CSG and RCE tag-team suspension Q&A thread! Ask us anything!

[SirBrass]

Originally Posted by wparsons

With what spring rates though?

Stronger than stock to account for lack of a sway bar.

On phone I am. Therefore, if mistakes I make, Frank Oz blame you should.

[gramicci101]

He actually took the springs out and put billet aluminum spacers where they used to be. He was quoted as saying "Sidewall flex is all the suspension you need!"

All we know is, they call him the Stig.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by SirBrass

Stronger than stock to account for lack of a sway bar.

On phone I am. Therefore, if mistakes I make, Frank Oz blame you should.

If he's running rates spec'd to not need one, or both, of the sways, then using him as a reference point is a bit of a waste when comparing to someone else running spring rates meant to be used in conjunction with sways.

You would have to compare combined roll stiffness (springs + sways) in both cars to have any useful information.

[makinen]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

No need for roll center adjustment at 20mm.

Only way to get height back would be to use a spacer of some sort.

- Andy

Thanks.

I'm running Strano front bar and WRX rear bar, 22mm hollow and 16mm solid each, currently.
When setting with RCE Tarmacs and Koni Yellows, do you think those bars are good to go? Or stock one is better?

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by makinen

Thanks.

I'm running Strano front bar and WRX rear bar, 22mm hollow and 16mm solid each, currently.
When setting with RCE Tarmacs and Koni Yellows, do you think those bars are good to go? Or stock one is better?

Depends on your tires....on the stock tires maybe not.

But with sticky tires you will be fine.

- Andy

[xjohnx]

I'll be installing some fortune auto 500's shortly (along with SPC rear LCA's, and i have SPC camber bolts as well.)

My question is for the front, is it better to install the camber bolts and adjust the desired camber from there? or am i better off leaving the stock bolts in and adjusting camber via the top hats? or should i do both?

[Turkish]

Originally Posted by xjohnx

I'll be installing some fortune auto 500's shortly (along with SPC rear LCA's, and i have SPC camber bolts as well.)

My question is for the front, is it better to install the camber bolts and adjust the desired camber from there? or am i better off leaving the stock bolts in and adjusting camber via the top hats? or should i do both?

Are you doing autox or any other type of competition where you have rulesets to comply with? If not, then the camber bolts will give less camber adjustability than top hats and as for using both, that is a question above my pay grade (read: I do not know the answer for that and will let the experts answer instead).

[xjohnx]

Originally Posted by Turkish

Are you doing autox or any other type of competition where you have rulesets to comply with? If not, then the camber bolts will give less camber adjustability than top hats and as for using both, that is a question above my pay grade (read: I do not know the answer for that and will let the experts answer instead).

Not tied to any specific class rules. when i auto-x it's just for fun, and track time is spent at HPDE's. I'm more wondering if it's preferred to adjust the camber from the bottom or the top when both options are available. I seem to recall reading that one way may preferable over the other.

[wparsons]

Adjusting at the knuckle is better, but gets you less adjustment range. Reasoning is that it doesn't affect the inclination angle of the strut. If you need more camber than you can get from a camber bolt you really only have two options; slot the upper hole of the strut or run camber plates.

[xjohnx]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Adjusting at the knuckle is better, but gets you less adjustment range. Reasoning is that it doesn't affect the inclination angle of the strut. If you need more camber than you can get from a camber bolt you really only have two options; slot the upper hole of the strut or run camber plates.

Thanks. I'll go ahead and install the camber bolts with the coilovers with the bolts maxed out and then have the alignment shop fine tune it via the tophats.

[Teo]

I'm here again

I adjusted the height of my street flex, I also get cusco adj rear arms, running Ad08r

This week I'll get corner balance, I plan to set:
Front, toe 0.0, camber 3.0 - too much?
Rear, toe 0,20in, camber 2.0

What do you think about?

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by steveoexige

Talking of monotubes....any opinion on the HKS SP's ? another vendor promised a review of these a few months back? Only ask as these have been highly recommended to me but I'd like to hear your thoughts 1st.

Sorry I missed this before....I don't have any first hand experience with them.

- Andy

[Racecomp Engineering]

Originally Posted by Teo

I'm here again

I adjusted the height of my street flex, I also get cusco adj rear arms, running Ad08r

This week I'll get corner balance, I plan to set:
Front, toe 0.0, camber 3.0 - too much?
Rear, toe 0,20in, camber 2.0

What do you think about?

Sounds good. You'll have to see how you like the rear toe.

- Andy

[Teo]

Originally Posted by Racecomp Engineering

Sounds good. You'll have to see how you like the rear toe.

- Andy

Thanks Andy,

What do you think about 0.00 toe also on the rear ?