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Old 06-28-2014, 09:55 AM   #59
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Trail Braking and Rotation Questions

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Originally Posted by kster1 View Post
I'm also on Ohlins with the standard spring rate and here my thoughts.

With the rest of the suspension stock, I installed the Ohins and went out to a track event. I felt the car was pushing way too much (the camber was something like -2.4F/-1.8R) and this was confirmed with a pyrometer. The front tires were working a lot harder than the rears. I'm sure my driving style plays a factor here but I much prefer the loose feeling of say the S2000 rather than this understeer.

At a temporary fix, I'm now running a rear sway bar from a ~2008 WRX and this helps rotation quite a bit. But my plan is to go back to the OEM rear sway bar and instead swap out the springs to something around 350F/425R (lbs/in).

I'm on Ohlins with standard spring rate but with previous setup was at close to 20mm drop from Ohlins specs and -3.4f/-2.7r camber on 235/40-17 toyo proxes ra1. This camber setup was recommended by @CSG Mike and worked very well on two tracks, with mild oversteer. I have a new car now with Ohlins set to their spec height with -3.0f/-2.5r camber and 1/16 toe in for rear. Will try it out at WGI in early July. Camber made a lot of difference.
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