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I found the HKS Hipermax IV GT coilovers to have overly-soft spring rates (10k/9k). I considered going with the HKS Hipermax IV SP, which has rates of 14k/16k, but ended

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Old 11-12-2021, 08:06 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I found the HKS Hipermax IV GT coilovers to have overly-soft spring rates (10k/9k). I considered going with the HKS Hipermax IV SP, which has rates of 14k/16k, but ended up choosing Powertrix Ultra-Lite coilovers (13k/11k rates with optional Swift springs). Having said that, you should consider just adding a bit more camber up front. Camber won't kill your front tires. That results from excessive toe.
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