AWD ride height problems.

[Victa Twin]

Yeah mine rides like this - it has standard springs and soft but still roadworthy shocks. Over dips in the road it thumps particularly from the OSF strut area. The left does it too but to a lesser extent. Driving into driveways at any speed induces the thump too. I think I'm going to buy 4 springs, shocks and front bump stop rubbers in the next few days. It is starting to shitteth me. The wallowing on mid corner road irregularities at speed is not particularly inspiring.

[ADM]

@ familywagon, I have the same setup on my AWD.
Kings SP rears & Lows front. I do have compliance in the front as in you can budge the front but only by about 10mm or so. My springs & shocks are only 2 years old though but having said that, they have hit the front bump-stops about 3 or 4 times now. I find the king springs fronts to be too soft for my liking and in hindsight, I would've been better off spending a little more and going the koni's (ala ralliart) with Dobinson springs or even KIDO coilovers, as one of our cars has coilovers and I'm used to them. I'll do that when the time comes, that's assuming that I havent gotten bored with the 'rada by then.

[FamilyWagon]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm going to head down the path of SP's in the front and standards in the rear(will drop a little due to gas tank).
I'm just over the bang crash ride. Yeah the car looks great but rides like a pig. And I don't want to put lows in it so it can happen again.

[Red Valdez]

Apparently the Dobinson springs for Magnas are a firmer spring rate than the Kings equivalent. May be worth looking into?

[grelise]

I too recommend the Dobinsons, I had them in my AWD before changing to coilovers. They are firmer and I didn't hit the stops once.

[FamilyWagon]

Any other heights guys for all 3? (SP, Lows and SL's)

[WytWun]

I think this thread contains some of the info you're looking for.

[FamilyWagon]

Excellent. Thanks.