Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 707514)
I'm about to put ~350/225 Hyperco springs on my daily w/ Ground Control perches, any thoughts on which free length for NA Bilstein HD's with NB upper mounts?
Front springs are 336 lbs/in (6 kg/mm) 8” long Swifts; Rear springs are 224 lbs/in (4 kg/mm) 9” long Swifts; |
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II had 8" 250# springs in the rear with 7" 400# front. Worked great for me |
Originally Posted by JasonC SBB
(Post 707526)
Depends on the spring rate, car weight, desired ride height, and the difference between spring's free length, adn block length.
Basically you want the spring's installed length, *at full bump*, to be just a bit longer than the spring's block length. Use FCM's spreadsheet.
Originally Posted by Thucydides
(Post 707538)
From my own setup with Bilsteins, FCM bottom perches, NB upper mounts, and Swift springs:
Front springs are 336 lbs/in (6 kg/mm) 8” long Swifts; Rear springs are 224 lbs/in (4 kg/mm) 9” long Swifts; |
This was rec'd to me by Shaikh for 12.25" F / 12.5" R for my 1991.
Revalved NA R-pkg bilsteins, GC sleeve/perch, NB top hats F: 6" 500lbs/in R: 7" 325lbs/in Will this have coil bind? Hopefully, I understood him correctly. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 707602)
Thanks, how does it ride on the street? This is for my daily so I want it to not make me sick.
I'd say it's perfectly livable, so long as exceptional comfort isn't one of your primary goals. It's compromised towards not bottoming the bump stops, and it's pretty good at doing that. I forgot to mention, and it's worth noting, that they're Shaikh's re-valves. |
Originally Posted by Thucydides
(Post 707645)
It rides surprisingly well, though not as well as my setup with the stock springs and Bernie's re-valved Bilsteins. Being twice the normal spring rate, though, that's to be expected.
I'd say it's perfectly livable, so long as exceptional comfort isn't one of your primary goals. It's compromised towards not bottoming the bump stops, and it's pretty good at doing that. I forgot to mention, and it's worth noting, that they're Shaikh's re-valves. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 707679)
I'd leave mine as is, but the damn tires are always rubbing the fenders and I'd like to auto-x this car. The perfect balance on this car was when I had MSM springs on it, although it was skyjacked. Any thoughts on what those MSM rates are?
While you're mulling over the 350/225 Hypercoils, you might give a thought to their 8x225 / 10x150 springs. They're effectively the same rates as the MSM springs you found worked so well, but might work with your GC/NB setup as well. |
Originally Posted by kenzo42
(Post 707629)
This was rec'd to me by Shaikh for 12.25" F / 12.5" R for my 1991.
Revalved NA R-pkg bilsteins, GC sleeve/perch, NB top hats F: 6" 500lbs/in R: 7" 325lbs/in Will this have coil bind? Hopefully, I understood him correctly. |
Im a little more confused on what i want now. I was thinking maybe
Koni sport front 6" spring 450 rate with koni sleeve/perch nb top hat koni sport rear 7" spring 350 rate with koni sleeve/perch nb top hat Big sway bar in front. I want something capable of going low enough, but with a decent ride quality and handleing. Im not looking for the best, just a set-up that will get the job done for what i want it to do. Its a second car that will mostly get street driven as i live in the country with nice driving roads around. |
Oh also wheres the cheaspest place to buy the nb top hat conversion at? Is there some spec miata sites that sell it for cheap.
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Those rates are pretty close to what I have and they ride well with my revalved Bilsteins. The cheapest place to get NB tophats is used or from Mazda Motorsports (which you need to register for and submit racing/autocross results for, but it is totally worth it.).
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Originally Posted by 89325iturbo
(Post 707797)
Oh also wheres the cheaspest place to buy the nb top hat conversion at? Is there some spec miata sites that sell it for cheap.
http://y8spec.com/suspension/NB_mounts_to_NA_v1.gif |
And your ride height will go up an inch and a half. Otherwise, yeah, that's the solution.
Wait, are you suggesting that route with adjustable bottom perches? Actually, that should work and there's no worries about NB top mount fittings cobbled to work with NA shocks. Also, NB shocks are valved pretty good from the factory, unlike their NA cousins which are shit out of the box. Good idea. |
So nb shocks and top hats, with adjustable coilover sleeves will still be able to go as low na shocks with nb top hats? If they're an 1-1/2 longer how does that work? Wouldnt the shock just be compressed an inch and half more? i thought you would want shorter shocks to be able to go lower.
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You have to knock the tabs off the NB shocks to get the sleeves to sit on the circlip.
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Originally Posted by Thucydides
(Post 707823)
And your ride height will go up an inch and a half. Otherwise, yeah, that's the solution.
Wait, are you suggesting that route with adjustable bottom perches? Actually, that should work and there's no worries about NB top mount fittings cobbled to work with NA shocks. Also, NB shocks are valved pretty good from the factory, unlike their NA cousins which are shit out of the box. Good idea. |
I think the ride height issue is only when swapping NA running gear for stock NB gear due to the different spring lengths.
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Originally Posted by Adam777
(Post 707935)
I think the ride height issue is only when swapping NA running gear for stock NB gear due to the different spring lengths.
I believe the shocks are also a bit longer, but the majority of the increase in ride height when swapping out NA parts for NB parts on an NA car is mostly a function of spring length and the position of the lower perch on the shock. If you're using aftermarket springs and adjustable lower perches you can probably work around that problem reasonably easily. |
Anything to worry about here?
92 Car sits at 11.5/11.75 Sending my extra set of Koni yellows to be revalved NB top hats Probably going to end up with ground control sleeves Thinking 700 F 5" 450 R 6" |
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