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Driveline/Suspension
A long overdue change in direction...
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<blockquote data-quote="11Sec_Lx" data-source="post: 16602917" data-attributes="member: 9869"><p>Post update:</p><p></p><p>Thr car is back on the road. I got some baseline settings from an S197 road racer. Given my springs/shocks/struts, he had me set the front sway bar to full stiff and the rear in the middle. He told me if it had over steer, to stiffen the rear bar. </p><p></p><p>So now, after adjusting it twice from baseline, I'm at full stiff on the rear bar. Thing is, I've tinkered with my shocks too (dialing them down, as they were pretty harsh, like an old school 50/50 shock), so who knows how that has played into things as we as my rear tire pressure (28). I initially adjusted the struts to full stiff and they are still there. </p><p></p><p>I can tell you this. The car feels very controlled. The front doesn't float over elevation changes and the body stays flat. I'm running the newer, 555 G2 up front as well as the newer 555RII's in the rear. </p><p></p><p>Would the body feel as controlled if I was on a more serious set of handling tires and furthermore, a square setup? I have my doubts. </p><p></p><p>Thing is, with these GT500 Drag springs (still a little stiffer than oem) and the suspension as-is, it still has a comfortable ride. I had a plan for a slightly stiffer front/rear spring combo per Dion at BMR and per my own research, Bilstein HD's, but don't think I'll go there as I'm concerned about losing ride comfort and don't want to lose the dragstrip friendly spring rates and shock/struts I currently have (Strange singles/Viking Warriors) for the couple times a year that I go. I still plan to be in the 1.3's (60') with this suspension combo. </p><p></p><p>My current thought is, if I go for more grip, I'll likely move to a stickier tire in order to keep everything else as-is. </p><p></p><p>I would 100000000% recommend aftermarket sway bars. They are fantastic. I drove my car for four years with the stock bars and always wanted better handling and to remove the floaty feeling. Well, now four more years later, I'm there. </p><p></p><p>Thanks for reading.</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G988U using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="11Sec_Lx, post: 16602917, member: 9869"] Post update: Thr car is back on the road. I got some baseline settings from an S197 road racer. Given my springs/shocks/struts, he had me set the front sway bar to full stiff and the rear in the middle. He told me if it had over steer, to stiffen the rear bar. So now, after adjusting it twice from baseline, I'm at full stiff on the rear bar. Thing is, I've tinkered with my shocks too (dialing them down, as they were pretty harsh, like an old school 50/50 shock), so who knows how that has played into things as we as my rear tire pressure (28). I initially adjusted the struts to full stiff and they are still there. I can tell you this. The car feels very controlled. The front doesn't float over elevation changes and the body stays flat. I'm running the newer, 555 G2 up front as well as the newer 555RII's in the rear. Would the body feel as controlled if I was on a more serious set of handling tires and furthermore, a square setup? I have my doubts. Thing is, with these GT500 Drag springs (still a little stiffer than oem) and the suspension as-is, it still has a comfortable ride. I had a plan for a slightly stiffer front/rear spring combo per Dion at BMR and per my own research, Bilstein HD's, but don't think I'll go there as I'm concerned about losing ride comfort and don't want to lose the dragstrip friendly spring rates and shock/struts I currently have (Strange singles/Viking Warriors) for the couple times a year that I go. I still plan to be in the 1.3's (60') with this suspension combo. My current thought is, if I go for more grip, I'll likely move to a stickier tire in order to keep everything else as-is. I would 100000000% recommend aftermarket sway bars. They are fantastic. I drove my car for four years with the stock bars and always wanted better handling and to remove the floaty feeling. Well, now four more years later, I'm there. Thanks for reading. Sent from my SM-G988U using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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