The more I read about suspension the more I'm getting confused about which way to go! Have always believed in trying things out for yourself but that can get expensive! Would like to get it right first time but there is so much conflicting info.

Current suspension set up is lowered all round about 35mm. Spax RSX coilovers and hybrid arb.

What I'm thinking is fit some solid mounts, 23mm torsion bars, 385 Lb springs and maybe only lower it all by 25mm?

Main things that are confusing me - total opposite opinions on solid mounts, will stiffening it all up actually give it less grip on bumpy hillclimbs, will the Spax dampers handle the bigger tb's and springs (hope so can't afford new ones), is the car currently too low, will stiffening the front bring in understear, will solid mounts cause understeer???

I just know it's not right now, the back end proper crashes as it gies over manholes or pot holes etc, front end maybe a little soft. What I have suggested doing above seems like the answer but like I say, so much contradictory info out there!

Rear bars | Rear stiffer % | Front springs

20mm | 100% | 110lb (i.e. standard)
21mm | 122% | 150-180lb (i.e. Eibach 7011)
23.5mm | 191% | 300-350lb (i.e. 306 BTCC)
25mm | 244% | 450lb

russian is the guy to chat to,and if you're gunna get rid of your 21's if you have some

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Not on that one but I'll try russion guy.

Just had a look under rear of car, total noob mistake but I reckon the bone shaking harshness of the rear will have been down to it bottoming out! The arm is only about 50mm off the bump stop. The standard tb's prob arent up to stopping them smashing into the bump stops.

Hopefully the dampers are designed not to bottom out at the point the arm meets the bump stop, can't see because of the cover on the damper but the piston must be nearly all the way in.



Hope 23mm tb's with theses dampers sorts it all out....should do!

Not got much to compare them to tbh but ok yeah, springs n tb's just a bit soft I think