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Old 01-14-2017, 10:31 PM   #29
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Y U no Sachs? I'm very curious as to why you're not happy with them? Streetability problems (too harsh, bouncy etc. on low speed/load stuff)?
It's not that I'm not happy with them, they're a great suspension for a daily driven car that sees some track and autox time. The valving is excellent, and significantly reduced body roll, and actually made the car more comfortable in many road conditions. But I want something stiffer to compete more seriously in autox this season, and the cost of new springs and a revalve would be about the same as me just selling the SACHS and buying Tarmac 2s that are already a valued properly for the rates. I'd love to continue running SACHS suspension because I like to promote the company I work for lol, and will actually be discussing the possibility of custom two ways with our suspension engineer at ZF Race Engineering before I make any final decisions on what I'll be doing next. But because I'm working on a budget (gotta save for a wedding too) and time constraints, before the autox season starts, switching to a proven out of the box solution is the easy move.
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It's not that I'm not happy with them, they're a great suspension for a daily driven car that sees some track and autox time. The valving is excellent, and significantly reduced body roll, and actually made the car more comfortable in many road conditions. But I want something stiffer to compete more seriously in autox this season, and the cost of new springs and a revalve would be about the same as me just selling the SACHS and buying Tarmac 2s that are already a valued properly for the rates. I'd love to continue running SACHS suspension because I like to promote the company I work for lol, and will actually be discussing the possibility of custom two ways with our suspension engineer at ZF Race Engineering before I make any final decisions on what I'll be doing next. But because I'm working on a budget (gotta save for a wedding too) and time constraints, before the autox season starts, switching to a proven out of the box solution is the easy move.
Well if you're planning on doing autocross events AND you work for the company, I would think sponsorship is probably not out of the question or at least a employee discount lol. Though I can see why you'd want to go with an already established setup for what you want to do.
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Well if you're planning on doing autocross events AND you work for the company, I would think sponsorship is probably not out of the question or at least a employee discount lol. Though I can see why you'd want to go with an already established setup for what you want to do.
Employee discount is there, but even with that custom suspension setups are $$$$$. We'll see if something can be worked out. haha
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