Ajones_17
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 02
Location: Sunny Wigan Drives: BLACK 03 VTS
User status: Offline
|
Whats the next reccomended suspension mod i should do. I've got a full spax adjustable coilover kit on at the moment. Just wonderin what to get next. Cheers.
|
Corsa E-Tec
Member
Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
User status: Offline
|
car looks sweet.
exhuast and maybe a slight tint wouldn't go a miss.
|
Ajones_17
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 02
Location: Sunny Wigan Drives: BLACK 03 VTS
User status: Offline
|
Cheers Mate. Thats an old picture that, I've got my back windows tinted and a full Janspeed De-Cat system on there now giving me some extra raging horses haha. Anyone Know what i should get next then.
|
Joff
Member
Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
|
You've got a Spax full adjustable coilover kit... why on earth would you want to change??
|
Ajones_17
Member
Registered: 20th Jun 02
Location: Sunny Wigan Drives: BLACK 03 VTS
User status: Offline
|
I mean like strut braces, poly bushes, anti role bars etc. Whats best to get next.
|
Kris TD
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
whiteline rear atb
|
Joff
Member
Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
|
Rear ARB and bushes.
I've got all the strut braces and they don't really do anything other than look nice (which is good enough for me).
|
Kris TD
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Joff
Rear ARB and bushes.
I've got all the strut braces and they don't really do anything other than look nice (which is good enough for me).
most strut braces are crap, essecially the alloy ones, you need too have a proper steel one welded in to really do anything. even then wont really be noticable off the track.
rear atb is defo the way to go.
|
Joff
Member
Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
User status: Offline
|
Agreed, I didn't fit them for performance 
Someone mentioned a triangulated strut brace somewhere, sometime... wooo 
|
Kris TD
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
true, triangular one would be best, more strength in it.
true, 99% of people buy them for show (even if they thought it would help performance lol)
|
mike_1.2LS96
Member
Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
User status: Offline
|
strut braces come as standard on a few cars, celicas, mine, imprezzas etc...
|
AdiSRI
Member
Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
yes whiteline thick ARBS. They make a hell of a difference, just dont go fast on bumpy roads in the wet, its not fun....
|
ffls
Member
Registered: 29th May 02
User status: Offline
|
Front and rear ARB's, corner weight, sticky tyres, and front strut braces top and bottom, they make a diference in the steering feeling (more precise)if you have all the items fitted as I have
|
TOMAS
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
From personal experience ( I ran Spax RSX kit) THE biggest improvement you can make is to play about with camber/castor settings. I found that at 50/60mm on My RSX the fronts had about 2.5 Deg of Negative camber!!! It munched through tyres and in the wet was shocking in the corners. I now run Harry Hockley Grp A front coilover legs with Bilstein 40mm inserts and 300lb springs, removed the front ARB and im running 1 deg of neg camber either side using T.A.S alloy Grp A topmounts. For the rear im still using Spax RSX dampers/springs but im looking to change the springs to some harder higher ones. Corner weighting for road use will make VIRTUALLY no difference in performance.
|
ffls
Member
Registered: 29th May 02
User status: Offline
|
I'm always racing in country b-roads, and the rear of the car is too light. I'm going to fit the battery on the boot, but I think corner weight is also a valid option.
But Thomas don't you have an hard ride with eccentric top mounts?
|
TOMAS
Member
Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
User status: Offline
|
Firm i'd say... Not THAT much difference in terms of ride with the topmounts and the bearings DO NOT wear that quickly as others have sugested. I love firm, so long as its not bang/crash of bottomed out suspension I love it... The 300lb springs upfront are what make it firm but steering is so more precise with alloy mounts compaired with sloppy rubbers  . Fitting polly bushes over crimbo so should tighten things up further and with the EPS 2.4 turns rack its virtually "quick-rack" as standard.
I actually find my 5door pretty good at the rear but that may well be because it has extra rear weight over a 3 door, also have a couple of subs and its still nice in the twisties. Im pretty pround of my setup as its took me 4 years of playing around to get it right, 4/5 suspension setups (kits) and chop/change/mix/match and countless trips to the alligners to play with diffo caster/camber settings.
|
Kris TD
Member
Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by mike_1.2LS96
strut braces come as standard on a few cars, celicas, mine, imprezzas etc...
mine too, its not tubular though and its bolted in big style.
|
