Did you not install new struts/shocks?

 

Well the d3 parts are crap I've bent mine from racing. I noticed you never mention suspension bushings. Are your coilovers corner balanced? That's another thing to do. There's plenty online articles of how to drive a fwd and how to properly set the car up. That's what I use for my research.

 

There is no point stiffening the frame if you haven't done urethane bushings yet. What it takes to flex a steel frame will much sooner put your bushings out.

 

I have coilovers for springs and struts. tein ss.

I don't see how you can bend the D3 kit unless you're bottoming out. Or maybe my stock bushings allow for enough flex so that it does not bend. Which part did you bend? My front section is slightly bent from bottoming out.

I was honestly avoiding poly bushings because my car is ridiculously stiff as is.

 

But when cornering, i really recommend the bushings.(I am sure countless people can also chime in here) Probably one of the best upgrades to do to this platform.

 

Rear shock tower brace made a difference for me, I believe, as much as my butt / brain could tell cornering. I know for a fact I could see it though, when I jacked up one of the rear corners of the car after the brace installation it would lift the corresponding front wheel off the ground a hell of a lot sooner.

Was always skeptical of the chassis kits. We have (or in some of our cases had) a car that's pretty beefy underneath and IMO it'd take actual track time to get to a point where that incremental improvement might be felt.

 

Hard cornering doing about 50mph with stock bushings will bend the d3 kit. Especially the rear because the kit isn't constructed well.

 

Poly bushings are 100% the best possible upgrade for this platform! If you want to autocross and all that shit you HAVE to get poly bushings. Out of all of the suspension upgrades I have poly bushings were easily the most dramatic. I literally installed the right rear side of poly bushings and just from that one side I could tell the difference!

 

I think the most stress my d3 has had on it is getting in and out of driveways because my rear tire usually come off the ground. Or jacking from the car up from a corner, and the other corner comes off. Those two tweak the body more than anything else.

I've taken hard corners. I don't really think the speed matters so much as the force involved. I'm not a physicist, but a function of how fast you're going, how much your car weighs and the degree of the angle of the turn. Of course this force can only transfer to the car if the tires are sticky enough.

I've got this off ramp I really like. I've been slowly going faster and faster on it because it's not something you can afford to mess up on. My tires, when new, squeal pretty good at 92 and I feel that's about my top speed for that turn. Where this is going is I don't see how you can bend the d3 kit. From where the mounting points are, I just can't fathom how it can flex to bend. Or maybe my wheels have less travel than yours?

 

Another interesting topic. When I have my coilovers tightened as much as they go, it's far easier to get the rear end to slide out. It's almost as if there's less traction. It it however very easily controlled and forgiving, when trying to, the rear end slides more easily.

This is on flat ground. It's not going over bumps, so no traction loss due to that.

 

What you need is a coilover with seperate bump and rebound. If possible, seperate fast and slow bump and rebound.

Fast bump is for actual bumps, slow is for weight transfer. Best would be to turn up the slow bump and leave the fast bump conservative. Could go over bumps OK and still have the slow bump nearly locked out (completely can damage the valve depending on the coilover). KWs have seperate bump and rebound but the bump settings only effect slow bump. Fast bump is set by the factory. I think there is a little cross talk so changing slow bump still effects fast bump some. Someone like Meuller could probably set the fast bump more aggressive (requiring more aggressive springs so no over damped). For what it is worth, Tire rack is offering a 250$ rebate on KWs right now.

Also could go with a stiffer rear sway or one that had adjustments (something I wish the ST bar had).

 

Check out this thread:
http://www.club3g.com/forum/wheels-...101428-10-steps-better-handling-suspension-options-opinions-cost-breakdown.html

 

hey guys

i've had my car for like two yrs, and now is that i decided to hook it up silver 2000 gt i hardly use the car cause i have a work truck but so far i have done injen cold air, full tune up, music indash nav, front lip fresh paint all around strut bars up an lower, links, konig runaway wheels well the car looks good but feels crapy so i wanted to know what u guys thought about ksport coilovers?

 

i've had my car for like two yrs, and now is that i decided to hook it up silver 2000 gt i hardly use the car cause i have a work truck but so far i have done injen cold air, full tune up, music indash nav, front lip fresh paint all around strut bars up an lower, links, konig runaway wheels well the car looks good but feels crapy so i wanted to know what u guys thought about ksport coilovers?

I have them, they look and fell just like rebadged D2's. They're good and I recommend them but I will be going with BC's or Megan's next just off of reviews

 

exellent! thanks man, if its good enough for your car then they must do justice lol....

 

This is a strange thread, it goes against my anal retentive nature of staying on topic since I'm not even sure there is one. But - if people want to reply to it, I'll leave it open...

 

i wanted to bump this thread as it has a perfect name for my question. after reading this:

http://www.club3g.com/forum/wheels-...els-tires-brakes-suspension/73094-looking-spring-rates-prokit-vs-sportline.html

it looks like the tein htechs have less drop and slightly higher spring rates than my current prokit. seeing as that is exactly what i would like, i was wondering if anyone has ever made the switch to confirm that they are stiffer. especially with the rears as i do not like how mine ride now.