KiNGDEE206

iTrader: (1)

So ive done a LOT of researching and almost made up my mind of the spring rates i want.

But first let me tell u guys about how my driving is!

setup:
GC koni with all 4 extended top hats
97 ej6 sedan
most likely 195/50/15's or maybe some tires that r 205/40-45/16 dunno 100% which 15 or 16's yet.
anyways, my lowness: 1 finger gap in between the fender and the tire

its DD with a LOT of weekend / normal driving but hitting the corners / speeding after a corner etc. like kid version of auto X lol.

i would like to be able to go over a speed bump going 10-20MPH and not feel my car "bouncing up n down in the air" but more like a feel of "i eat those bumps"
and keep in mind, im in SEA,WA and the streets SUCK! roads got little bumps everywhere time to time. I would like to be over to drive over these little bumps and not feel like the car is "bouncing up and down one time" but rather go straight through and feel like i just glided past these little bumps. BUT I DO NOT WANT THE RIDE to feel like a HARDCORE THUMP (that makes me scared and feels like somethings wrong with the suspension lol) each time i go over a speed bump / dip / crack

anyways the spring rates ive "kind of" decided are:
350/300
400/350
400/380
350/350
400/400

I get the concept of under steer. and i know i do a lot of corner acceleration (aka turn while accelerating) so keep that in mind, what spring rates would u suggest? do it match one of my picks i thought about?

please feel free to ask questions to better suggest my application needs!

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

Don't need extended top hats for a finger gap. And once you up the spring rates there's no way in West Hell you're going to "glide" over any damn speed bumps. Maybe you should slow the **** down and stop driving like a self-admitted idiot. Get the OTS rates and go from there.

And stop claiming your roads suck. Roads suck everywhere. It's called failing infrastructure.

98civdx

450/350.

redlinetuning

I've been to Seattle, and other places like Dominican Republic where they have those "speed" bumps. Guess what? Those are actually there to slow people down. Hence the name "speed bumps". You will not be able to "glide" through them, even with a Cadillac; you're going to feel those.

And if you've ever been to MN, WI, or MI in the spring after all the ice has melted, then you will know how bad the roads really are.

So my suggestion is that if you have already made up your mind about the Koni/GC setup, which, is a good one, then just get the 450/350 if you're looking to do some weekend track events. Otherwise stick with the 350/250 because who knows, you might find that 450/350 is too hard.