Suspension Geometry

[scuderia]

Probably Keith is going to correct all my mistakes here, but this is what my next mod:

H-sport springs 1.0" front and rear drop
H-sport rear sway bar (it has 3 holes for stiffness settings, for daily driving softest set up is going to be fine)

here is the deal, the whole idea is to minimize the understeer, and make the car close to neutral. at this point I will have to deal with more tire wear than usual set up, unless I rotate them every 2500 to 3000 miles.

in order to complete the set up, I will have to figure out the camber adjustment. it will be a live and learn experience, and for now I am considering -1.6 degrees. and how much difference do I need fronm left to right (considering my weight)

Any input on the camber deal?

[weezer2282]

I was going to ask keith the same thing. I think he said he has -1.5 degrees on his, but I'm not positive. Was Prestige any good on price? :confused:

Which rear bar are you going with? Comp or sport?

[scuderia]

Greg,

comp. is 25.5mms, and it is going to be very stiff, I will go with the 19mm sport, which will be good enough, there is 3 settings so I can play with it for a little bit and decide which setting is the best for me. what are you considering?

Left Right
-1.6 -2.0

seems like a good rear camber set up at softest rear sway bar stiffness setting, but again, I will talk to boys at Prestige and see what they are thinking, Keith as well.

BTW, their labor per hour is $70.00 (for others), I will talk to you more in details.

[weezer2282]

Greg,

comp. is 25.5mms, and it is going to be very stiff, I will go with the 19mm sport, which will be good enough, there is 3 settings so I can play with it for a little bit and decide which setting is the best for me. what are you considering?

Left Right
-1.6 -2.0

seems like a good rear camber set up at softest rear sway bar stiffness setting, but again, I will talk to boys at Prestige and see what they are thinking, Keith as well.

BTW, their labor per hour is $70.00 (for others), I will talk to you more in details.

I haven't made up my mind yet on which sway bar. The comp bar is actually 22mm effective since it is tubular, which means it is the same as the other 22mm bars that are solid. I think it is about 4 times stiffer than stock on the softest setting(or maybe 3 times?). The sport bar is 19mm effective I believe and is about double the stiffness of stock on the stiffest setting. The comp bar is tempting but I really don't want oversteer. Some people on NAM say there is mild understeer with the comp bar on the softest setting, but I don't know if I trust them. The h-sport springs are also a split ratio front to rear to reduce understeer, so the sport bar would probably be the safer choice. I'm still deciding, but probably the springs with the sport bar on the stiffest. :thumbsup

[scuderia]

correct, sport bar with the springs will overcome the understeer. camber adjustment? I am about to pull the trigger on it, let's talk about it tomorrow.


I haven't made up my mind yet on which sway bar. The comp bar is actually 22mm effective since it is tubular, which means it is the same as the other 22mm bars that are solid. I think it is about 4 times stiffer than stock on the softest setting(or maybe 3 times?). The sport bar is 19mm effective I believe and is about double the stiffness of stock on the stiffest setting. The comp bar is tempting but I really don't want oversteer. Some people on NAM say there is mild understeer with the comp bar on the softest setting, but I don't know if I trust them. The h-sport springs are also a split ratio front to rear to reduce understeer, so the sport bar would probably be the safer choice. I'm still deciding, but probably the springs with the sport bar on the stiffest. :thumbsup