frs vs brz

[nickr]

Has it ever been determined if the stock dampers on both cars are the same?

[DoomsdayJesus]

I've read in 2 places that the BRZ suspension is stiffer up front and softer in the rear. I don't have links, but they did want a little differentiation between the two. Just a different ride style is what I understood it as.

Yeah, they're different. It's a matter of preference as far as I understand it, but you know most people who tune are going to re-do the suspension themselves anyway.

Edit: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36110
http://www.caranddriver.com/features...-around-page-2

[Racecomp Engineering]

Dampers are the same.

Only different springs.

- Andy

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by DoomsdayJesus

I've read in 2 places that the BRZ suspension is stiffer up front and softer in the rear.

springs yes

dampers no

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Dampers are the same.

Only different springs.

- Andy

thank you.... i was actually wondering that myself :o

[supramkivtt2jz]

The guys at RS-R have told me differently. They have two models of the superdowns at their facility in Cali. When I showed up, they told me face-to-face that their springs were designed separately for each car. They mentioned the damping for each vehicle is different.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by supramkivtt2jz

The guys at RS-R have told me differently. They have two models of the superdowns at their facility in Cali. When I showed up, they told me face-to-face that their springs were designed separately for each car.

SPRINGS

yes

DAMPERS

no

these are two different components

the OP is asking about dampers

[supramkivtt2jz]

Originally Posted by 7thgear

SPRINGS

yes

DAMPERS

no

these are two different components

the OP is asking about dampers

what do you think im talking about? Im telling you explicitly what they told me.

Originally Posted by supramkivtt2jz

The guys at RS-R have told me differently. They have two models of the superdowns at their facility in Cali. When I showed up, they told me face-to-face that their springs were designed separately for each car. They mentioned the damping for each vehicle is different.

[7thgear]

Originally Posted by supramkivtt2jz

what do you think im talking about? Im telling you explicitly what they told me.

you added the last sentence after i quoted you

[wparsons]

Regardless of what RS-R told you, RCE has actually put the stock dampers on a shock dyno to see how they perform.

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Regardless of what RS-R told you, RCE has actually put the stock dampers on a shock dyno to see how they perform.

Who's to say that RS-R didn't?

[wparsons]

Then they'll be the first to have dyno'd the stock shocks and state that the FRS and BRZ have different dampening.

[Racecomp Engineering]

Other shops have tested them too...we aren't the only ones.

A few companies make different springs for FR-S and BRZ (like Swift) but that's an attempt to keep similar dynamics to the factory for the 2 cars.

Edit: there were rumors when the car came out that they were different with some magazines reporting that as fact, buy my guess is that was part speculation and maybe a little something lost in translation. Multiple shops found similar results to us...

- Andy

[DoomsdayJesus]

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