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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 09:01 PM
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Post your suspension Set ups

Whats everyone running as suspension set up, and how do you like it/Whats your main use of the car?
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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look in ma sig.... i love it, i have the fronts on setting 3, the rears on 4. Its very neutral, but i can still get some rotation out of it. It's my Daily which i will use to OWN my class this year at Auto-x
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 10:26 PM
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your lucky, i have a gsl rear end, eibach's, and tokico blues, and im in csp, and i GET owned beacuse everyone else is built up with suspension. good thing i do it for fun.
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 10:34 PM
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i'm going to run in SM2, because soon i plan on going EFI then Turbo.
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 10:48 PM
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well when u d stoops sent that carb, (and engine?) my way, im in the Spfd. aswell
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 10:59 PM
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who is you? Carb will be for sale but not engine goin 12a Turdbo!
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 11:05 PM
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removed rear swaybar
energy front control arm bushings
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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B&G springs (advertised 1.4in drop)
Illumina Adjustable shox (I usually keep them on 2 all around for the street and 4 all around for better performance)

Stock front and rear swaybars with poly bushings.

Planning to add poly bushings to the front and replace all the rear ones with stock rubber when I swap the axle.

Right now the car handles like its on rails. Very controllable, and I can bring out the rear without just whipping into a spin.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 09:41 AM
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Eibach Pro-Kit
Tokico Illuminas
Racing Beat Front Sway Bar

New 15 In Rims and Good Rubber.

PERFECT for now.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 12:01 PM
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Standard springs
Tokico Illuminas
K-Mac front ARB

not sure whether I'm fitting the K-mac rear bar yet
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 12:10 PM
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Streetcar- ST progressive springs, cheap JC whitney shocks/struts, poly bushings up front, pbandj modded rear. Too soft for my liking, need stiffer springs/strut/shocks.

Racecar- full gforceengineering setup, illuminas, eibachs w/2 1/2" front coilovers. Handles like its on rails.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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Street car: Decent compromise for everyday driving and occasional autocross.

13x6 Enkei's
205/60-13 BFG R1's (old)
1-1/8 Suspension Techniques Front bar
3/4" Susp Tech Adjustable rear bar
Eibach Springs
Energy Suspension tension rod bushings
Energy Suspension control arm bushings
Koni low pressure gas front strut cartridges
Tokico blue gas rear shocks

Race car: Handles great. Good balance, can toss and roatate car when needed. Needs better shocks or softer springs (shocks can't keep up).

13x7 Revolutions
Hoosier R3S03 225/45-13 (a bitch to get on the rims)

Front:
Camber plates
Energy Suspension Front bushings throughout
2-1/2 coil over kits with 450 lb Eibach Springs
Tokico race Illumina's
1-1/8 Suspension Techniques sway bar

Strut tower brace
All new tie rod ends, linkages, etc.

Rear:

Koni low pressure gas
300 lbs springs
no rear sway bar
gForce Engineering Tri Link, Panhard Rod, and trailing arm bushings

Last edited by 31rx7; Feb 4, 2004 at 05:52 PM.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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my car (some installed, some not)

Ground control coil overs in the front
350# springs
Ground Control Camber/caster plates
tokico racing illumias up front
Mazdacomp 1 1/8" sway bar
150# rear springs
isc racing rear adjustable perches
Illumina Rear shocks
16x8" Veylox VX8R wheels - street
205/45-16 Yoko ES100's

13x8 diamond racing - track
235/45-13 Kuhmo V700s

I think that's about it... Still wnat to do the front bushings soon...
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 06:21 PM
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Tokiko Blues all araound, full Energy Suspension front bushings, just got a GSL rear end.
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Old Feb 4, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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Daily Driver (for now)

Front:
350# Springs
Coil-overs
Camber Plates (solid upper bushing)
Adjustable Front Sway Bar
Upper Strut Bar
Full Urethane Bushings
Carerra Shocks
Akerman Spacers

Rear:
Cut Rear Springs
Tokico Shocks
No Sway Bar
Sphearicly Bushed WATT's Link

Other:
Roll Bar
GSL-SE Brake/Hub Upgrade
Brake Vents
Hawk HP Pads
SS Lines
14" Panasports
225/50/14 Hoosier Slicks
Mustang V8 Engine....


With the coil overs cranked up the car is tolerable on the street. No worse than my Prelude was with race seats, although I refuse to put in either of my race seats until the RX-7 is no longer my daily driver. With some proper adjustment, just about anything is drivable on the street. Crank those coil overs down though, and it's a totally different story.
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Old Feb 5, 2004 | 06:16 AM
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street use:

Tokiko blues
Eibach pro-kit
ES front bushings
pb&j modded rear suspension with poly bushings on lower control arms
CPracing front strut bar
Sumitomo HTR200's 205/60/13

The car is very tight. Oversteer is predictable and controllable.
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