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Spring questions..stiff or not

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Hello all,

 

I have a question about springs....i am building up a Production GT impreza L for rally X and eventually club rally. I purchased KYB AGX's for the struts for the adjustable dampening. Now i need springs..

 

Here is my question...what springs should i get...i have thought of aftermarket, but they are so darn stiff, and on gravel and mud, stiff springs arent always that great.

 

Also my current springs are saggy and tired. So my idea is to purchase some RS springs with low miles on them to keep it a bit softer....what do you think??

 

Cory

I think Forester springs are a good upgrade as well. I seem to think Randy Zimmer was running Forester suspension on his rally car for a while.

 

Keith

Hello all,

 

I have a question about springs....i am building up a Production GT impreza L for rally X and eventually club rally. I purchased KYB AGX's for the struts for the adjustable dampening. Now i need springs..

 

Here is my question...what springs should i get...i have thought of aftermarket, but they are so darn stiff, and on gravel and mud, stiff springs arent always that great.

 

Also my current springs are saggy and tired. So my idea is to purchase some RS springs with low miles on them to keep it a bit softer....what do you think??

 

Cory

 

Eibach, whiteline and others have springs that may not be too much stiffer than stock. You probably don't want much lowering either or you may be operating the new shocks outside of their designed 'sweetspot'. It doesn't show the lowering (which you might be able to fix anyway with some type of shim?) amount but this site; http://www.ravensblade-impreza.com/techdocs/spring/spring.html shows the stiffness.

 

Carl

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forester suspension creates a lift....and right the KYB's dont like too much drop...more than an inch....

i would say either some rs springs, or maybe some wrx springs..... you might also want to look into some legacy gt springs??? a bigger vehicle, more weight, stiffer spring, but wont lift like a forester spring would..... just a possibility

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the problem with springs from other vehicles is they dont match the struts...so my only options are rs springs or something aftermarket...the problem is almost everything after market has a much stiffer spring weight....and for driving around in mud and gravel im not sure i want a stiffer suspension

the problem with springs from other vehicles is they dont match the struts...so my only options are rs springs or something aftermarket...the problem is almost everything after market has a much stiffer spring weight....and for driving around in mud and gravel im not sure i want a stiffer suspension

 

Well, a little research and you may find a dual or progressive rate spring, that 'should' give you decent ride on pavement/smooth surfaces and better footing/limted body roll on rougher ground. I THINK Whiteline has some springs like this, likely others do too.

 

I dunno.

 

Carl

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