Va_lgt Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Ok so I've been doing my research and I'm pretty much set on sending out the spec b bilstiens I have to be rebuild to HD specs, but where I'm torn is what spring to use. The car is mostly a DD but I like to drive it hard I'm just starting to get into auto x. I have stock gt struts and h&r springs and it's deffinately the weak point In My suspension. So..... Pinks? Swifts? Or other? Would love to hear from anyone who has any of these or uses thier car on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 What tires are you using. Koni, h&r springs, good tires, rear sway bar and links will be a good set up, Good tires will be the biggest help by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va_lgt Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 225 hankooks on stock rims for the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I went from all season to Bridgestone re-11 and it made the biggest difference by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 225 hankooks on stock rims for the moment Hankook Rs-3's? If these arent the hankooks you have than your tire isnt good enough. start there first. also changing you spring will put you out of stock class and in to STX, unless you have power mods which will put you in to ESP. assuming you are fine with all this, the best spring will be the one with the highest spring rate, with medium lowering. Too low and you are on the bump stops and handle like crap. IIRC Pinks or Swifts have the highest rates, but you should double check. FYI, the bilstein HD's aren't the best for autox. you will have better performance with Koni's but if you have your heart set on the bils, then that's better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I use HD's with stock springs its not ideal but i needed struts and got a good deal on bils. Unfortunitly I have a vf52 which puts me directly in street mod and I don't have the money or skill to be competitive in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va_lgt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 ^im right there with you man. Vf52 powered.soooo street mod it is for me. I'm planing on going with bigger wheel/ tire combo this fall and I will deff be looking into the rs3s. Yeah I know the konis are better but I have the bils. Mayyyyy sell them and pick up some konis. Idk yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I should have stayed stock and spent all my money on tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va_lgt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 I kinda feel that way too some days. Well since I'm already in street mod I can get my hands on a set of isc coilovers dirt cheap? Or just liquidate everything and go koni-swift/pinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idiot4hire Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would use your HRs with konis because you already have them. then get rear sway bar and tires. Depending on your budget go for whiteline lower control arm bushings too. Stay away from cheap coilovers. To answer your original questions I believe pinks match the best with bils. Whitetiger probably would have better advice then me Edit: seat time is the best thing you can do if your just starting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va_lgt Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Yeah I figured that would be the best. I have the full complimenting suspension pieces(bushings, bars bump steer kit ect. I think I'll prob do the pinks and revolved bills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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