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Originally Posted by NoobTron
So I don’t yet have the driving vocabulary to precisely describe what I “think” I am experiencing, but this is my best shot. Daily driving around town, even a bit spirited, no problems. When I really push the car I get this sensation that the body and suspension are somewhat disconnected. I also have the impression that I can feel the weight of the car shift a bit too dramatically before I feel the springs go to work. I am looking for something to “tighten” all of that up without breaking my back or smashing the little Noobtron’s eggs coming home from the grocery store. I also have smallish ambitions of doing some autocross in the not so distant future, in a land not so far away.
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I know you already bought the suspension, but here's what I think you need to do:
You need to spend more seat time at the limits of a stock car. Not just this car, but different cars, FWD, RWD, AWD, sedan, SUV, etc.
This "disconnect" you feel is just body roll, but it is there for a reason. Once you remove the roll, you will get into more of an immediate over/understeer situation, and (if not set up right) snap oversteer which is infinitely worse than what you feel now.
If you are of the "set it and forget it" variety, it would be best to start somewhere less dramatic. If I were you, I'd try to experience a car with upgraded sway bars to reduce this weight transfer problem. Sway bars + a good set of tires will often do the same thing lowering springs would accomplish, without compromising on the ride height.
FMMV.
-alex