Dom

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Thanks for the explanation.

Sam Strano

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Sure thing....

01badz28

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Here are some "action" shots of my car with Strano Springs / Koni SA shocks:









The cars handling is night and day different from the stock setup I was running in autocrosses previously.

SpdFrk1990

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Did you have the fronts on the lower perc setting? Also did you do the rear hose mod?

Foxxtron

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I highly doubt it. What you enquired about above is soley if stock ride height front and rear springs are used.

SpdFrk1990

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Yeh I heard the lowering springs are too short.

irbs

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Looks great.

di0ck

but for more pics of strano springs installed please!!!

01badz28

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No, and I'm not doing the rear hose mod either.

Sam Strano

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This was posted today in another thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes/644012-sneek-peak-new-setup.html

di0ck

Sam we spoke for a good hour a week ago about my 02 ws6. (Kyle) I had an eclipse before this car.

The stance isn't really what i'm looking for, but i guess that might be the best option for the fbody since the exhaust hangs so low with any aftermarket solution... even my prokit is too low to add headers.

is there something with a little more drop than the strano springs that offers a higher spring rate than the eibachs?

SpdFrk1990

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Hotchkis

Sam Strano

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He wants it lower, not higher. Please read the details.......

There are lots of springs with more drop and higher rate. But that's not the entire deal, you also have geometry issues, mechanical grip concerns and so on that go into a set of springs--or should but often don't.

I guess the old addage you can please some of the people all the time, or all of the people some of the time is true! The springs are rates I know work and have used with great success. The ride height is set as low as I can go without causing major issues with geometry, travel, and even header clearance (but that varies depending on your headers and I won't compromise the suspension because some headers fit like junk). So really, IMHO any lower starts you down a if/then compromise road.

SpdFrk1990

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I was saying from all the pictures ive seen hotchkis seems to be a little lower even tho the advertised only says 1".

Greggy

Sam, If you are still here,

Will your springs make my 2000 Formula w/ Koni SA's and 35/21mm bars ride and handle similar to the third gen. '88 Formula 350 WS6 I had with a stock setup and KYB's or will it not be as harsh??

I think the spring rates on that third gen. were like 700+ / 200.

di0ck

sam, i want to call you today around 1pm pacific to try to finialize my order.

i think i do really want a nice stance on my transam, and im very happy with how it sits now with LS1 prokit, but i often ponder if a higher spring rate (of your springs) is going to be something i like for its handling, or if i will not like it for the harshness.

maybe just the SAs and the sway bars will be a big enough improvement....

Sam Strano

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Um... no. Usually they are right about 1", mine are pretty consistantly 1.2 or so. And you said nothing at all explaining why. You are 100% entitled to your opinion, and I encourage you speaking up because that's what makes for good tech discussion. But you have to have something to base your thoughts on that's tangible. Pictures aren't measuring, they are pictures of different cars with different wheels, tires, paint colors, graphics, backgrounds, all of which can fool the eye.

Sam Strano

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The car will be no more harsh with my springs than it is now. Frankly it'll be better becaue of the better shocks. That's true to for shocks with the Eibach's. But the spring rate isn't the whole deal. Ever consider that you are sitting that much closer to the bumpstops with less spring rate supporting you with the Eibach's? The rate of the bumpstop is higher than my springs are.

Sam Strano

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Did you send me an e-mail??? I've got one from a Greg in MA with a 2000....

It would ride better than the 3rd gen did, and handle similarly. I've owned and raced (and won) in both 3rd gen and 4th gen cars, so I'm familiar with both. And the spring rates on a 3rd gen don't mean much because the fronts are located in a COMPLETELY different position which means the spring are different rates to account for motion ratios. And the rear springs weren't 200 pounds. Usually about 150-ish, give or take a few (there are 6 rear springs) which happens to be what my rear springs are.

Greggy

Yeah, that was me emailing. I'm going to get one of your SA packages eventually, so I'm trying to decide on which spring would be best for me. My choices would be Prokit, Strano, or stay stock.

I was pretty sure the springs were further inboard on the third gen. thus requiring the higher rates. That car was rode like a brick, handled like a NASCAR, but it had no traction off the line.

greg