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What to do about coilovers?
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<blockquote data-quote="LargeOrangeFont" data-source="post: 14489114" data-attributes="member: 22835"><p>When switching to coilovers you have to take into consideration the wheel rate.. which is the amount of force it takes to move the wheel. By moving the spring outboard (as you do with coilovers) The wheel rate goes up, so a softer spring is needed. With coilovers 375# springs up front are about the limit, and then you need a revalve or to go to Bilstein Sports. I overworked the front struts on my Cobra, even with 375# springs.</p><p></p><p>When you send your struts to Bilstein you give them a description of what you are doing with the car, the weight, spring rate, etc. They do not give you the MM valving, as that is the IP of MM, but they do give you a very similar setup. They do a very good job, and is pretty painless to do aside from the shipping lead times. A friend runs 425# front springs on his SN95 track car with Bilstein revalved struts and it handles great with the full MM package on the car.</p><p></p><p>You will not get the reinforced strut housings that come with the MM2 and MM3 struts when you get your OEM struts revalves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LargeOrangeFont, post: 14489114, member: 22835"] When switching to coilovers you have to take into consideration the wheel rate.. which is the amount of force it takes to move the wheel. By moving the spring outboard (as you do with coilovers) The wheel rate goes up, so a softer spring is needed. With coilovers 375# springs up front are about the limit, and then you need a revalve or to go to Bilstein Sports. I overworked the front struts on my Cobra, even with 375# springs. When you send your struts to Bilstein you give them a description of what you are doing with the car, the weight, spring rate, etc. They do not give you the MM valving, as that is the IP of MM, but they do give you a very similar setup. They do a very good job, and is pretty painless to do aside from the shipping lead times. A friend runs 425# front springs on his SN95 track car with Bilstein revalved struts and it handles great with the full MM package on the car. You will not get the reinforced strut housings that come with the MM2 and MM3 struts when you get your OEM struts revalves. [/QUOTE]
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