School me on suspension...
01-22-09 | 12:19 AM
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School me on suspension...
Okay, so tax returns are coming, and I've needed a new suspension. Parts are old, ride quality is meh.
What do I need (completely everything) to upgrade the suspension. It's a summer daily and does see autocross duty. Nothing like 54 way adjustable shocks, and I would prefer stock ride height. Anything more than an inch is just overkill, IMO.
What I think I NEED is:
shocks
springs
bushings
Do I have a complete list? The reason I ask is because I don't know jack about suspension.
BTW, it's for an 84 GSL-SE.
What do I need (completely everything) to upgrade the suspension. It's a summer daily and does see autocross duty. Nothing like 54 way adjustable shocks, and I would prefer stock ride height. Anything more than an inch is just overkill, IMO.
What I think I NEED is:
shocks
springs
bushings
Do I have a complete list? The reason I ask is because I don't know jack about suspension.
BTW, it's for an 84 GSL-SE.
01-22-09 | 01:32 AM
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the respeeds special bushing kit, it has all the ones you need and none of the ones you don't want (upper watts link)
on top of that, check out front strut brace, bigger sway bar (front), tokico blue shocks, good springs (suspension techniques, RB, eibach, etc).
if you get a bigger front sway bar, get new bushings/endlinks for you rear sway (don't remove it if you get bigger up front), or get an adjustable rear.
those are the fun parts, the boring ones: front ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, pitman arm, MOOG HD idler arm.
last two are free: make sure you steering box is tight, PB&J rear link mod.
optional (for the more zealous): Re speed coilover setup (ride height adjustment, better/stiffer springs), and camber plates (may be needed to correct camber if you go low, or give more caster for good steering).
^that's pretty much exhaustive.
on top of that, check out front strut brace, bigger sway bar (front), tokico blue shocks, good springs (suspension techniques, RB, eibach, etc).
if you get a bigger front sway bar, get new bushings/endlinks for you rear sway (don't remove it if you get bigger up front), or get an adjustable rear.
those are the fun parts, the boring ones: front ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, pitman arm, MOOG HD idler arm.
last two are free: make sure you steering box is tight, PB&J rear link mod.
optional (for the more zealous): Re speed coilover setup (ride height adjustment, better/stiffer springs), and camber plates (may be needed to correct camber if you go low, or give more caster for good steering).
^that's pretty much exhaustive.
01-22-09 | 02:43 AM
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the respeeds special bushing kit, it has all the ones you need and none of the ones you don't want (upper watts link)
on top of that, check out front strut brace, bigger sway bar (front), tokico blue shocks, good springs (suspension techniques, RB, eibach, etc).
if you get a bigger front sway bar, get new bushings/endlinks for you rear sway (don't remove it if you get bigger up front), or get an adjustable rear.
those are the fun parts, the boring ones: front ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, pitman arm, MOOG HD idler arm.
last two are free: make sure you steering box is tight, PB&J rear link mod.
optional (for the more zealous): Re speed coilover setup (ride height adjustment, better/stiffer springs), and camber plates (may be needed to correct camber if you go low, or give more caster for good steering).
^that's pretty much exhaustive.
on top of that, check out front strut brace, bigger sway bar (front), tokico blue shocks, good springs (suspension techniques, RB, eibach, etc).
if you get a bigger front sway bar, get new bushings/endlinks for you rear sway (don't remove it if you get bigger up front), or get an adjustable rear.
those are the fun parts, the boring ones: front ball joints, inner/outer tie rods, pitman arm, MOOG HD idler arm.
last two are free: make sure you steering box is tight, PB&J rear link mod.
optional (for the more zealous): Re speed coilover setup (ride height adjustment, better/stiffer springs), and camber plates (may be needed to correct camber if you go low, or give more caster for good steering).
^that's pretty much exhaustive.
I also should have mentioned I have an RB front sway bar.
01-22-09 | 11:54 AM
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search... that goes for here and google. I can't name a website per say but typing each component in google usually yields some decent results.
check on the forum for application specific (example: FB's don't need rear strut tower braces)
check on the forum for application specific (example: FB's don't need rear strut tower braces)
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01-23-09 | 07:23 AM
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You can go to www.re-speed.com
Join the member forum, and ask all the questions you like. Lots of info already there, and plenty of photos etc.
Join the member forum, and ask all the questions you like. Lots of info already there, and plenty of photos etc.
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