I installed the öhlins R&T, car no longer pulls to the right (short review)

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by anglo

i autocross a lot , just wanted to try stiffer springs. The car feels more flat under hard braking.

How is the front end grip with the 12k springs?

[The Choosey begger]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

How is the front end grip with the 12k springs?

Much improved, also have a 5 mm spring preload, another good thing abour Ohlins...

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by anglo

Much improved, also have a 5 mm spring preload, another good thing abour Ohlins...

Yep! Separate preload and height adjusters.

[TRZ06]

Not sure what happened to the other thread, but...

Got my 900lb M2 rear springs put on.

Between that change and taking some pre-load out of the front springs, it is a whole new experience.

This is the ride quality I was looking for from the beginning!!!

200% better. Much less bouncy, less secondary motions, more confident inspiring, it now feels like a quality coil-over package.

If there is one thing I have learned from all this , it's this.... proper spring rates and experienced installation is the key. If only I could have received both originally.

These dampers are amazing with proper set-up.

If you are in the Bay Area, Alek Shop is the place to go... this guy is awesome, professional, and has the equipment.

[wzj519]

Originally Posted by al_bundy

Thank you for responding. Do you plan to rectify the problem or will leave the car without the plates? I want to see if the Ohlins can eliminate a good chunk of wheel gap even with camber plates (given the Ohlins are not designed for slammed looks).

Have installed Ohlins for a month now and played the setting for a while. In my opinion, Ohlins doesn't go with the slammed look. However, it's just wonderful.
In my word, brilliant.

Pics attached. Both my car and my friend's car have exact same set up at front. The only difference is I am running the M2 shocks and Springs at rear.

[al_bundy]

Originally Posted by wzj519

Have installed Ohlins for a month now and played the setting for a while. In my opinion, Ohlins doesn't go with the slammed look. However, it's just wonderful.
In my word, brilliant.

Pics attached. Both my car and my friend's car have exact same set up at front. The only difference is I am running the M2 shocks and Springs at rear.

Hey thanks for posting the pics. It looks amazing and just like how I wish it is. Slammed looks in GTA roads is really a dangerous proposition given the deteriorating road conditions. I assumed no camber plates and lowest settings?

[wzj519]

Originally Posted by al_bundy

Hey thanks for posting the pics. It looks amazing and just like how I wish it is. Slammed looks in GTA roads is really a dangerous proposition given the deteriorating road conditions. I assumed no camber plates and lowest settings?

Not the lowest setting at front, still could go much lower. But the rear Almost could not go any lower.

[FlyingLow78]

Did any of you have to run spacers to clear OEM or aftermarket wheels? I saw one post where 12mm spacers were being used because the tire was 10mm wider than stock and barely cleared without spacers.

[VDMTom]

Nice write up..

Not sure if you're able to help, but what would be the right Ohlins RT setup for my case if I want it the same height as my V3s.. open to trying something different on the new F80

This was with 19x9.5 265/35/19 and 19x11 305/30/19
-2.0 front camber, -2.5 rear camber

[hwalk]

@VDMTom:
I doubt that you'll be able to get the same set up with R&T as with the V3 in terms of lowering as Öhlins maximum is -15mm. Meanwhile I threw out my R&T and installed KW CS 3 Way. It's not only the lowering thing but in addition the very broad spring plates and stiff springs in the rear that lead to the divorce...It will be very tricky with your offset at the front. I needed to put on 3mm spacers even with a ET22 VFF-102 wheel and 265/30-20 Michelin PS4S...
It's a bit a pity because their damping technology is a very good compromise between road and track use. Nonetheless i am very happy with the KW and the car looks stunning with the -30 lowering front.

[VDMTom]

Originally Posted by hwalk

@VDMTom:
I doubt that you'll be able to get the same set up with R&T as with the V3 in terms of lowering as Öhlins maximum is -15mm. Meanwhile I threw out my R&T and installed KW CS 3 Way. It's not only the lowering thing but in addition the very broad spring plates and stiff springs in the rear that lead to the divorce...It will be very tricky with your offset at the front. I needed to put on 3mm spacers even with a ET22 VFF-102 wheel and 265/30-20 Michelin PS4S...
It's a bit a pity because their damping technology is a very good compromise between road and track use. Nonetheless i am very happy with the KW and the car looks stunning with the -30 lowering front.

Darn, I was looking forward to picking up a set of Ohlins RT for it..

Thanks for your input. Back to V3s I go!

[A47]

Originally Posted by wzj519

Have installed Ohlins for a month now and played the setting for a while. In my opinion, Ohlins doesn't go with the slammed look. However, it's just wonderful.
In my word, brilliant.

Pics attached. Both my car and my friend's car have exact same set up at front. The only difference is I am running the M2 shocks and Springs at rear.

So what are your front and rear spring rates?Thanks

[wzj519]

Originally Posted by A47

So what are your front and rear spring rates?Thanks

the front one is standard OHLINS springs for the m3 and m4 package. The rear sping rate is 910 if I recall it correctly.

[M 4 FUN]

Originally Posted by wzj519

Have installed Ohlins for a month now and played the setting for a while. In my opinion, Ohlins doesn't go with the slammed look. However, it's just wonderful.
In my word, brilliant.

Pics attached. Both my car and my friend's car have exact same set up at front. The only difference is I am running the M2 shocks and Springs at rear.

Hi! I suppose you choose the M2 rear setup for more compression travel? is it that Close to the bumpstops on the M3/4 kit when lowered like you are? Do you know how much difference there is in the travel between the two setups? I am slightly higher at the rear than you are so the question is if i would benefit from the M2 setup?
Thanks!

[M 4 FUN]

Originally Posted by HP Autosport

Let us know if you have specific questions or need the optional lower rate rear springs.

Hi! I have a question for you _ How much softer springs can the dampers really handle? I mean, the valving in the shocks must be set for the springs that the kit is delivered with? I see that some guys go down Close to 50% in springs and i wonder how the damper reacts to that. Does it still do it's job properly then? Why i'm asking is because i bought the R&T kit myself and even when the dampers are at 20 clicks from fully turned anti clockwise it's still hard as a track car..
I also wonder why people only go down in springrates at the rear. That must make the car prone to understeer? Wouldn't it be more logical to go down in hardness the same percentage at the front as on the rear to keep chassi balance correct?

Thanks, Johnny.

[HP Autosport]

Originally Posted by M 4 FUN

Hi! I have a question for you _ How much softer springs can the dampers really handle? I mean, the valving in the shocks must be set for the springs that the kit is delivered with? I see that some guys go down Close to 50% in springs and i wonder how the damper reacts to that. Does it still do it's job properly then? Why i'm asking is because i bought the R&T kit myself and even when the dampers are at 20 clicks from fully turned anti clockwise it's still hard as a track car..
I also wonder why people only go down in springrates at the rear. That must make the car prone to understeer? Wouldn't it be more logical to go down in hardness the same percentage at the front as on the rear to keep chassi balance correct?

Thanks, Johnny.

Most people do it for the ride quality so understeer and oversteer are not a concern for them. Most think the rear rate is too high and dropping the rear rates to 180 or 160 N/mm seems to do the trick. We have customers on the 90 and 230 rates with no complaints. It really depends on the individual.

What rates are you running? PM is you have any other questions.