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For the rear, perhaps new engine mounts. For the front, highly recommend a front suspension bar, tying together the two tops of the shocks within the trunk.
Refresh all the suspension bushings with Elephant Racing bits and replace all your shocks with Bilstein Sports ... it will make a significant difference !
For what it's worth , i paid less for my Bilstein shocks from Chuck than what Pelican listed them for !
Refresh all the suspension bushings with Elephant Racing bits and replace all your shocks with Bilstein Sports ... it will make a significant difference!
I have a set of Hotbits bargained for. Not a brand for some but, I've seen first hand the abuse they just shrug off here at the Targa NL Rally so I know they should be fine for me.
I have a set of Hotbits bargained for. Not a brand for some but, I've seen first hand the abuse they just shrug off here at the Targa NL Rally so I know they should be fine for me.
suspension is a tuned system of dampers, Springs (torsion bars) and sway bars. Change one variable and don’t adjust the rest and you can make the car handle worse, not better. Brand means not a thing without knowing how they are tuned.
I'm going through this new. Every rubber bushing is being replaced with Elephant rubber. As well, ball joints and tie rod ends (I've got turbo tie rods). A bunch of other stuff as well because the engine is out. It's a very slippery slope.
suspension is a tuned system of dampers, Springs (torsion bars) and sway bars. Change one variable and don’t adjust the rest and you can make the car handle worse, not better.
What does turbo tie rod ends do over regular ones?
The ends are actually very similar to regular ones other than the gender being reversed. It's the inner set up that is much better. It's a common upgrade but you have to upgrade the entire assembly. You can't just do the ends.
I've never really thought about changing torsion bars.......is there upgraded ones?
What kind of tire pressures would you suggest?
There's a whole array of larger t-bars available, whether or not to go that route depends on what you are looking for
track use for sure
aggressive street use probably
For street a lot depends on how cushy you want the ride to be
The shocks are a good place to start, Bilstein or possibly another high end euro shock is the way to go. If really doing it right a custom digressive revalve of Bilstein would be at the top of the list. Unless running fully adjustable Motion Control shocks or their like.
Bushes can be an issue, I recently replaced the 40+ year old ones in my car while doing a t-bar upgrade and they really weren't all that bad, but others w/ much younger cars have totally shot bushes, It's best to try to evaluate them in situ, or if doing t-bars then replace them as a matter of course while in there.
The biggest and most obvious improvement to handling will come for light & wide wheels and tires, If going this route do the best you can to keep tire OD down, use 25" as a max, A really nice SC/Carrera set would be 8 & 9.5 x 17, 225/45 & 245/40 using Fuchs you are limited to 7 & 9 x16 205/55 & 245/45
Tire pressures are something to play w/, I find that most people seem to run higher pressures than optimal for grip, For track I never run more than 35psi hot, street a little less. max pressures are on the door post decal, but these are max not what you want to run daily.
02-16-2018, 02:22 PM
Suspension advice.
We can't answer the other questions without more input from you.
