Sway bar setting
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Plenty have done soft front and hard rear since that's the least understeer-y setup (all else being equal), but some have gone back to medium on the front in an effort to preserve the outsides of their front tires. Can't comment on the other setups you mentioned. I'm leaving my adjustable bits alone (except for an alignment) until I properly learn to drive what I have.
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I suggest an initial set up of full aero, soft front, and leave the rear in middle. Then, as you progress and gain more control of the car, change the rear to full hard to help rotate the car during turn in.
Ultimately, the car has a natural understeer due in part to the smaller tires up front. But, the car responds very well to throttle input particularly in 2nd gear allowing you to manage the understeer with throttle inputs.
Ultimately, the car has a natural understeer due in part to the smaller tires up front. But, the car responds very well to throttle input particularly in 2nd gear allowing you to manage the understeer with throttle inputs.
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Kdawg86 (07-27-2020)
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Haven't got my car yet, how are these set up from factory, med front and rear?
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I was thinking S/M but then decided to do M/H at the suggestion of a couple other posters. I've done two autocross days with that, and am happy. However I didn't try other settings on the same day, so that isn't scientific. Ideally I'd get an alignment and other changes done, have more time with the car, take it to a test and tune and try different settings. Even then it would answer what was best for me doing autocross, while you doing some other activity with different alignment and tires / pressures may like something different.
Add: factory is middle setting for both front and rear.
Add: factory is middle setting for both front and rear.
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Yes. Aero is in the less aggressive setup, and ride height seems to be nearly maxed out, though not entirely, potentially due to a target rake or corner balance. I was surprised how close to perfectly corner balanced my car was when I took it in for an alignment and corner balancing.
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Makes no sense to me..."Let's put an adjustable sway bar on the car, but add a single use bolt to adjust this bar..."hmmmm....
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Rodolphe GT4 (12-17-2022)
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I see your point but I'm just passing along what he told me. Since feedback indicates the bolts must be significantly over torqued with lock tite applied, or they come loose .... I would question whether they should be re-used. But I agree: to put a single use bolt in an adjustable sway bar doesn't seem to add up.
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Makes no sense to me..."Let's put an adjustable sway bar on the car, but add a single use bolt to adjust this bar..."hmmmm....
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The fasteners loosen up when you move them onto a painted section of the bar. In other words, the paint gets rubbed off, and a minute gap forms. Hence they need to be tightened again.