01-10-2018, 05:23 PM | #1 |
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Curious if anyone knows factory rates. I'm looking to run a spring with factory dampers, and prefer a linear setup and want a rate that's more aggressive than off the shelf H&R's or Eibachs. When looking for Swift's, I only came across M3/M4 specifics and their rates, which seem rather high, and I'm concerned about the valving on factory dampers at that rate.
My concern is twofold: A ~15% in spring rate is negligible to me. I need something more than that. A quality damper with proper valving for spring rate in my experience (including on an M2) in off the shelf coilover form is too expensive. Rode on a set of KW V3's and it was bouncy as hell. If I'm going to spend Ohlins or AST money, I better be tracking it everyday (which I'm not). So I'm looking to try out a spring for factory dampers (they look beefy as hell, I'm just not sure of what rate they are valved for), and work on from there. If I need to upgrade damper afterward I will. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. |
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I'm thinking about ordering a set of Swift Spec-R's for F80 M3 to see if I can make them work. Macht Schnell is using a progressive spring, with hardly any increase in rate over OEM. Same thing with Eibach and H&R. This is appealing for the mass market, but I like to be difficult Progressive is just too soft during most driving scenarios for me. Swift, as far as I have been able to discern, are the only linear rate spring available. I will report back with my findings to see how they work on the M2. I'm sure the drop levels are going to different. I think the M4 (different part number) is too much of a drop in the rear for the aggressive offset BC Forged wheels I have going on. |
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01-12-2018, 01:06 PM | #8 |
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I'm running 80N/mm front and 160N/mm rear spring rates on the Ohlins R&T...when the dampers are wide open/ 20 clicks it is tiny bit firmer than stock; 10 clicks it is firmer than stock and 5 clicks is really not reasonable for the street..
I am really curious to find out what the OEM spring rates are!!!!????
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Also, a spring/strut combo is quite a bit cheaper than going full coilovers. The valving on factory dampers is pretty damn good, and the internals are beefy as hell, so I figured a higher rate spring would be a great starting place. This isn't to say I'm trying to be cheap, I'm just trying not to throw away money when I don't see the value. TC Kline DA setup is probably my starting point if I were to be looking at coilovers, and that's 10x what a spring setup runs. |
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01-15-2018, 10:24 AM | #11 | |
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I'm still working on the OEM rates, but I think they are somewhere in the 200in/lbs F and 580in/lbs R. That's just my estimate. |
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01-15-2018, 03:43 PM | #12 |
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that's pretty low estimates for the OEM spring rates given that the Ohlins run 515 lb/in front and approximately 1000 lb/in rear...so with the OEM setup the damper is doing a lot of the work managing the kinetic energy whereas the aftermarket setups rely more on the springs....I wish I paid more attention in my physics classes....
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01-16-2018, 11:12 AM | #13 | |
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My estimation is based on what the "upper limit" of the factory dampers are on the M3/M4 from various spring manufacturers. BMW has confirmed that while our suspensions are largely similar, they are setup different for weight differences. Those being heavier, I cannot imagine that they set up the M2 more aggressively. 185 lb/in Stock M3/4 Front Springs 575 lb/in Stock M3/4 Rear Springs 268 lb/in M3 Swift Spec-R Front Springs 715 lb/in M3 Swift Spec-R Rear Springs 279 lb/in M4 Swift Spec-R Front Springs 726 lb/in M4 Swift Spec-R Rear Springs These are obviously from a different car, but it's a good reference point. If anything, my estimates are high lol |
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Springs are linear, slightly stiffer than stock, reuse factory dampers, and can adjust ride height and corner balance. There’s a lot less roll & pitch, it remove the bounciness from the factory progressive setup, while being more comfortable over small/medium bumps, and a little harsher over big bumps. |
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I ordered a set of H&R's for the time being. I contacted Swift and inquired about the possibility of using either the M3 or M4 spring and they couldn't definitively tell me which spring would physically fit the car, as they haven't ever seen an M2 suspension setup yet. The H&R's were the last resort to hold me over until I can figure something else out while I get everything fitted to the car. From there I will assess where I feel it needs to be, assuming I can get my wheel/tires setup on the car. I will update this post once I figure out what the final solution is. I may very well go with a custom rate AST 5200 or TC Kline DA setup. The purpose of this thread was to try to figure out a non-of-the-shelf- option ( because I have to be difficult ), but I may have to suck it up and bite the bullet. |
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I will do also once my car is out of storage.
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Yea maybe a little more time but they had 2k miles on them when I got them and I have put another 600 so they should be weight relieved. Also the car has 2100 overall miles on it so everything should be good and run in. I will see how it sits after the alignment. I sure hope the rear drops a little bit more in the rear.
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Hey guys,
I'm looking at a spring setup with the following spring rates for about a 20mm drop front: 50N/mm rear: 120N/mm The OEM being front: 36N/mm rear: 100N/mm how soft/harsh do you think the ride will be?
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Higher the rate harder the ride. Since you are basically going higher rates all around, they will give you harder ride compared to OEM. BTW, where did you get OE spring rates? I wanted to find it but never had any source. Are you just changing the springs or dampers also? |
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I know eibach aims to be within 80% stiffness with their dpring rates, so these seem abit stiffer.. not sure if the stock shocks will be able to take them over the long term. Im just changing springs
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