Rear End Suspension

[DRFTR86]

just put sierra falcon combo in mine, i work at ford so i had access to alot of different springs, tried au xr6 springs cut down to 190mm in my mates ke, very low, but for extra stiffness, i used au2 xr8 IRS rear spring cut down to 210 mm and its stiff as a honey mooners :whistling:

[bigm]

i got some F150 truck shocks i think

compressed it about 300
and extended is about 470

the f150 isnt exactly a light car so i think they are gona be fairly stiff, and they are also pedders sports ryders so will see how we go on the weekend.

[Ru-iki]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (crown3d @ Jul 2 2008, 06:25 PM) </div>
Sierra/Jimny front shocks.

[jay70]

what would be a good match for a 230mm 6kg spring. 86 excel gs or commo shocks

[Whip]

Excel G's

Got 230mm 6kg and Excel G's in the rear of mine, dope as

[Hachi Roku]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Meathead #2 @ Jul 22 2008, 10:43 AM) </div>What free spring height would you suggest as I'm after some 5kg's?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Whip @ Aug 27 2008, 06:31 PM) </div>yes I agree

[Delazy]

for those of us who spent more money on suspension than others, not nessasarily for the better....what rate and height sprnings are people running on tociko hts and trd blues??

[70XIN]

in most of my ae86 books (i have a couple lol), most of the jap cars run 8/6 7/6 6/6, never anything less. lots with the equally matched springs which is strange

i might also note, the cars I'm referring to are all street 'weekend' circuit cars from the looks of them/specs

i can't speak about local people, cause i don't know anyone lucky enough to own both (blues and the tokico HTS')

[Hachi Roku]

so what do you think would be the best suspension setup in regards to shocks and springs?

Obviously short strokes, but what combination of springs? 8/6 (too stiff?) 7/5

What would suit street and the occasional inspirational drive through the hills and some drift prac?

[rthy]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hachi Roku @ Aug 29 2008, 11:33 PM) </div>all of these questions are too open, some people blurt out answers like 6kg but if you tried using those springs in my area then you wouldn't end being able to go very fast. It comes down to the roads you plan to optimise your car for, your dampeners and you personally in what you find comfortable