Alright... Sounds like I'll be doing some drifting in one of these! LOL
In more searching last night I found that KYB also makes shocks for
these cars. I hear a lot of people rave about the Konis. In my
experience in setting up my MR2, I found Konis to be trash, in that the
rebound was way to hesitant, and even with adjustment, they were still
mushy going into the corners. The Tokico Illuminas that I have on there
now, are far better than the offerings from Koni, and Tokico is pretty
bottom of the line. But this does not mean I am biased. You folks
would know better than me, what would work best on the roadster. Now I
have to ask. Since Andy is running Carrera shocks on his... does anyone
else know of, or have any other suggestions? Just by common usage
alone, I'd say that the Konis are going to be the kit for my car, but
tuning a suspension is a fickle thing, and not everyone has the same
tastes. I'm wondering if keeping the stock rear springs, and just
adding this Addco rear swaybar would work as well. I am SOOOOOO not
used to driving a solid axel car, that it sounds so bizarre not to have
a rear sway bar.
Thanks;
Ken
-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Cost [mailto:andycost@earthlink.net]
Subject: Re: Rear End Swaps
I have tried several shocks and swaybaroptions. I can tell you from
experience that a rear swaybar hurts the handling of this car. The rear
end tends to come around on the car during cornering anyway. With the
addition of a rear swaybar it gets really bad. The best modification you
can make for handling is a 22mm or 23mm front swaybar, Comp front and
rear springs, Koni adjustable shocks, and a limited slip differential.
I am using Carrera shocks on my racecar. They are way too stiff for
road driving. The Konis are a good compromise.
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