 Curious what you guys would expect with suspension setup |
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| peteinjp |
 Apr 19 2026, 03:32 AM
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Narrow body 2.7 with 230ish hp. A052 195's on 6" wheels.
21mm hollow torsion bars in the front Bilstein raised spindle RSR struts Bilstien HD shocks Tarett 22mm front bar and links 150 lb springs rear Bilstein sport shocks Factory rear sway bar Patrick Motorsports adjustable tow link set for the rear What would you expect in terms of handling with this setup? No autocross- just hard driving on mountain roads. Pete |
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| mepstein |
Apr 19 2026, 05:03 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,639 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Pretty miserable with the 21mm bars. Even mid 80’s Carrera’s only used 19mm and they weight 500lbs more than your car. 150lb springs, sport shocks and rear sway bar will build in a lot of oversteer. If you have low profile tires, then it will be even worse. Heavily lowered car, 3x worse.
I may be wrong about everything above but I think you are building a track setup and unless your roads are velvet smooth, it will become miserable to drive on the road. It will feel really cool for about five miles but once you realize there’s almost no suspension travel, it will become a chore to drive. What I’ve discovered for myself is these cars have a lot of “built in handling” but if you try to radically ramp up the stiffness, they loose most of their suspension travel and become rigid buckboards. |
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| Superhawk996 |
Apr 19 2026, 06:40 AM
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Always hard to tell based on specs alone and I’m not in the mood to do the math but that’s a lot of wheel rate in the front end between 21mm torsion bars and a 22mm anti roll bar.
I’ll put my bet in for plenty of understeer. |
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| mepstein |
Apr 19 2026, 07:15 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 20,639 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Apr 19 2026, 08:40 AM)  Always hard to tell based on specs alone and I’m not in the mood to do the math but that’s a lot of wheel rate in the front end between 21mm torsion bars and a 22mm anti roll bar. I’ll put my bet in for plenty of understeer. I agree with the understeer but there’s also a lot going on with the rear. I’m certainly no suspension expert but I do know from experience that bigger isn’t always better on these cars. They are light and nimble but become a chore if you loose too much travel. |
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