Hey guys,

Im looking to get new coilovers soon. Ive had 9/7s on my D2s for years now and Im looking to get a softer spring rate. Are 7/5s going to be to soft? Part of my reasoning is since it is my DD I really dont need such an aggressive spring rate and Im getting a little tired of the ride. Thanks,

Grant

 

I think I would go with a 7/6 setup but I don't know if the car is totally going to be an "a to b" car now or what. 5 in the rear is going to illicit more squat and dive than I would be happy with on coils, but then again after running many different setups I landed on a 380lbs/in front, 500lbs/inch. rear setup for my needs. It's surprising how much rear springrate affects these cars.

What's keeping you away from a spring/strut setup? Ride height?

 

500 lbs/inch rear springs ??? Trying to reduce understeer I take it ?

I'm running 400 F / 375 R (7.1 F / 6.7 R) and I think thats to much in the rear, then again your in Atlanta so I am guessing the roads are much better. Pot holes in the Northeast can consume Miatas.

I think 7/5 is fine for a daily driven car in the Northeast. Actually I'm going to run 5 K spings in the rear next season.

To dial out understeer I run alot of static negative camber and increase the caster angle. Also 7/5 makes a 58/42 split which is where I expect the weight balance to be after I change a few more things.

 

Yessir, ride height. Ive had several spring/strut setups in the past and seem to run into the same problem. Since I have a manual transmission the car always looks lower in the rear as opposed to heavier automatics which seem to solve that problem by weighing the front down. I dont drive slammed by any means but I like that idea of full suspension travel while being dropped that much.

Funny you should mention 7/6. My roommate said the same thing. I see what youre saying about the a to b car thing also... so much to think about..

 

I was thinking if I did get 7/5s I would add a decent preload and probably keep the dampening at full stiffness in the rears. I actually do that anyways with my 9/7s

 

bump, anyone else?

 

well it went with 7/6s... I never knew coilovers could ride so well. Ive had 5 different suspension setups. this one is by farrr the best all around.

 

Which coilovers did you go with?

 

D2s again. The quality is much better than my first set. D2 has stepped it up.