mista weava Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 HI all, my beautiful girlfriend has a fantastic 1993 L-reg NA supra. the major problem is that the suspensionis just too harsh for our very bumpy, pot-holed, rutted and uneven roads. question 1 - are the damper and spring rates any different on the UK cars? ie are they softer for the UK roads? question 2 - if not, i wanted to change the springs for some softer sprung H&R items. has anyone performed this operation on their car or has any idea on what would be suitable? i know this is not an orthodox question, but after 6 months and 8k miles its getting a bit too rattly, plus it gives me back ache when i am in it (and my chiropractor is booking his second holiday and a new car. ) . thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 The UK springs are a lot softer than the Jspecs, the UK's are actually rather comfortable to drive even on rough roads. The handling doesn't feel as sharp as the J-spec but this is always a compromise you have to make for ride comfort. Do you know what dampers you have installed now? There are two options I think - the Toyota blacks ones (softer) and the yellow Bilsteins (harder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mista weava Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 i am sure they are black Homer. most defintiely not the Billies. i reckon that someone on this forum must have some std UK springs lurking around somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 i reckon that someone on this forum must have some std UK springs lurking around somewhere? Almost certainly. Might be worth contacting Jezzybabes, he has had a couple of UK breakers recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mista weava Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 i have contacted Jezzybabes Homer - cheers for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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