Choosing the right setup

[yacho7]

OK from what I hear coilovers are a huge help when it comes to drifting and road racing. But suck on daily driving, so here's my question, what will be a more suitible setup for drifting, daily driver, and driving on texas roads filled with bumps, humps, and other junk?

[Ian]

a 87 Ford Bronco for daily driving

trailer attachment for said Bronco for transporting the 240

JIC FLT-A2's for track duty w/ cusco sway bars, ruca, tension rods...strut bars? lol urethane bushings...oh hell why not weld metal plates over all teh stock bushings...you'll be set :eek3:

[KiDyNomiTe]

Don't bother with JICs, get Silk Roads, or HEs, or KTS coilovers. People complain about everything, even tension rods, its really not that bad, sure it can get annoying at times, but set it to full soft and its not too bad.

Don't settle for SHocks and springs, or something like Flexes, sure they will be better than stock, but once you drive a car with coilovers you'll regret it. Just don't go overboard with the springrates I'd say 9k is the highest you should get if its a daily driver, but dampening makes a big difference too.

[mike13]

Don't settle for SHocks and springs, or something like Flexes, sure they will be better than stock, but once you drive a car with coilovers you'll regret it. Just don't go overboard with the springrates I'd say 9k is the highest you should get if its a daily driver, but dampening makes a big difference too.

I've had Tein Flex coilovers for about 8 months and I think they are perfect for a street car. There is nothing to regret about buying coilovers with lower spring rates.

High spring rates reduce performance on a street car by allowing the tires to skip over bumps and cracks in the road. This gives the car an unpredictable feeling, and could lead to dangerous oversteer when the rear tires lose their contact patch. On a perfectly smooth race track, you can run much higher spring rates if you wanted to, because you are driving on a well maintained surface.

I think an ideal setup would be medium spring rates (5-6k) with an upgraded adjustable antiroll bar. This will be the best compromise in greatly increasing handling performance by reducing body roll and lowering the center of gravity without making the car too uncomfortable.

[AutoRnD]

or you can go zeal coilovers.. and quite your whining.. but then again what do i know =)

[the_one]

I agree with Mike13 and would be running a similar setup to what he described if I didn't buy shocks and springs right after I bought the car. Doh!

[KiDyNomiTe]

blah, I'll still stick to stiffer coilovers. Flexes suck so bad, at first I thought it would be a decent trade off then I drove on them and was just like wow this is horrible.

I have yet to have any problem with my coilovers losing contact patch, and have not heard of anyone with any problems similar 6-9k is not that stiff. But if you feel like making that big of a sacrafice be my guest,

[S14DB]

I have the FLEX my friend had the HE's. The spring rate is not that much more but the valving on the HE's is agressive. We get a lot of washboard down here and the HE's bounce like crazy. Spring rate is one thing but valving makes a diff too.