[urq] Suspension modification inquiry

packley packley at verizon.net
Sun Aug 17 07:50:40 PDT 2008


What are the opinions for a good streetable suspension mods (I have H&R
springs/Koni adjustable shocks) for a high horsepower 20V modified urq? 

All other parts are correct and car has all new bushing/suspension pieces,
2Bennett Big brake kit, AAN rears, etc.

One of the reasons I did not make the Colorado event despite no AC was the
car handles bumps so poorly. 

I suspect the Konis are adjusted full hard so any bump is like a
jack-hammer.

I want to avoid coil-overs if I can, although I recognize they give the most
adjustability, my experience on race cars is they are noisy which won't do
on a street car. 

It would appear 2 1/2" coilover springs also eliminate the problems caused
by large stock springs and clearance issues.

Should I consider upgrading to 91+ vintage coupe struts? This requires other
things like hub mods to get 5 bolt to work, etc. which seems to be a lot of
extra work.

Any tips from the group of what has worked would be helpful. Pardon me if I
missed other discussions on this topic.

 

thanks for your help



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