New tires, now body roll, need to tighten it up
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New tires, now body roll, need to tighten it up
I grabbed a new set of UHP A/S tires since I won't be getting my new wheels/tires for quite some time. As I figured since upgrading the tire compound and they stick better the suspension issues (well not issues, just things I don't prefer) cropped up. I want to tighten up the car's movements now. It's seems to, for lack of a better word, wallow. A bit too pillowy. I have the stock HR springs on bilstien b6. I was to sharpen her up to more like my old BMW.
I figure a good place to start is sway bars. I figure this would tighten up the movement a bit. The rear bar seems quite soft in comparison to the front and seems to also cause the front to understeer. Having this adjustable I feel would help a lot.
Another thing I think would help is the rear camber. I just got it aligned and the least camber he could get me was 1.8 left 1.9 rear. I threw some chalk on the tires and took a few on/off ramps with a lot of speed. Still had quite a bit of chalk on the shoulders of the rear tires. The fronts had a fantastic contact patch. If I get adjustable rear arms I could get that camber down to 1.1-1.4 and I think my contact in the rear would improve so the car would be much more lively.
Anyone else have any tips of how to sharpen this machine?
Also, is there any way to add some caster? I would much prefer a heavier steering feel.
I figure a good place to start is sway bars. I figure this would tighten up the movement a bit. The rear bar seems quite soft in comparison to the front and seems to also cause the front to understeer. Having this adjustable I feel would help a lot.
Another thing I think would help is the rear camber. I just got it aligned and the least camber he could get me was 1.8 left 1.9 rear. I threw some chalk on the tires and took a few on/off ramps with a lot of speed. Still had quite a bit of chalk on the shoulders of the rear tires. The fronts had a fantastic contact patch. If I get adjustable rear arms I could get that camber down to 1.1-1.4 and I think my contact in the rear would improve so the car would be much more lively.
Anyone else have any tips of how to sharpen this machine?
Also, is there any way to add some caster? I would much prefer a heavier steering feel.
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Match the front camber to the rear makes it more fun.
Sway bars are always a nice thing, Hotchkiss bars on the softest setting work wonders
get used to the car again, you will enjoy it with the tires
Sway bars are always a nice thing, Hotchkiss bars on the softest setting work wonders
get used to the car again, you will enjoy it with the tires
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