Anyone have experience Autocrossing a 3rd gen? Which springs are best? I was running the street mod and looking eibach Sportline. What is the difference than the Pro Kit?

thanks

 

get linear springs, not progressive like the eibach kits.

 

I run Street Mod in SCCA autocross events with a 3rd gen camaro. I use GlobalWest Competition springs and have had excellent results with them:hail:

 

RWB how does those springs feel on the street? good bite? does the front of the car like to sway up and down over a little "hump" on the freeway while going 90? the hotckis i have now do that. the front spring rate it not high enough for my taste. i hate it. i see you got the competition springs. what spring rate are they front/back? i'm seriously thinking about getting them. progressive rate suck.

 

I cant tell you the exact rates of the springs because Global doesn't tell the specs. ( I personally dont like that) But since they work so well, I will keep them on the car. I can give you a guess tho. I took some dimensions of the springs and calculated the best I could with some spring rate formulas and came up with these rates. Front=820lbs, Rear=190lbs. . Again these figures are my best guess with what I have to work with and may/will NOT be exact.
They are great springs tho and work well with Koni adj (yellow)
or Monroe formula GP shocks ( these shocks are "GREAT" for street and Autocross) I Personally know the man who valved these shocks for Monroe. He is a multitime national autocross
champion and worked for GM and Monroe(Retired now) testing at the proving grounds.

 

So the GW's are some of the best handling springs out there? How much, if any, do they lower the car? How do they compare with 1LE springs? TIA...

 

I'm looking at Moog 5662 springs for the front, and Moog 5665 springs for the back. The price is right, and I've heard good things about this combo. Ride height will be stock, of course. I may cut them a bit to take out some height.

I like GW stuff, and I considered their springs, but at $275 for all four springs that seemed like a bit much for what you're getting. If you really want the good stuff, consider a set of Eibach racing springs with weight jacks to adjust the height where you want it. The Eibach racing springs are linear and available in lots of different rates.

 

How much do the GW springs lower the car? I am looking for performance springs, but I do not want to lose to much ride height as this is a street driven car. I don't car about ride quality all that much, I understand the nature of the beast!! I just want my car to handle like its on rails and have a nice stance too.

 

According to GW's site, they lower the car 1". I was hoping for a spring with the same kind of handling feel as the 4th gen Hypercoils, with less of a drop. I guess these GW's are the closest in terms of a good handling spring?

 

I took a look at their website, their springs are pretty expensive. THe Semi Comp springs, which is what I would probably need, are $250 for the front and then $130 for the rear. I dunno, but Eibachs are starting to look like the remedy for me. Maybe some of you with the GW springs can chime in here and testify as to the benefits over street oriented springs...

 

They don't? Because last time I called which was I think a year and half to two years ago they gave me all thier spring rates. I believe the competition fronts were 800lbs with 1" drop, can't remember the rear though. I have them writen down somewhere try to find them later.

found some of the rates, rears on the competition you were pretty much right, RWB____s rears are 190lbs.

 

I have the Ground Control weight-jacker kit with 650# springs in front and 150# in the rear. The front springs are Eibach ERS, which are available in plenty of different rates. The rears are Suspension Spring Specialists -- pretty sure I can get different rates for those, too, but I don't want to.

Oh and my ride height? Whatever I want.

Pat