Question about coil-overs
03-07-11, 07:01 PM
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Yes you can ride WAY HIGHER than stock. I wish I had pics of it set at max height right after install.
My spring rates:
600 front
450 rear
Rides pretty stiff, little harsher than stock C5 Z06 suspension. I have to be careful over speed bumps, but let's me go around corners stupid fast. Very neutral with 245/40-18 all the way around. Understeers with staggered tires.
Bumpstops are still in great condition after 2 years of riding that low.
My spring rates:
600 front
450 rear
Rides pretty stiff, little harsher than stock C5 Z06 suspension. I have to be careful over speed bumps, but let's me go around corners stupid fast. Very neutral with 245/40-18 all the way around. Understeers with staggered tires.
Bumpstops are still in great condition after 2 years of riding that low.
03-09-11, 04:51 PM
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Alright well on my way. The bilsteins arrived yesterday. I cut the sleeves today and now I am waiting for the hyper coils to arrive along with top hats and bump stops. Extremely easy assembly so far. I'll try to post some pictures later.
03-09-11, 06:54 PM
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The Gixxer setup does not use dust boots. I also opted for the helper springs only because people as of late were having issues pre-loading the springs. Doesn't hurt to have and I didn't want to have to order them after the fact.
03-09-11, 07:06 PM
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Ok here is what I did today. From what I read in the forums this project gets over thought a little bit. I think its a bit intimidating because while cheaper than an expensive coil over setup, its still a chunk of change.
The first thing I tackled was trimming the sleeves. We have a bandsaw at work and it only took about 20 minutes to do all 4.
Smoothed off the edges with the sanding wheel and used a file on the inner edge. Worked like a charm. Now I am just waiting for the springs and bump stops to arrive.
The first thing I tackled was trimming the sleeves. We have a bandsaw at work and it only took about 20 minutes to do all 4.
Smoothed off the edges with the sanding wheel and used a file on the inner edge. Worked like a charm. Now I am just waiting for the springs and bump stops to arrive.
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