ok guys heres the suspension i have decided on...let me have it now..im new at this ok..this car with be a dual duty car for now,so..im going with the H&R springs 1.3 drop,Bilstine sport shocks,bmpd front and rear sway bars,and bmpd front strut tower bar, Kose K-1 wheels 15/7,with Yokohama ADVAN 225-50-15 tires..so good and bad i want to hear all sugestions..thanks alot guys..Jay
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Sounds like a great setup, pretty much what I'm running right now, save for ST sways and soon to be a set of RA-1s as opposed to the advans.
When you say "dedicated track car", the sky's the limit. It really depends on what the further plans are for the car once you make it a full on track vehicle. I'm eventually going to go with the Turner "j-stock" springs & custom valved bilsteins, my overall plans are to run the car in k-stock, which doesn't allow coilovers. That being said, if you're just going balls out, then a C/O setup with some properly valved Koni SA's (or DA's if you have the checkbook for it) would probably be ideal. It allows you a wide selection in terms of available spring rates, and allows you to easily cornerweight the car.
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Originally posted by MattM20if you got the $$$ then i'd go for the koni SA's instead of the bilsteins
I need konis on my car, they don't make bilstien sports for an ix and bilstien HD aren't enough to control the springs.
bushings on the other hand, are highly reccomended. if you're putting stiff suspension on a car with 15 year old bushings, your handling will be quite strange.
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Originally posted by nandoOriginally posted by MattM20if you got the $$$ then i'd go for the koni SA's instead of the bilsteins
I need konis on my car, they don't make bilstien sports for an ix and bilstien HD aren't enough to control the springs.
bushings on the other hand, are highly reccomended. if you're putting stiff suspension on a car with 15 year old bushings, your handling will be quite strange.
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trailing arm, subframe, and control arm bushings, possibly strut mounts and control arms depending on their shape. if you bother with bushings, go with all eurethane (except maybe the control arms, M3 offset work great).
my buddy's car has completely shot subframe and trailing arm bushings.. boy is that thing fun to drive in the twisties
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ok guys,this is a 1986 325 ..so what bushings would i need to replace..and yes i may upgrade to the konis when i get my motor back in my civic,remeber this is a dual duty car for now...also what is the biggest tire size that i can go with ..i was told that the 225-50-15 would be great....you guys are great,,,thanks alot..Jay
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Originally posted by MikesJoNewbie question: What do bushings do? :DTenured Automotive Service Professional - Avid BMW Enthusiast
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