Suspension OHLINS installed on the R56 !!
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930 Engineering (04-20-2022)
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Rims, tires and Big brakes are also on my list of upgrades at this same time…
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Installed Ohlins R&T on my R56S over the weekend. A couple of questions for you guys who have been running Ohlins for a while:
1) what do you find is the optimum damping setting for daily driver? I'm at -7 clicks (from full stiff) both front and rear at the moment, probably going to soften it a bit.
2) The spec sheet says about an 18mm drop from stock. I set everything up following the recommended settings, I see the drop in front but the rear is unchanged. What has your experience been with height adjustment?
3) what do you find is optimum setting for track? I'm looking forward to another day at Laguna Seca and trying out the new suspension.
thanks!
1) what do you find is the optimum damping setting for daily driver? I'm at -7 clicks (from full stiff) both front and rear at the moment, probably going to soften it a bit.
2) The spec sheet says about an 18mm drop from stock. I set everything up following the recommended settings, I see the drop in front but the rear is unchanged. What has your experience been with height adjustment?
3) what do you find is optimum setting for track? I'm looking forward to another day at Laguna Seca and trying out the new suspension.
thanks!
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No responses so here is an update on my questions:
1) I ran for about a week at -10, felt better but a little bouncy at times. Today I turned it down to -15. So far for a daily driver it feels great!
2) Originally I set the rears up according to the recommended settings: starting from a 200mm spring length, preload 10mm to 190mm, leaving 26mm of threads showing on the height adjustment. That gave me only about 1/8 inch of drop. So today I turned down the lower spring stop 5 turns which equals 10mm of drop, but reduces the pre-load. That resulted in about 25mm (1") of drop. I think what's happening is the weight of the car is now compressing the spring by what used to be the pre-load amount, that plus the 10mm on the lower spring stop is getting me the total drop. Also now I have noticeable rear camber, getting the car aligned this week.
I need to live with it for a week or so after the alignment to see what further tweaks are needed.
3) looking at the calendar to figure out which track day to sign up for - Laguna Seca or Thunderhill? Decisions...
1) I ran for about a week at -10, felt better but a little bouncy at times. Today I turned it down to -15. So far for a daily driver it feels great!
2) Originally I set the rears up according to the recommended settings: starting from a 200mm spring length, preload 10mm to 190mm, leaving 26mm of threads showing on the height adjustment. That gave me only about 1/8 inch of drop. So today I turned down the lower spring stop 5 turns which equals 10mm of drop, but reduces the pre-load. That resulted in about 25mm (1") of drop. I think what's happening is the weight of the car is now compressing the spring by what used to be the pre-load amount, that plus the 10mm on the lower spring stop is getting me the total drop. Also now I have noticeable rear camber, getting the car aligned this week.
I need to live with it for a week or so after the alignment to see what further tweaks are needed.
3) looking at the calendar to figure out which track day to sign up for - Laguna Seca or Thunderhill? Decisions...
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No responses so here is an update on my questions:
1) I ran for about a week at -10, felt better but a little bouncy at times. Today I turned it down to -15. So far for a daily driver it feels great!
2) Originally I set the rears up according to the recommended settings: starting from a 200mm spring length, preload 10mm to 190mm, leaving 26mm of threads showing on the height adjustment. That gave me only about 1/8 inch of drop. So today I turned down the lower spring stop 5 turns which equals 10mm of drop, but reduces the pre-load. That resulted in about 25mm (1") of drop. I think what's happening is the weight of the car is now compressing the spring by what used to be the pre-load amount, that plus the 10mm on the lower spring stop is getting me the total drop. Also now I have noticeable rear camber, getting the car aligned this week.
I need to live with it for a week or so after the alignment to see what further tweaks are needed.
3) looking at the calendar to figure out which track day to sign up for - Laguna Seca or Thunderhill? Decisions...
1) I ran for about a week at -10, felt better but a little bouncy at times. Today I turned it down to -15. So far for a daily driver it feels great!
2) Originally I set the rears up according to the recommended settings: starting from a 200mm spring length, preload 10mm to 190mm, leaving 26mm of threads showing on the height adjustment. That gave me only about 1/8 inch of drop. So today I turned down the lower spring stop 5 turns which equals 10mm of drop, but reduces the pre-load. That resulted in about 25mm (1") of drop. I think what's happening is the weight of the car is now compressing the spring by what used to be the pre-load amount, that plus the 10mm on the lower spring stop is getting me the total drop. Also now I have noticeable rear camber, getting the car aligned this week.
I need to live with it for a week or so after the alignment to see what further tweaks are needed.
3) looking at the calendar to figure out which track day to sign up for - Laguna Seca or Thunderhill? Decisions...
I also ordered ohlins(with hyperco, vorshlag) can't wait..but need to wait.. it's on back order. :(
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Got it aligned last week. -2 degrees camber front and rear and very slight toe in front and rear as recommended by Bruce at BR Racing for a compromise between mostly daily driver with occasional track days. With the Ohlins, Vorshlag camber plates, 22mm RSB, and the alignment, the handling is now ridiculous. Not a trace of understeer and I don't even have to think about slowing down for corners. With the Ohlins set to -15 the ride is much improved on nasty bumps that would rattle my teeth with the stock suspension, but has incredible feel on fast corners. Damn this car is fun!
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Pretty similar to what you have.
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Nekky - For the Ohlins definitely shop around, there is huge variation in pricing. I ordered through coilover-store.com, they don't list applications for the R56 on their website but when I inquired via email they responded quickly with a very attractive price. They direct shipped from Ohlins. Apparently I got the last set in the USA at the time, the next batch doesn't arrive until October.
Vorshlag camber plates are the same pricing everywhere, so pick your favorite vendor to order or go direct to Vorshlag. They get built to order and shipped direct from Vorshlag. I ordered through outmotoring.com, great customer service, 5% NAM discounts, and free shipping to lower 48 for orders over $195.
I also ordered new "hats" for the rear along with Powerflex shock mount bushings from ECS Tuning. That makes the install really easy as you can put together the whole assembly on the workbench and then just swap. No dealing with a spring compressor to re-use the mount and bushing.
Vorshlag camber plates are the same pricing everywhere, so pick your favorite vendor to order or go direct to Vorshlag. They get built to order and shipped direct from Vorshlag. I ordered through outmotoring.com, great customer service, 5% NAM discounts, and free shipping to lower 48 for orders over $195.
I also ordered new "hats" for the rear along with Powerflex shock mount bushings from ECS Tuning. That makes the install really easy as you can put together the whole assembly on the workbench and then just swap. No dealing with a spring compressor to re-use the mount and bushing.
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