What spring rates are best for the Sole Track use

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Jamez
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Post Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:37 am

At the moment I am building a E30 with a S50B32, this car will never see the open road and only be used on the track, the only surface it will see is nice flat tarmac. Taking into account it is completely gutted, has a rollcage and has a bit of extra weight up front (because of the engine swap), What spring rates should I use? Also What size of anti roll bar's should I use?

thanks in advance :)
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Post Sun Jul 05, 2009 6:51 pm

what shocks are you going to run? You need a matching spring/shock combo
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Post Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:12 pm

going to use fully adjustable Koni's or Bilstiens, if they are adjustable it should not matter, no?

im am also going to be getting coilovers
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Post Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:57 pm

No such thing as optimal, depends on loads of variables such as track, weather, driving style, general suspension set, tyres etc etc...

That said GAZ supply 600/300 as the default on their coil overs for 6 cylinder engine & probably wouldnt be a bad place to start.
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 12:19 am

yeah few people have said either 600/300 or 350/550, think i'll end up starting with 600/300 and see how that goes.
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Post Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:36 am

Jamez wrote:yeah few people have said either 600/300 or 350/550, think i'll end up starting with 600/300 and see how that goes.
600/300? but not with Koni or Bilstein shocks.