Hotchkis stb

[espey_16]

Re: Hotchkis stb

I'm running stock springs. I bought my KYB shocks off ebay and the nuts on the tops of the fronts were rusted pretty bad so I didn't want to mess with them. When I go with better (new) shocks ill put better springs on them, I just want to keep the stock height. If I remember right the shocks came off a 98 also, so that could probably mess with the geometry. I don't know if 98-02 had a different rate than 93-97, but I'm using my 97 rear springs with 98 fronts.

[ssms5411]

Re: Hotchkis stb

I run 21mm rear with rear spings being 1LE's at 130lb-170lb progressive rate.

[espey_16]

Re: Hotchkis stb

Looks pretty clean , better than mine with nitrous wires running every where.

That's because you can't see the crinkled driverside core support, or the green hood hinges haha. My car was totaled twice before I got it.

[ssms5411]

Re: Hotchkis stb

I think I'm going with a black one unless I can find it in chrome.

[FirebirdGT]

Re: Hotchkis stb

I'm running stock springs. I bought my KYB shocks off ebay and the nuts on the tops of the fronts were rusted pretty bad so I didn't want to mess with them. When I go with better (new) shocks ill put better springs on them, I just want to keep the stock height. If I remember right the shocks came off a 98 also, so that could probably mess with the geometry. I don't know if 98-02 had a different rate than 93-97, but I'm using my 97 rear springs with 98 fronts.

You're running a 257/95lb rate. A 21mm rear bar is just crazy with this combo.

http://tech.firebirdv6.com/suspension.html

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[espey_16]

Re: Hotchkis stb

Ok cool, ill just have to take it easy till I get the $ to set the suspension up right. I am for sure going to get at least the front bushings on my lca's changed to hard rubber from poly. Thanks for the info.

[espey_16]

Re: Hotchkis stb

You have the springs you're running on your site right? And are they stock height? Nevermind just looked on your site.

[FirebirdGT]

Re: Hotchkis stb

Ok cool, ill just have to take it easy till I get the $ to set the suspension up right. I am for sure going to get at least the front bushings on my lca's changed to hard rubber from poly. Thanks for the info.

Poly LCA bushings increase the effective sway bar rate, so you are already more than 17mm.

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[FirebirdGT]

Re: Hotchkis stb

You have the springs you're running on your site right? And are they stock height? Nevermind just looked on your site.

I have Eibach 1" lowering springs.

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