Lower??

[stephen wilson]

I have a Van Dieman RF78. Summit is a very technical track, but their paddock space stinks! I had similar plans, Road Atlanta, Elkhart, rent a car for Laguna... Nice idea, but very demanding in reality! I hate long tow's, and get tired of the endless hours prepping the car. That's why I decided to slow down a bit, and take some racing money for a Boxster. The Boxster I can enjoy most of the year, racing only a handfull of weekends. But those weekends are intense!

[Quickurt]

RF79 and Crossle 30F were very influential in my design when I built my "new" 70 WDF2 Winklemann. Do you know Steve Robertson out of Atlanta? He probably knows as much about your generation VD as anyone alive and is pretty quick with it. He's done a tremendous amount of suspension/shock/spring work.
I have his email if you want it, we go wayyyyyy back.

[stephen wilson]

No, I don't know Steve, but I wouldn't mind contacting him for some tips. I have been experimenting with spring rates, ride height, and rake.

[Gerardo de Kort]

This one is pretty low too.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by Gerardo de Kort

This one is pretty low too.

Digressing for a moment, during my exhaustive research regarding body kits, one of the brands that I found to be extremely well made was RUF. They utilize a material that is similar to polyurethane called "PURIM". Unlike fiberglass which can manipulated, PURIM cannot. Therefore, a bumper that is made from this material has to be manufactured to very high standards in order for it to fit well. Otherwise you're SOL. It was impressive to see just how well the RUF bumper was made.

[Matt Fredrikson]

I've read through a few threads on lowering now and I find that a lot of guys talk about what springs they used and the amount of drop ect. However I am not finding a lot of info on what shocks/ struts to use? I know in past cars I have lowered that lowering on the stock components would cause they to blow there seals for sure. There us a combo on pelican that looks pretty good but I'm wondering what you guys run or am I better to go full coilover? I have done this in the past but I don't plan to race my box as much as I did my Eclipse. Thanks for any input guys.

[Johnny Danger]

Certain that it is, a lot of enthusiasts have gone the route of lower springs, and from what I understand, many of them have been satisfied with the end result. However, some purists contend that compatible issues can arise between after market lowering springs, which can have an altogether different "rate" or stiffness from that of the oem ones, and the factory shocks. Namely, a lack of synergy exists between the suspension components simply because the "valving" of oem shock is not designed to handle this increase. Long term symptoms have included suspension "sag", shock failure and poor handling. Few would argue, that a well designed aftermarket coilover system can rule out these concerns. Essentially, manufacturers are able carefully select their valving and spring rates, along with adjustable dampening, to optimize cohesion amongst suspension parts to meet an array of driving conditions.