Re: suspension, 90q20v

[STEADIRIC@aol.com]

>>1) It'll be stiff.  Very stiff.
>Just spoke to Frank at Four Star again. He says it'll be about 20% 
>stiffer. So more like "noticeably stiffer", instead of "very stiff"
>
>>2) re: 1" lower.  From what?  Some 20vs and Coupes came with 1"
>>   lower suspension from the factory.  Mine did - and requires different
>>   p/n springs and shocks.  Mince still rides very well, with stock
>>   springs and BOGEs.  Let me know how yours turns out -- but I would
> >  hesitate to make a car very stiff -- to what purpose?
>
>Frank says my coupe has shocks that are 35mm lower than the regular 90; 
>obviously he's aware of this.
>He also says changing just the springs without switching the stock shocks 
>will result in a lousy ride.

WELL....... Lest's see the factory suspension for the 90 has 4.75" of 
bump travel (Compression from static height) availble.  Your taking 1.4" 
out with your springs or 30% of your travel.... Your New Springs need to 
be AT LEAST 30% stiffer than stock.....  If they are only 20% stiffer 
than what you took out you WILL Bottom the car doing suspension and 
chassis damage.... NJTH It's a fact.   BTW It's the slamming of the 
struts valve stack into the bottom of the strut tube that gives you the 
lousy ride.....

>>ps: I also don;t know of a Bilstein application for the rear of the 20v.
>Well, he does.

Then he's the only one.............

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
St. Louis, MO

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