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Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere
Hey guys, I'm a suspension n00b and pretty new to autoX/track driving in general so I need some help. I was going to order KWs next month but I found a set locally from someone who ordered them then their wife lost her job so they had to sell and I scored a pretty nice deal on a brand new set!
I used to drive a STX prepped MKV GTI but I did not set the car up at all. A guy who ran the exact same car set the car up for me so I need some help on THIS car. Before he set the car up he was beating me by about .5 seconds over a 50ish second lap then he messed with my car and I was beating him by one or two tenths so I know how valuable this stuff can be.
What I am looking for is a baseline to start with all the settings for my blend of DD and AutoX action. I drive the car about 400 miles a week for work so I need settings that won't chew threw tires but are still adventitious for going around corners. I autoX about 20 times a year and I would like to start doing more track days once I have the budget.
Currently the only mods to my car are 17x9 et42 wheels wrapped with 245/40 R-S3s.
Ok so onto the questions:
1) I can't afford camber plates also (right now), should I buy camber bolts? Recommendations? What camber settings should I be looking at for front and rear? Will I be able to reach optimal adjustment?
2) Caster and toe?!?! I have a general understanding of what these are, but I have no idea what to do with them!!!
3) Should I invert the springs F<->R? I've read something about this, and from what I understand about spring rates and my experience with this car on stock tires at AutoX suggest I should do this. Does anything special need to be done to invert the springs?
4) Ride height? Don't hate me but I do want to chop down some of this nasty fender gap. I'm also not willing to rub under cornering so any suggestions of where to start with ride height?
5) Anything I'm missing? I'm sure I am.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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ill try to answer some of your questions.
1. You can get get by without buying anything for the front. The KWs have some adjustability built into them. The top bolt hole is slotted and allows some adjustment. The rear however has nothing. I ended up with wacked out camber for some reason. 1.7 left and 2.5 right, with the stock set up. I installed whiteline control arm bushings and fixed this. Bit they are a pita.
2.I run 0 toe front and 3 mm rear toe in. Castor not adjustable stock.
3. I think most people that don't plan to drift this car are swapping the front and rear springs. Don't need to do anything special, just swap them.
4. I run 13.25" from center of hub to fender. About 1.25" drop. Looks good to me.
After you get them installed, check the rear camber and see what you got. If it is fairly close to even, you should be good for a while.