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Perhaps the tyres are giving up because...
Posted by BillJ (more from BillJ) on Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:10:55
In Reply to: Drive in a car that has them lately? >, Phil, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:41:07
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... the super-stiff bars are pulling the inside tyres off the road during hard cornering? I know they keep the car nice and flat, but surely they are stopping the springs and shocks from doing their job of keeping all four tyres on the road?
I can't understand how the suspension can be shining while the tyres are giving up. Isn't the only job of the suspension, as related to cornering performance, to maximise tyre grip?
Body roll isn't all bad, especially if the centre of gravity is not too high, hence the use of lowering springs. I use Abbott springs and Koni shocks on my 9K Aero, along with poly bushes on the standard rear bar to loosen the rear a little. With this combination, and the Bridgestone tyres, I can power around a sweeping curve with all of the estimated 275hp that my Maptun stage 2 upgrade claims to provide.
I won't be stiffening the front anti-roll bar, or the bushes, as I like the neutral handling and don't want the understeer back. On a front-wheel-drive car, some independence between the suspension on each front wheel will help traction while cornering, at the expense of a bit of body roll at the front.
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Posts in this Thread:
- New SAS sway bars vs. Abbott bushings and more, Frank
, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:30:30- The SAS Sway Bars are a must have item....n/m, Phil, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:03:58
- Why?, Aaron Gilbert, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:20:07
- Drive in a car that has them lately? >, Phil, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 14:41:07
- Are you kidding?, SteveW, Tue, 2 Jul 2002 01:28:16
- Perhaps the tyres are giving up because..., BillJ, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:10:55 <-- Viewing This Message
- No, No, No the tires suck I tell you >, Phil, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 20:54:45
- I thought your car had already been lowered!, KS, Tue, 2 Jul 2002 11:35:13
- Yes, springs and shocks are the "right" way, BillJ, Tue, 2 Jul 2002 03:09:05
- Phil, I take it these are the Kumho 712?, Aaron Gilbert, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:45:24
- Re: Why?, kooch, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:41:20
- Re: New SAS sway bars vs. Abbott bushings and more, Taylor, Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:41:21
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