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myne
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Re: Suspension on AE82 Tue, 25 October 2005 04:10 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
truenosedan1 wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 10:44

you civic was your best drifter? Laughing

you mean it had the most tendency to oversteer when on the limit?


Yeah basically. Throttle off oversteer was fun as Smile

Hunty wrote on Tue, 25 October 2005 13:14

snip


I have, twinky, hatch, 15/195/50's, not sure what springs on the front, but I've been told stock on rear.

I was just quoted 540 for all new bushes, castor kit, and a 20mm adjustable rear bar (rrp on whiteline handling kit for ae82) I'm seriously considering it - it was 240 for just the sway bar, or 220 for a custom job from industrial springs. 200 for castor and all new bushes sounds pretty good to me. Not sure if it's worth the extra grand for the lowered spings and shocks though.

I'm wondering whether lowering would improve or ruin the handling. I think it's rather good at the moment - I can feel the wheels rising with a bump around a fast corner, but the stability isnt affected. I'm concerned that there wont be enough travel, that grip will be compromised and possibly the introduction of bump steer.

My main objective is really just the elimination of understeer without changing the dynamics too much.

A rear strut bar sounds interesting - I wouldnt expect it to do that much on such a light, stiff car though. How noticable is it?
I guess it's not that hard to make one.

Do you think 205 tyres would be a decent improvement over 195's?
I've been thinking about it already, so I'm really just wondering.
What specific tyres would be best - I dont really want to compromise wet grip with too much surface area.

Thanks Smile

[Updated on: Tue, 25 October 2005 04:12]

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