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Old May 27, 2012 | 05:41 AM
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Koni sport and swift springs

I was looking to get this combo (Koni sport and Swift spec-r springs) and wanted to know if anyone that has it love it or wishes they invested in other shocks/springs. I don't care about dropping the car. I care about the performance. Daily driving car but I autocross hard, I want to go harder! haha
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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I race my car on a track about once a month and the best thing i did was put on the swift springs! i want to do the Koni Yellows next but i dont ahve the money right now, but i deffinatly reccomend the springs!
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 03:50 PM
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I have the combo - the two mate very well together. They leave me wanting for nothing.
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Thank You for your feed back. I went ahead and ordered them. I also got H-sport rear control arms. What would people recommend to set the camber at?
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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I too have the H-sport as well as a rear sway and IE fixed camber plates. My front is set at -1.7 and my rear is -1.3 - understeer is nonexistent.
 
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Old May 30, 2012 | 11:36 PM
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Nice. The parts I ordered is the limit of my $$$ for now. what is the most camber you can get from the front with out any mods?
 
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Old May 31, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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I pulled the front pins and then got a (competition) alignment, as much negative as can be with in the factory specs, so I cant imagine that much negative but its a huge improvement, I don’t think you need the camber plates unless you plan on lots of track driving because your tires will wear unevenly. I caught up to a vett over the past weekend then he got me again on the straights lol
 
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Old May 31, 2012 | 09:46 AM
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Thank you!!! I just came on to double check before ordering camber plates haha I figured it would be cheaper to have it all done at once. My regular tires don't see the track. I run Hoisser A6 when I autocross. Those tires are F'ing amazing! I rotate them after each event and remount them each season.
 
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Old May 31, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Even when pulling the pins, you can only get about -0.5 on the fronts. The IE fixed camber plates will allow for an additional -1.2, for up to -1.7. With regular tire rotation you will not experience uneven tire wear.
 
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Old May 31, 2012 | 02:55 PM
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I guess it's worth having everything done in one shot. Really bumped my price range too high, but it's better then paying for labor twice. I'm a sucker.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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. . . and I sincerely hope you don't pork goats . . . .
 
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:41 AM
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I think you'll like it. The Swift springs are DAMN good!!
 
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Old Jun 1, 2012 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by iporkgoats
I also got H-sport rear control arms. What would people recommend to set the camber at?
I have those as well. Mine are set to -1.2.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:25 AM
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I have asked this question elsewhere, but will the spring perches off the OEM shocks be reusable straight onto the Konis?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2012 | 04:12 PM
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Hey guys, just wanted to give you a heads up that we are having a huge sale on R53 and R56 springs this weekend, don't miss out on over 35% off!

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nday-sale.html
 
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