Best coilovers for an EVO IX

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05-17-2007, 06:31 AM

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Leave it stock or buy some MR Beilsteins with Swift springs. My customer is running this combo with camber plates and a rear swaybar upgrade. Handling is much more confidence inspiring then stock, (lots of grip and feedback) but it rides like an E46 M3. You could also do the whole upgarde on budget pretty easily.

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05-17-2007, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MINES13,May 17 2007, 09:31 AM

As soon as he got the car he went out and got some Tein springs that made the car handle like a$$ (worse than stock IMHO). He already did the sway bar thing- Tanabe- which makes the car seem to understeer even more. If it were my car I would leave the front one on and find a bigger for the rear, or atleast put the stock rear back in. Do they make Swift springs for the MR dampers? I've heard of Evo owners putting standard Evo lowering srpings on MR shocks and screwing up the handling.

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05-18-2007, 06:05 AM

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[QUOTE=TrackStar,May 17 2007, 06:46 AM] As soon as he got the car he went out and got some Tein springs that made the car handle like a$$ (worse than stock IMHO).

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05-18-2007, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MINES13,May 18 2007, 09:05 AM

Tein springs are junk, thats no surprise. Works has a custom MR spring made by Swift. It is specifically for the MR beilstein. We did that setup on my customer car came out fantastic. We did the Works rear sway bar on the middle setting, 80% stiffer then stock. Rides like an M3.

Thanks man- I passed that along to him. What shop do you work for btw?

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05-18-2007, 06:24 AM

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Thanks man- I passed that along to him. What shop do you work for btw?

I updated my earlier post with the alignment specs we ran. That may help you. I run Performance Motorsport in Smithtown, NY.

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05-18-2007, 06:30 AM

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I have to check you guys out- can you guys tune E-manage?

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05-18-2007, 06:36 AM

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I have to check you guys out- can you guys tune E-manage?

We actually just moved to Smithtown into a 10,000 sqft facility. We are currently under rennovation but we do have a Mustang AWD dual PAU dyno. We have not dug the pit for the dyno yet, we are probobly a good 4 weeks out before the dyno is operational.

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