97gst_spyder
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- Sep 1, 2008
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Lakeland,
Florida
So I bought the Tokico Suspension Kit (Illiuninas) for AWD.
The reason I bought the AWD version is that I read in a few places that the Spyders are about as heavy as an AWD. Well my car is very very stiff at the middle setting on the struts (3). I have full stock bushings at this point. It feels like the car is skimming over the top of bumps, and the road in general.
Now last night I helped move some parts for my buddy thats moving. We had 4 Racingharts with tires, sub box and sub, and about 70lbs of random parts.
With all this extra weight in the car, it drove great! The car handled better all around. A lot less body lean in hard corners, less jerking when hitting bumps at interstate speeds (70-80mph).
The car was alittle lower. The rear matched the front, but thats it.
Are AWD springs really to much for a Spyder? Should I get FWD ones instead?
The reason I bought the AWD version is that I read in a few places that the Spyders are about as heavy as an AWD. Well my car is very very stiff at the middle setting on the struts (3). I have full stock bushings at this point. It feels like the car is skimming over the top of bumps, and the road in general.
Now last night I helped move some parts for my buddy thats moving. We had 4 Racingharts with tires, sub box and sub, and about 70lbs of random parts.
With all this extra weight in the car, it drove great! The car handled better all around. A lot less body lean in hard corners, less jerking when hitting bumps at interstate speeds (70-80mph).
The car was alittle lower. The rear matched the front, but thats it.
Are AWD springs really to much for a Spyder? Should I get FWD ones instead?
