spinning the schlicks ..., ... Options

[SirAndy]

ok, just got back from the AX in alameda. great event, great (fast and loooong) course.

andrew blyholder smoked the whole competition (again), i don't think anyone came even close.
my last minute suspension tweak worked out better than expected, car turned in nice.

but, of course, now i'm having a new problem ... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif)

every time i unload the driver side (left hand turns), that rear wheel just spins. like tire smoking spinning. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/icon8.gif)
even in 3rd gear. even in not so tight corners. slight unload and up go the RPM but i'm not moving any faster.
obviously, i'm loosing quite some time there.

remeber that i'm running the 9" good year schlicks. my 2.0L should *not* be able to spin those at will in 3rd gear.

now what?
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) Andy

PS: grant was hauling a$$ out there with his stock 1.8L ! he was only 0.5 sec slower than me! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)
and only until the very last run of the day did i finally beat him ...
way to go grant! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smilie_pokal.gif)

[nebreitling]

andy, having seen you drive the car at marina, you have a tendency to throw the weight around pretty damn radically -- and you've got the tires to support this. that said, you know your suspension is in tatters. let's see: you've got big-ass cantilever slicks with no front shocks to speak of, and your progressive springs probably START their compression around 100#s...

you can put adjustable collars with 2.5x10" race springs on your bilsteins. i'm running them. if i were you, i'd go straight to 225 or even 250#s -- you've got more than enough front bar to dial out any oversteer this would cause.

you've got the makings of a DAMN FAST car, andy. i can't believe how well those slicks stick. once you get it dialed in, you will be SCARY.