Ophitoxaemia

I'm installing a set of Koni Yellows and wanted to know if the height is going to be lower with the Racing Beat springs than with the stock springs. This is important because I already scrape my driveway with the Racing Beat springs on the stock shocks and don't want any additional drop.

So which is lower:

Koni Yellow + stock spring

or

Koni Yellow + Racing Beat spring

Thanks!

RX8Soldier

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Ophitoxaemia

Sorry, let me be more specific. I am not looking for the best setup.

I am trying to keep my car from scraping its exhaust off on my driveway after discovering the Koni Yellows resulted in a huge drop.

So I'm wondering which set of springs I currently have in the garage will scrape the least.

Aotther forum suggested there are multiple perches on the shocks. Don't recall seeing that on the shock though.

200.mph

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the koni yellows will drop about 1/2 inch compared to the stock shocks unless your stock ones are shot

Highway8

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Shocks/struts should make no difference in ride height. Springs should be the only part effecting the ride height. Racig Beat Advertises a modest drop with their springs. I believe most people say .5" drop but if your stock springs were worn out they could already be sagging .5"

batangisip89

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hoss -05

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Not true.

Knoi Yellows will make your car a little lower then OEM dampeners (shocks) when used in the same set up. About an extra 1/2 inch like 200.mph said.

Nopstnz8

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Bump. Looking for more info because I'm in the same situation as the OP and am about to jump on some Koni yellows. Assuming I wanted to stay with OEM springs (ordering a new set) would I be getting worse handling than if I were to choose racing beat springs? How big of a deal are spring rates in this case? I have a VERY steep driveway at my off campus apartment, and already scrape my sideskirts on it if I don't go VERY slow, so I feel if I were to drop an inch, I'd be even worse off? I do go at angles, but this driveway is so ridiculous, that even my neighbors scrape. Maybe I should resort to ramps, as much as a PIA that would be...

hoss -05

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Every set up will be a bit different so its hard to say how much but you count on a bit of a drop with just the yellows even on stock springs. If you are already scraping I would wait and get coil-overs so you can set up a proper height. You can get a decent height adjustable coil over system for not much more then a brand new set of koni yellows and RB springs.