There has been a backroom discussion going on amongst a couple of us regarding the best spring specifications for a "fast road" Super. The challenge is that various vendors offer sport suspension springs for the Giulia Super that are advertised vaguely in terms of specifications and results, with little quantitative information that could used to compare one set against another.
Specifically, there appears to be little or no available data on rates and free lengths of sport springs, and the resulting ride height and quality. Postings on the BB will mention that such-and-such springs were purchased, and then they had to be cut down or shimmed up to level the car to an acceptable height. It seems like a lot of trial and error for a car that was produced in relatively large numbers, and retains a strong following to this day.
So, my offer to the community is this: If you can provide the quantitative data and information listed below on front and rear springs that you've installed in your car, I'll compile the information and post a summary to save future Alfisti from having to figure it out on their own, and allow them to buy springs that give the desired results.
If you have data on stock springs, that would be useful too.
Year/Model:
Fronts:
- Source/Brand
- Rate
- Free length
- Change in height from stock
- Cutting or shimming needed to get desired height
- Comments
Rears:
- Source/Brand
- Rate
- Free length
- Change in height from stock
- Cutting or shimming needed to get desired height
- Comments
Thanks!
Specifically, there appears to be little or no available data on rates and free lengths of sport springs, and the resulting ride height and quality. Postings on the BB will mention that such-and-such springs were purchased, and then they had to be cut down or shimmed up to level the car to an acceptable height. It seems like a lot of trial and error for a car that was produced in relatively large numbers, and retains a strong following to this day.
So, my offer to the community is this: If you can provide the quantitative data and information listed below on front and rear springs that you've installed in your car, I'll compile the information and post a summary to save future Alfisti from having to figure it out on their own, and allow them to buy springs that give the desired results.
If you have data on stock springs, that would be useful too.
Year/Model:
Fronts:
- Source/Brand
- Rate
- Free length
- Change in height from stock
- Cutting or shimming needed to get desired height
- Comments
Rears:
- Source/Brand
- Rate
- Free length
- Change in height from stock
- Cutting or shimming needed to get desired height
- Comments
Thanks!