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Need some Spring advice... |
D1A3 |
Feb 29 2012, 04:24 PM
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Gruppe Neun Vierzehn Südosten Group: Members Posts: 362 Joined: 3-June 04 From: Atlanta, GA Member No.: 2,152 Region Association: South East States |
I have a stock '76 2.0L car and have been pretty successful in AutoX at the local PCA and SCCA level. For PCA, I run in the PA class.
I currently have red Koni's (age unknown) with 90 pound springs on the car. I also have front and rear factory sway bars. The shock/spring combo seem to work well enough for street and reasonably aggressive driving My problem is that my rear end seems to come up and dance all over the place when I'm AutoX'ing and I'm trying to get it more planted for the upcoming season. I've had folks recommend I upgrade my rear springs to everything from 140 up to 180 lbs. Any thoughts on what springs I should go with? I'm not looking to replace the shocks and springs or do any other suspension changes right now as I can drive the car very well in AutoX, but want to try and pickup some handling and hopefully a little time. Below is a pic of my car from behind to give you an idea of what I'm trying to correct. Thoughts? I appreciate any and all comments! :-) |
okieflyr |
Feb 29 2012, 07:34 PM
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9fauxteen Group: Members Posts: 816 Joined: 9-January 05 From: Phila PA Member No.: 3,426 Region Association: North East States |
Have you had the opportunity to take any of the Evolution driving classes yet?
The series of these courses will give you a new insight on how to maximize everything the car will give you. This knowledge and developing skills will get you more of that time your looking for no matter the cars capability. My basic driving driving advise is to keep everything smooth and fluid. A lot people don't understand how the weight transfer affects traction and ultimately the the direction the car is pointing for the next gate and then have to overcompensate for the rest of the course. This can be even more important on lower horspower momentum cars. You do sound confident and successful thus far and good for you it's alot of fun! The changes made at one end of the car will affect the other end as well. It can be a very slippery slope, so you'll want check what the spring and other changes will make in regards to the car classification. |
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