 - 15 visits / year). I would like to get my 60' time down to 1.7 - 1.8, perhaps switching to an even stickier DR after I've upgraded my rear axle sometime down the road.
Ideally, I would like a little less weight transfer from side to side while on the street, without loosing too much of the weight transfer from front to rear on the track. I know that's pretty hard to accomplish (maybe even impossible?), and that a car really needs to be set up for either the track, or the street, but what are your opinions? Are the H&R springs too stiff up front to accomplish this? Are they preferable to the Pro-Kit springs? If there is little difference at the track, which do you think will handle better on the street?
I also noted that MM is selling rear springs for Torque Arms that are a little stiffer (1.5" drop, 350-390 lbs.). Might these be a little better for track duty, stiffening up the rear that much more?
Thanks in advance!
I have been concidering swapping over to H&R sport springs (~1.5" drop, 490-575 lbs. front and 205-250 lbs. rear). I would like your suggestions / recommendations for a street car that sees a good deal of time at the strip (10 - 15 visits / year). I would like to get my 60' time down to 1.7 - 1.8, perhaps switching to an even stickier DR after I've upgraded my rear axle sometime down the road.
Ideally, I would like a little less weight transfer from side to side while on the street, without loosing too much of the weight transfer from front to rear on the track. I know that's pretty hard to accomplish (maybe even impossible?), and that a car really needs to be set up for either the track, or the street, but what are your opinions? Are the H&R springs too stiff up front to accomplish this? Are they preferable to the Pro-Kit springs? If there is little difference at the track, which do you think will handle better on the street?
I also noted that MM is selling rear springs for Torque Arms that are a little stiffer (1.5" drop, 350-390 lbs.). Might these be a little better for track duty, stiffening up the rear that much more?
Thanks in advance!
