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07-28-2020, 07:33 PM | #15 | |
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i don't believe there is adjustment in my current ones. i am running just a cheap tire right now, i bought them really quick just to get my wheels on. so they are just like a 500 dollar set. could that have to do with my issue maybe? my next round of tires i was gonna actually spend some money on some decent tires. yeah i believe my BR's came with 8k springs Thank you again for all of the help and info |
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Well, stock primacies are not exactly grip kings either. And OP posted, that prior coilover install handling was fine and car gripped better (i guess, on these very same tires?).
From alignment printout there are some things i'd prefer a bit differently, like a bit more front camber (which should add more grip during cornering and reduce reported understeer in later posts), and a bit more even side-to-side rear toe-in, but it doesn't look THAT off, to greatly decrease grip, to greatly reduce cornering speed for even DD. Hence my guesses (have no own experience with BC, except hearing that they are on cheap side thus one shouldn't expect much from damping quality), that problem comes from thing that changed, i.e. coilovers. Might be from overlowering (judging by extra camber in rear. Reduced travel, more on bumpstops?) + stiff rates of new coilover set (less compliance, not just less comfort, but also less grip for overloaded tires). I'd probably try reduce lowering, if it's possible with these coilovers (realignment won't hurt) and try a bit softer damping settings on them. There is little to do to change spring rates (as imho bying softer spring set for these BC .. not exactly shocks i'd wish to invest much in). And for future to consider only better quality coilovers, if changing at all. Stock shocks often are better then cheapest end of chinese/taiwanese ones, hence it's not exactly "upgrade" in such case, netting one only blinger look and ability to overlower. |
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Then again, imho it's not just alignment, that made your car skiddier. Nor tires (if i get it right, when you had stock shocks/springs, it was still on these same tires, no?) |
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Those are 500TW. I would say it is mostly tire.
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so pretty much upgrade my tire and i would be good? |
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Hmm, chinese something of very hard rubber and high threadwear? Then yes, more then possible that extra skidding introduced by their lack of grip. I wonder why i assumed that tires were same and issues needed to be searched elsewhere :/.
You experimentally found out known fact, that tire model/compound >> width, as your 265 gripless tire provided noticeably less cornering grip then previous narrower tires of quality model from premium manufacturer. And yes, your alignment didn't seem that off. Imho proper tires should fix reported handling issues. It's not that there were issues with car, it's just you tried by habbit to drive/push car as much as in past, even if tires have noticeably less grip now, thus same turns should be taken slower, one should brake sooner, be more gentle with accelerator and so on .. think of it like driving in winter . Where same way even on best of tires average grip level is lower, but most know that and consciously just push less. |
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