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02-17-2020, 05:40 PM | #1 |
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Suspension change. Spring suggestions
I am removing my coilovers. I am contemplating getting Bilstein B6 shocks and lowering springs. Or B8, if the difference is negligible. If anyone has opinions, I want to hear them! Thanks!
What lowering springs will pair with the B6's? I had eibach Prokit springs in the past. I am not sure that I want a progressive spring again... Suggestions? I think I want either the Pedders or Whiteline tophats for the front. I will be using camber bolts with these. Opinions on which? like these... https://www.rallysportdirect.com/par...YaAkMFEALw_wcB Thanks in advance for any input.
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B8 just has less droop travel than B6, zero advantage to the B8.
Racecomp engineering or Swift would be my pick for lowering springs. Get as much camber as you can, there's a good overview of options posted here. |
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RCE Yellows. I cant recommend these springs enough!
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02-18-2020, 10:21 AM | #4 |
Bilstein B6 with RCE Yellows is a great combo.
Skip the B8s. Skip the Whiteline mounts and get the Pedders mounts. - Andrew |
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My whitelines lasted barely 5k kms before the bearings got noisy... didn't do enough research and found all the posts about issues with them after the fact. Since they only make noise during low speeding turning I've just left it for now, but it's annoying enough I want to replace them with something in the spring. Edit: Alternatively, if I wanted to go as far as getting a set of verus camber plates, how long should I expect those bearings to last compared to OEM/whiteline/pedders mounts? I'm lowered on the eibach prokit, stock struts and it's a daily driver with occasional canyon spirited drives. Last edited by wolffbite; 02-18-2020 at 04:48 PM. |
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Exactly how I feel about my Fortune Auto (I mean BC racing) coils. Thank you for adding to the conversation! Out of the parts I installed, I am keeping my Blackworks rear LCA, whiteline bumpsteer kit, Perrin sway bars, and whiteline endlinks. I have J2 trailing and toe arms. I am going to swap the toe to SPC and the trailing back to stock.
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Very few conventional camber plates will remain silent for a long time. - Andrew |
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Anyway, I would caution against stock struts with lowering springs and camber plates unless there are some out there that don't reduce available bump travel. |
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From my understanding a camber plate will also introduce some NVH, and I have reverted back to stock on a couple of my last mods due to too much added NVH in the cabin. I might try out the pedders mounts. Since I drive ~20k kms a year I could pretty quickly provide some long term feedback. If they become noisy again, I may just have to live with it. |
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I’ve had my Pedders top hats for 15k miles and no issues/noises. I can’t recommend them enough.
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