Suspension Wiki
Archive #25189661
I've created this for Joe (V8S4ME) he is keen to collect other owners suspension settings & opinions.
Please refer all queries to Joe.
Please refer all queries to Joe.
Car | Damper | Spring Rate F* | Spring Rate R* | Rebound Setting F** | Rebound Setting R** | Ride Height mm*** | Comments/Experience | |||||||||||
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Example input | S1 S2 S3 V8S | GGPro | 425 | 400 | 7 clicks (from hard) | 8 clicks (from hard) | Handles like a wet sponge | |||||||||||
HvdWeerden | S3 | GGPro | 375 | 300 | 13 | 13 | 165 | good on motorway,harsh on short bumps. One front spring rusty after 0,5 year | ||||||||||
HvdWeerden | S3 | Intrax RSA | 335 | 335 | 50 | 50 | 165 | total 50 clicks Fr/Rr. For track use 40 clicks. For normal use complete open (50 clicks). Balanced on normal roads, track to be checked | ||||||||||
gifdy | V8S | Nitron | 325 | 300 | 6-10 | 6-10 | ? | good road setup but felt too soft for track | ||||||||||
gifdy | V8S | Nitron | 450 | 375 | tbd | tbd | tbd | still to test | ||||||||||
Le TVR | S1 | GAZ GP8 | 375 | 300 | 12 from soft | 25 from soft | 165/170 | With S3 trailing arms. NG with S1 T/arms. Could easily go 50lb more each end | ||||||||||
Top Gear TVR | S2 | GGpro | 400 | 375 | 13 from soft | 15 from soft | - | Rear spot on now, front great on good surfaces but suffers a little with poor surfaces / bump steer / rebound - need to play with damping and check alignment. tracking set at 0 degrees currently | ||||||||||
Stew Mc | S3C | GGpro | Spring Rate F400 | Spring Rate R350 | Rebound Setting F11 | Rebound Setting R09 | Ride Height mm175F, 190R*** | Set up is OK for road use but I have not finished playing with them as yet. A little soft for track use from the limited time I have spent on one | ||||||||||
orange_dodo | S1.5 | Avo Adjustables | ??? | 275(ish) | 8 from hard(ish) | 12 from hard (halfway) | Not very much! | The springs are too soft. the rear is ok but the front needs the shocks quite tight. Although the car handles nicely there is distinct tool oversteer as the car rolls so slowly due to the tight front shocks the car tightens into a turn about half a second after you have turned the wheel. | ||||||||||
Andy Lynch | V8S | Gaz Pro Gold | Spring Rate F450 | Spring Rate R375 | Rebound Setting F9 | Rebound Setting R9 | Ride Height mm 145F, 170R | Set up is OK for road use, but still playing, not been on a track | ||||||||||
zombeh | V8S | Nitron | 400 | 300 | tbc | tbc | 185/193 | rose jointed drop links and poly bushes, a smidge hard for the roads we have over here, perfect for smooth roads and autotesting. Height measured with 225/45/17 tyres on, would be ~3mm lower with standard wheels | ||||||||||
Andy L | V8S | GG Pro | 450 | 375 | tbc | tbc | -/- | much better both on the motorway and over the hills on fastish A road | ||||||||||
S2Andy | S2 | F Gaz Gold R Spax with fixed spring seats | F350 | R Orig | F half way- | R Spax 4 from soft- | 185/190 | Tried 300 on front too soft, now a comfortable compromise ride / handleing. People comment on how good the ride quality is- | ||||||||||
SJS357 | V8S | GGpro | Spring Rate F400 | Spring Rate R350 | Rebound Setting F9 | Rebound Setting R9 | Ride Height mm175F, mm180R | Set up is fine but further playing will be needed. | ||||||||||
Barry S1 | S1 | GGpro | 450 | 350 | 7 from soft | 10 from soft | 170F,180R | Not bad on the road but i think its to soft for track. | ||||||||||
Phillpot | S3 | Protech | 400 | 375 | 8 | 8 | 172 F, 172R | Wheels are "aftermarket" but standard size (7 x 15") with 205 / 60 Toyo CF1's. A reasonable balance between handling and some modicum of comfort | ||||||||||
tozerman | S3C | GGPro's | 425 | 325 | 4 from hard | 6 from hard | car gone so can't measure | for the price they are hard to beat, ok on track (ring) always had the rear softer than the front. ok on road too | ||||||||||
RayTVR | S3 | GGPro's | 375 | 300 | 14 from hard | 18 from hard | 175 mm F 185mm R | Happy with setup but haven't tried any other options or been to track. As these were fitted 2006 I would be interested to know if they are due for change -they are quite corroded and have to come off anyway as the bump stop on the rear is split | ||||||||||
Alan Whitaker | S3? | Penske 7300 | 500 7" Eibache Race Springs | 600 8" Eibach Race Springs | middle | middle | 175 mm F 180mm R | Magpies | S1.5? | Bilsteins | 450 | 375 | Fixed Rate | Fixed Rate | Low mileage Bilsteins from a Griff converted to height adjustables. Not on road yet!! |
* Spring Rate in Lbs | ||||||||
** Rebound Setting = number of clicks from hard (ACW = anti-clockwise) | ||||||||
*** Ride Height measured in mm at the front outside corner of the out-rigger & taken as an average of both sides |