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Originally Posted by DocWalt
I love the road trip updates and all of the little changes that improve the car for that usage.
I forget, what are the front shocks? That front spring rate is definitely high for a street car, but shocks valved very "smoothly" on the compression side and rebound damping optimized for the springs help a lot.
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Thanks! It has been a blast to actually use a car for once, and refine as needed. So much different than the build, barely drive, then sell method I have done for so long.
They are Koni Yellow Single Adjustables. I had a feeling I may have over sprung the fronts. The front to rear E30 spring rate delta is typically 200lbs, so the kits typically come with 450f/650r.
I've noticed on the longer Eibach springs (6"x2.25" in this case) that they experience fatigue/coil bind. Makes me think that despite this style of spring commonly being used for the rear E30 trailing arm coilover setups, it is not the ideal spring for the job. I noticed when I bought my KW's for the M3 that they used a stock style rear spring with a wider coil winding.