(no subject)should have been struts

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

This thread has me interested.  Currently I am driving my old 80 Rocco
again...and I love the handling, the ride SUX.  Now, this suspension will
be swapped over to my 81 2.0 16v project.  Currently, it has Koni
Adjustables, Neuspeed Race (old school H&R made), massive rear sway, no
front sway and poly bushings all around.   When I swap the suspension over
to the 81 I am going to change ALL my bushings back to rubber except for
the upper strut bearings, those are the old school dasher ones with poly
inserts.  I will add a stock front sway and use the massive rear sway.
Now, I would like to keep the konis, but I want a softer spring, a little
more ride height to get some suspension travel back.  With all these
things considered, what would be the best spring to keep a nice compliant
ride, yet when pushed can handle the twisties?  Rims and tires will be
15", fairly light, with 195/50s.

Summary:
New factory rubber bushings
Poly upper strut bearings
Massive rear sway, stock front
Autotech Subframe
Koni Shocks
15" wheels

What springs? :-)

Eric


On Sun, 26 May 2002, Scott F. Williams wrote:

> > Mostly the roads are pretty good. There is one stretch
> > where it gets kind of rough with lots of tar  patches.
> > I'm on it for about ten to five minutes. Right now I
> > hit some of those bumps and the car gets twitchy. I'm
> > not super sensitive about a hard ride, unless the hard
> > ride screws up the car's handling on those rough
> > stretches.
> 
> Also consider the effect of your rim/tire combination on the ride quality.
> If you've got light 14" with 185/60, then I think you'll do well with the
> Bilstein Sports w/lowering springs. (Btw, the stock tear drops are *not*
> light.) At the other extreme, if you've got low profile rubber on heavy 15"
> rims, then I might still go with the Bilstein HD and Sofsports.
> 
> Keep in mind that I'm from the North East where the roads can be downright
> rough -not merely imperfect like I drove on the West Coast. I've also got a
> love affair with suspension travel given my rally background.
> 
> Since you're a sporting type of guy, however, and don't seem to mind a very
> firm ride, maybe the aggressive set up is a good choice for you? I dunno.
> Tuning for max performance is easy. Factoring in comfort makes the choices
> harder because an unbearable ride to one is just fine to another. The best
> thing for you to do would be to test a combination on somebody else's car
> first.
> --
> Scott F. Williams
> NJ Scirocco nut
> '99 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS
> Mazda 323 GTX turbo "assaulted" vehicle
> Golf GTI 16v "rollycar"
> ClubVAC: "Roads found. Drivers wanted."
> 
> 
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Eric
Northglenn, CO

76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
80 Scirocco (Parts car again, no more DD duty)
81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
81 Rabbit Truck LX Diesel (THE NEW RIDE)
91 Cabriolet (2.0 Crossflow 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
00 Golf GL TDI (Katy is driving this for now)

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