Convertible suspension kit for spirited road only usage

[ac427]

I am currently on Ohlins but to gain ride height i had to get some springs with a higher spring rate. The high speed compliance is great but low speed is very crashy.

I have CSL hubs, TMS top mounts and the Ohlins damper collars.


Does anyone know of a suspension kit where the spring platform can be moved up or down to alter the car's ride height without effecting the spring compression?

[jayjaya29]

Spring compression (aka spring preload) doesn't exist. Something like Fortune Auto/BC/ISC coilovers have independent spring preload and ride height adjustments but its to reduce the cost to manufacture, its not a performance benefit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRJ9V8rSpwc

[ac427]

All good but because the springs are compressed to gain ride height so spring travel length is lost.

The ride is also compromised because of the higher spring rate springs i had to fit.

Are there any kits that offer electronic control of damper rates?

[Slideways]

Ohlins make a strut spacer for the front that will raise the ride height with the original Ohlins springs (or softer rates).

This is a throwback, but Tein might still make the EDFC module that was compatible with their coilovers and it allowed you to change the damping on the fly.

https://modbargains.com/tein-electronic-dampening-force-controller-edfc-unit-for-tein-ss-coilovers-e46/

[ac427]

Ohlins make a strut spacer for the front that will raise the ride height with the original Ohlins springs (or softer rates).

Thanks, i think i have them already. Are they a damper collar with a slight notch, about 20mm high?

[Slideways]

Thanks, i think i have them already. Are they a damper collar with a slight notch, about 20mm high?

Yes, they are 20mm. Those should get the front ride height up to 14".