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Originally Posted by Turbo
Thanks, Mike.
Suspension setup right now is HKS Hipermax IV SP (track) coilovers - 8K springs front & rear.
Hotchkis sway bars front & rear. Since I installed the bars, I've backed the dampers off 2 clicks front & rear (from 25/23 out of 30 clicks to 23/21).
As for handling preference I'm looking for neutral balance. Something I can steer with my right foot, but not something that requires corrective lock. After softening the dampers I have noticed when the rear end slides or gets loose it seems more progressive/controllable. Before, it felt like it was on more of a knife edge.
Does that help?
I also have installed a pretty aggressive brake system up front - 13" x 1.25" 2pc rotors with 6 piston calipers and new HP+ pads. Brake bias calculates about 1% further forward then stock. This also made me think the 1/4" back-to-front rake I'm running isn't ideal, as it will transfer weight forward quicker, won't it? And the natural question on this is if I am eliminating it, am I raising the front or dropping the rear.
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The two in bold are mutually exclusive. If you can throttle steer, you will need to give the car corrective steering at some point.
Softening the dampers to break the rear loose means you're just getting unwanted rotation from a pendulum motion from a underdamped rear.
Try using the front oem sway with the rear hotchkis bar.
Rake will make the car more stable at speed, at the cost of braking stability (which is good in many cases).