Hey guys,
To start I will let you know that I am not much of a suspension junkie.
I have a set of tokico illuminas (for a regular protege, not MSP specific) that I am trying to match with a set of springs.
What makes it a bit tricky is that I am down ~250 pounds less than stock, almost all of it from the front end.
I am trying to figure out which aftermarket springs would be a good match for the setup.
~2600 pound curb weight. I have 5 settings on the illuminas.
Currently I am running the front at setting at 2 or 3 with the rear at setting 5. I have a stock front sway bar and strut bar, NO rear sway bar and a set of modded MSP springs.
The car still likes to oversteer when I have decent tires on. If I set the front to 4 its a bit more neutral, set the front to 5 and it will understeer without better rubber.
The MSP springs were cut in the front (car was like a 4x4 in the front without getting cut as the weight loss meant the front doesnt really compress / lower when I put the motor in) and the rears are stock MSPs, though the car is low in the back and often bottoms out when I have passengers in the car since I am using MSP springs on non-msp illuminas.
Suggestions? aside from buying coilovers..
Thanks
To start I will let you know that I am not much of a suspension junkie.
I have a set of tokico illuminas (for a regular protege, not MSP specific) that I am trying to match with a set of springs.
What makes it a bit tricky is that I am down ~250 pounds less than stock, almost all of it from the front end.
I am trying to figure out which aftermarket springs would be a good match for the setup.
~2600 pound curb weight. I have 5 settings on the illuminas.
Currently I am running the front at setting at 2 or 3 with the rear at setting 5. I have a stock front sway bar and strut bar, NO rear sway bar and a set of modded MSP springs.
The car still likes to oversteer when I have decent tires on. If I set the front to 4 its a bit more neutral, set the front to 5 and it will understeer without better rubber.
The MSP springs were cut in the front (car was like a 4x4 in the front without getting cut as the weight loss meant the front doesnt really compress / lower when I put the motor in) and the rears are stock MSPs, though the car is low in the back and often bottoms out when I have passengers in the car since I am using MSP springs on non-msp illuminas.
Suggestions? aside from buying coilovers..
Thanks
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