Rebound settings
 

To make it short, on the evo 8/9 is it better to have a stiffer rebound on the rear coilovers than you have in front, or the opposite, or to have them equal.

depends on the kind of use the coilovers will get

Looking for a road track setup. Neutral handling with no under steer. I'm planning in picking up a white line 27mm rear sway bar, just wondering if the rear rebound should be stiffer than front or equal. Thanks

Based on the EVO suspension geometry there must be some common ground to the clickers (i.e. percentage of front to rear rebound)

If my notes are correct, Terry at FA had me start my clickers at 15 front & 18 rear but Im second guessing if my notes are correct

In for more comments

I run stiffer in the rear than the front for both street and auto-x. I just reduce the harshness for the street. I'm on a square spring setup with a Whiteline 26mm FSB and a Whiteline 24mm RSB on full hard. I would suggest starting with even settings as the safest approach as it should yield understeer instead of possibly snap oversteer. As a final note, a 27mm rear bar is HUGE.

I realize that, but is that a bad thing? I'm new to suspension the 27mm bar that is.

The 24mm bar will be aggressive enough you. I run that as well

Just called Chris at FA. He noted, on the EVO you generally run more rebound in the rear vs front
Std settings on their C/o's are 8 front / 12 rear to start (approx 30% diff)

I set mine at at 15/18 is that a terrible idea lol

Could you explain to me the difference that it will make in the car? Thanks

Just installed my 500's last week. I started with the factory settings 5/5 (daily driving, nothing too aggressive yet) but felt a bit soft/bouncy... I went up to 10 front/10 rear and thought they felt pretty good. I tried the 8/12 and didnt think I was liking it so I went to 8/10 to give it some time to decide.

What spring rates you guys on? I'm on 8k/9k

I'm at 8k/10k

Prone to more oversteer. IMO, running 10K in the rear & running a 27mm bar could be a recipe for trouble

I would call Terry at FA to double check

Thanks, I will call for sure. So on what application would a bar that big be of benefit.

not really. been running 8k/10k springs whiteline 26mm front and whiteline adjustable 26mm rear on the softest setting. Its neutral to understeer, but i can get it to loosen up within 3 clicks of rebound of where i normally run (ohlins).

the FA's should have rear helper springs, but i dunno how much droop they have. i have never lifted my inside rear.