dirtyharryhatch

My POS function and forms just started to squeak on me, Im looking into buying some PIC performance coilovers what do you guys suggest for being low and also track friendly spring rates?



Front Spring Rate 10k
Rear Spring Rate 18k

Front Spring Rate 8k
Rear Spring Rate 6k

Front Spring Rate 12k
Rear Spring Rate 10k

1.5Slowmatic

12/10

dirtyharryhatch

and i were to be going with the gc/koni yellow setup its going on a 3dr 99 civic.

98civdx

Do you mean 10k /18k or 10k/ 8k?


Id most likely go with 12k/10k

dirtyharryhatch

That was a copy and paste off of the PIC site, Ive changed my mind and most likely going with the gc/koni yellow setup.

1.5Slowmatic

if i were to get GC's i'd probably order them in a 450-500/375-400 range F&R respectively for doing track and road driving

dirtyharryhatch

Thanx alot man ima look into those rates

egsleepercivic

I just put on gc/koni with 380/380, I plan on trying an HPDE event at sebring towards the end of the summer, I will find out if I went to soft, but its very streetable

racebum

how much does the car weigh, what tires will you be on, do you prefer a loose car or a tight one. what are the roads like where you live. what size sways and what can you live with for ride quality. answer all of that and we can get ballparks

racebum

i don't think it's going to bother you that bad as long as you aren't crazy with the brakes and or run R's. on street tires you'll have fun

dirtyharryhatch

My car weights 2388 without me in it, im on some turd tires 205/45/16s, im leaning more towards a tight car, The roads are okay here, no rear sway but i plan to upgrade to the invidia 22mm sway, and for ride quality i want something thats not bouncy but not soft as hell.

racebum

at that weight with those bars if you go pic get the 8k / 6k, the others are drag race rates or stepped up in stiffness. the stiffer rates are going to slow you down in braking and ultimate handling for a minor trade off in transition speed. totally not worth it. if you were on a high speed track on R comps the stiffer 12/10 setup would likely be the way to go. aggressive street driving, no way.

now buy tires that are worth driving on. the new gen of street tires aka the bridgestone re11, yoke ad08 {my fav} kumho xs, dunlop star spec and hankook 3 are what you want to be on. tires are what connect you to the road. item for item your tires are more important than suspension. of course they both play a role, tires just happen to be the larger one.

1.5Slowmatic

i have RE-11's. I LOVE them mainly because you can rotate them like normal tires and they are the quietest of the Extreme performance tires since you will be driving on the street.