Suspension Design Question

[dhutton]

i agree that the 5" of travel, 3" compression and 2" rebound, is a good rule of thumb for pro-touring type cars, and it's not easy to do better than that with coilovers on our old platforms. If you like the way a well setup lowered 4th gen camaro rides, you'll be happy.

I prefer more of a "touring" ride (think modern sporty sedan... Cts-v, 335i, e500, etc), and i find that hard to achieve with 5" of travel. Compression travel is often limited by ride height, but i take all the rebound travel i can get. I usually go with firmer stock type coil springs, adjustable shocks, rubber bushings, and a modern bump stop setup.



Like everything else, it all depends on your goals for the car.

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