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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: TA22 suspension q's
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Mon, 05 April 2004 11:21
 
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Springs:
Note that the Dobinson coil springs indicated are only ~90lb, so equivilent rate to standard but lowered ride height.
I called Dobinson to enquire as to the rate and the guy who answered was quite surprised when he did the conversion from his metric rates, and he knew that if I knew enough to ask the rate he'd lost the sale when he told me what it was.
Lovells springs as suggested by Mitch are approximately 115lb front and 105lb rear, and in my opinion an acceptable option for street use. Quite affordable too. For ~$200 any spring manufacturer will wind a set of linear springs to your spec.
Adjustable lateral rod:
Yes, it's important. Why throw that sort of money at a suspension setup and then fail to correctly align it?
Bushes:
Same point as lateral rod above; fitting HD springs, dampers, etc. is all well and good but it will place greater loads on suspension mounting points and chassis structure -- through the mbushes in these locations. If your bushes are in very good condition it's possible to get away without changing them, but if they are as neglected as mine were you'd want to look at changing them. Eurethane is available if you know where to look but it'll pay back communicativeness with NVH.
Stabiliser bars:
Have you made provision for these? I've seen the Whiteline bars installed in TA22. Nice setup and I'd not go past it; in fact I'd consider it a first port of call before springs and dampers (assuming existing items are in good overall condition).
Dampers:
The KYB are my dampers of choice, I was under the impression new Koni dampers are not available for this model any more though I may be mistaken. If you'd like to consider brake upgrades at any point in the future you should plan your front damper inserts with said brake upgrade in mind as a strut change may well be required. PM me for more info if you like.
I'm in the middle of refitting my TA22 suspension and steering, if I can help don't hesistate to ask k?
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