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scheides
03-03-2010, 08:07 AM
Matt and I put his stock struts back in last night with some fancy purple springs...

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9844&stc=1&d=1267625215
rose0529
03-03-2010, 08:08 AM
HAHA good to hear! I hear it rides really nice! Glad i was able to help out for abit last night
Matt D.
03-03-2010, 08:08 AM
With Scheides' and Rosey's help last night I took out the busted ass Ksport coilovers and installed the Swift Spec-R springs on the stock struts. I like my car again. It fixed everything I hated about the coilovers and the stock suspension. It's firm, but comfortable, hard to explain. But definitely not jarring like the coilovers ever were.
Matt D.
03-03-2010, 08:09 AM
Matt and I put his stock struts back in last night with some fancy purple springs...
They are metallic baby blue! Periwinkle maybe?

http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/swift_specr.jpg
Kracka
03-03-2010, 08:10 AM
Awesome news! Glad you're happy.
s1ngletracker
03-03-2010, 08:49 AM
Were they jarring because they were blown? Or just too stiff?
Matt D.
03-03-2010, 08:53 AM
Were they jarring because they were blown? Or just too stiff?
They were stiff, this was before they were blown. The control of those shocks was terrible, making them full firm was okay but it wasn't all that firm, and really wasn't apparent until you pushed the car. Make them soft and the car was bouncy as if it had no shocks at all. Just a terrible product for us northerners that don't have perfect roads.
simulatedwood
03-03-2010, 09:18 AM
Nice Matt,

Cant wait for you to get all the improvements in the car, Do you feel you lost or gained in the handing department for auto -x? I will be rocking the stock supension again this year with just the aftermarket rear swaybar, been really happy with the combo so far.
Shawn
A//// Guy
03-03-2010, 09:26 AM
Perty springs. Nice set up!
Matt D.
03-03-2010, 09:26 AM
Nice Matt,

Cant wait for you to get all the improvements in the car, Do you feel you lost or gained in the handing department for auto -x? I will be rocking the stock supension again this year with just the aftermarket rear swaybar, been really happy with the combo so far.
Shawn
I honestly do not think I'll be any worse off with this setup versus the coilovers. The stock struts have far greater compression and rebound control than the Ksports, and these springs are only slightly softer at their peak. I'm already a firm believer of using stock struts and good aftermarket springs over cheap coilovers. The rear swaybar helps loosen these cars up so much, it's immediate gratification.

As far as autocross goes, who knows. Right now it looks like I'll be codriving a well built Subaru WRX in STX this year.