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Originally Posted by Areddi
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So at the last CDC event I drove Leon's car which has similar suspension mods to mine, but he has the Koni inserts. He is on V12's so I definitely noticed a grip difference vs my ZII's, but front the perspective of the suspension bounce-back, the Koni's felt really nice.
I wonder if I need to go to a full coil-over. I don't really need much in the way of adjust-ability if I can find a setup I like, and also I don't really think I need to change the stock spring since the rate biasing is pretty good, maybe just the insets would do for me. Thoughts?
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I don't know Leon, but the Konis make the car more forgiving (mostly on higher speed courses) IF you have them dialed-in right. On the smaller courses like CDC, BMW, some AI, I don't think there is a significant difference from stock shocks. One major thing your class allows are camber plates/adjustment opportunities. I would absolutely do everything possible to max out the negative camber.
I like the balance of the car in stock, but I would check out some of the STX setup threads in the track section or talk to Chad. I don't think you "need" a coilover setup, but I would at least bring the car down ~1-2 in, max negative camber with plates, more power/tune out the torque dip, tinker with the alignment, and lighter rims/wider tires. We'll chat at one of the next few events.
As you know, I'm very limited in what I can do in my class. I decided to stick with this car for one more year... so the only things I'm adding next season are a 19 or 20mm adjustable front sway, front brake pads, and lighter rims with whatever tire I think might be best.