OK you guys (and gals) with suspension upgrades…time to speak your mind.
I’m going to upgrade my suspension this month or next. I have a set of what I believe to be 30.2 hollow Weltmeisert/Sway-a-way rear tubes that will give me the effective rate of 29mm torsion bars. (What is that spring rate?)
I am aware of some of the combination of torsion bars in the neighborhood of what I plan to do. That is, the popular and common combination of front and rears for a track/street car have been 21/29 and 22/29. Some (Dickster?) have gone with 23/30 for a street car.
My target weight for the car is 2350lbs (or LESS!), and I plan to get new strut inserts and get my Bilsteins in the rear rebuilt and revalved for that weight (or what ever it ends up being). I am aware of the Bilstein HD’s up front and Sports in the rear or HD's all around. I’m also aware of the Koni adjustable shock/struts, but it seems the jury is still out on the Koni adjustables.
I like the idea of being able to change the damping and/or rebound rates for street or track, but since not everyone I have talked to “love” their Koni adjustables, I’m reluctant to spend the money for adjustables.
What I want for my car:
I want a track car that is kind enough during street driving such that my passengers will be comfortable (understanding that it's a very sporty car). I want to still be able to give the kids a ride in it. I drive the car to work (15 miles each way) when the weather is nice, but I’m more compromising on the ride quality than the kids or my lady.
I plan to use rubber bushings to make the ride a bit more comfortable on the street (I plan to use a harder or solid bushing for the inner banana arm bushings). If at some point I want to go harder on the bushings, they will be easier to deal with than new t-bars.
I have not driven nor been a passenger in a car with 21/28 or 22/29 or 23/30 bars on the street (not that I'm aware of), so I want to make sure I have some idea of what I’m getting into.
So!
Will 21/29 be a good combination? (I figure the 21mm bars will make the front a little more pliable (w/ appropriate strut inserts) than 22mm bars.)...I plan to add an adjustable front anti-roll bar down the road.
Would I even notice the difference between 21/29 and 22/29 mm bars?
Koni adjustable shocks/strut insert or Bilstein? (This one I’m really torn over
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If Bilsteins, Sports all around or HD all around? Why not Sports all around for those guys that have HD and Sports? Hmmm?
Lets hear gang…empirical data would be very helpful.