Rally Coilovers! Anyone?

[MR2]

Lol, so don't hit the potholes. that's good defensive driving. I have and love them. I avoid huge bumps and normally do 80 on the freeway w/ ease. Just keep driving and you'll figure it out.

this does not work when your following other cars or going up driveways/over bumps that span the entire section of road or going around a hairpin at speed....carpark speed bumps (at speed)

Really we have a problem and need to find a solution..so if anyone is running non-stock long travel suspension feel free to post it up!

[stealthTT]

I feel your pain. I have the same TEIN COILOVERs and same bumpy roads, even worst I think. sometimes, I try not to hit the roof with my head
The adjustment doesnt help at all. i wonder how it would feel after changing the wheels with the new 19" volks and a lighter car.

anyway, I've seen that on the Porsche forums many peoples are runing the KW V3 and they use them on race purpose and also for road driving, and they are many.
also what I've read about them on our cars, is that it will get the smothest ride out of all. and all of that because of the Bound/Rebound adjustments capabilities- like on some motorcicles. the TEIN are just Bound.
with all the money invested in your car I wouldnt go with these D2 or KSport.

[MR2]

yeah, I've decided against the Ksports, Tein do do rally coil overs...I wonder if they could be adapted with lower spring rates and adjusted valving

[Unknownvr4]

I wouldnt go with these D2 or KSport.

And why not.. My car is going on at least year 4 with the ksports (probably year 5 or6 because the owner befor installed them) and they're all the original ones. No leaks, none blown, no sagging..and my car is slammed as much as it could be without rolled fenders turn all the way up to the hardest setting

[mb7050]

yeah, I've decided against the Ksports, Tein do do rally coil overs...I wonder if they could be adapted with lower spring rates and adjusted valving

could be done but your are looking at +10k, I have been told öhlins are the way to go for reasonable money +3500 .

[MR2]

wow, ohlins are the cheap option...never thought I'd hear that!

anyone been able to get a solid number on the total amount of travel the stock shocks have?

[mb7050]

not cheap but somewhat reasonable i forgot to mention I´m talking about street model öhlins coilovers, rally coilovers will cost a lot more the thing is öhlins are hard to find since they are based on the pcv design shocks that are now discontinued still waiting to get specs and I would really like the new dfc shocks that I have heard are ultra smooth. you know mitsubishi used öhlins on its own WRC cars
then again they are nothing like rally coilovers they are street model coilovers.

-OHLINS PCV Coilver set



I think any coilover is possible with 3s since I have seen cars imported from japan with many different coilovers just to name few that I remember :
ARAGOSTA Coilover set
BILSTEIN Coilover
BILSTEIN Strut & Shock set
Buddy Club Racing Spec Coilover

[MR2]

Hate to say it but even those look shorter than stock travel, hows this for a rofl, I gave the car a good beating, and on a fairly normal road the car managed to bounce off a bump so hard the front ACTUALLY lifted off the ground...you can tell becouse when it does the steering becomes as light as hell (I've had the car airborne a few times) :|

[mb7050]

car managed to bounce off a bump so hard the front ACTUALLY lifted off the ground...you can tell becouse when it does the steering becomes as light as hell (I've had the car airborne a few times) :|

been there done that unintentially it sucks.

[MR2]

for Coil-overs to be legal in australia the lower part of the shock can not be adjustable, so to workout exactly what height I want the car at I need to measure the distance from mount to the upper post... if I can I'll see if I can measure where the upper limit of the tire is and see if we can get a spring perch that's higher (make it nice and easy to clear the suspension)

Ksport came back about the GR(Gravel Rally) range of coil overs, the spring rates are 6kg for the front and 5kg for the rear. shame the quality control isn't there :|