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Old 01-29-2008, 05:20 PM
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what do they do for the v8's? also i have a convertible... would i have to get a4 cylinder convertible spring?
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Old 01-29-2008, 05:22 PM
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they are very soft and provide good weight transfer. i dont know about the vert springs, i know on the sn platform it dosnt matter
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Old 01-29-2008, 05:27 PM
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hmm thanks! so i take it... this would be a good mod to do?
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Old 01-29-2008, 06:06 PM
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only for straight line performance. not curves
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Old 01-29-2008, 07:29 PM
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AFTER my 2.3 to 5.0 conversion in my 92 I had the 4 cyl springs still in.....the stance looked good and road quite well don't ask me why but I swapped 'em out for 5.0 ones and I don't like the stance as well now..oh well ...live and learn!!!
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Old 01-29-2008, 08:26 PM
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If you are gonna take it to the track alot, i suppose they would be good. As said above, they have a much softer spring rate and provide much better weight transfer. But you probably wont have very good handling characteristics. (ie body roll) If you mainly drive on the street and see minimal track use, I would just use a stock V-8 spring and maybe a slightly softer shock or if you have the money, get adjustables.
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Old 01-29-2008, 08:45 PM
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****... i have em up front, and no sway bar... AND loose *** struts... and skinnies, lmao... and i DD my ****... its not that bad on ur handling, yes its worse, but its easy to deal with and its not a restriction... and it helps ALOT w. weight transfer
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Old 01-29-2008, 09:04 PM
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I have skinnies and no sway bar too. Its not bad, but I still have stock springs and struts.
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Old 01-29-2008, 09:11 PM
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yea i ahve strange 10 ways set at the loosest setting all the time and banger springs, the quality isnt that bad, but no more doughnuts for me
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yea i ahve strange 10 ways set at the loosest setting all the time and banger springs, the quality isnt that bad, but no more doughnuts for me
doughnuts were fun when i was like...16...
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