Ohlins DFV Shocks installed
04-25-2013, 06:27 AM
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04-28-2013, 01:28 PM
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I forgot to mention that I got these from URGE. Quick shipping, good after sale support when I had one stupid question as I installed them ... he called me back at 9PM his time to address my issue. Gotta like that!
I think these spring rates are *perfect* for a street driven, rarely tracked car if you've got the money. With the rates as they are out of the box (10/8 f/r), and my stock '04 sway bars, they make the car about 10% stiffer overall than a CR. The roll stiffness is *just* slightly more forward biased than a CR. Since more of the overall roll stiffness comes from the springs rather than the bars, there is less pitch motion ... markedly reduced dive on braking, for example. These springs are "plenty stiff enough" for a car intended to be daily driven on real roads and also tracked.
The shocks do an excellent job of damping. I continue to seek out roads with bumpy corners in them that I recall from a few weeks ago, but evidently they've all been repaved. I can't find the bumps.
I think these spring rates are *perfect* for a street driven, rarely tracked car if you've got the money. With the rates as they are out of the box (10/8 f/r), and my stock '04 sway bars, they make the car about 10% stiffer overall than a CR. The roll stiffness is *just* slightly more forward biased than a CR. Since more of the overall roll stiffness comes from the springs rather than the bars, there is less pitch motion ... markedly reduced dive on braking, for example. These springs are "plenty stiff enough" for a car intended to be daily driven on real roads and also tracked.
The shocks do an excellent job of damping. I continue to seek out roads with bumpy corners in them that I recall from a few weeks ago, but evidently they've all been repaved. I can't find the bumps.
06-22-2013, 10:30 PM
#23
Originally Posted by //steve\\' timestamp='1366825893' post='22496443
That fact they can't do the higher rates is my only complaint about the DFV. Would love to be able to run something around 750ish up front and 650ish in the rear but I think it's just too much of a jump on the factory valving.
The AST out of the box is probably able to take a little more spring without a revalve.
The AST out of the box is probably able to take a little more spring without a revalve.
PSI revalves the DFV's if you're not happy with the factory valving for free, you can probably just call them up and order them with water ever springs you want and they'll valve them accordingly.
Springs are nice but compression is way better
06-26-2013, 04:35 PM
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06-27-2013, 04:44 AM
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06-27-2013, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by macr88' timestamp='1372293340' post='22633119
06-28-2013, 10:20 AM
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But I want square 
06-28-2013, 10:47 AM
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You have Options..
We can do all 4 Springs and go Square with 550, 600, 650...
Or If you want to Save and Buy just 2 Springs, 600/571 or 571/550
But again, try em before you upgrade Springs. We have sold 11 sets in 12 months and only 1 upgraded Front to Rear and purchase new Fronts..
URGE
We can do all 4 Springs and go Square with 550, 600, 650...
Or If you want to Save and Buy just 2 Springs, 600/571 or 571/550
But again, try em before you upgrade Springs. We have sold 11 sets in 12 months and only 1 upgraded Front to Rear and purchase new Fronts..
URGE
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06-28-2013, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by RedCelica' timestamp='1372443601' post='22636583
But I want square
We can do all 4 Springs and go Square with 550, 600, 650...
Or If you want to Save and Buy just 2 Springs, 600/571 or 571/550
But again, try em before you upgrade Springs. We have sold 11 sets in 12 months and only 1 upgraded Front to Rear and purchase new Fronts..
URGE
