Saturday, 4 February 2012

Jan 2012 - Suspension again

I was still not 100% happy with the suspension as I felt the car still rolled too much on the corners even with the uprated dampers. I did some research and decided to fit H&R uprated roll bars. These are far thicker than standard and reduce the body roll through the corners considerably.

At the same time I also stripped the Bilstein shocks to shorten the Bumpstops as there has been issues with poor low speed ride quality using these shocks and lowered springs. It was just a case of halfing the bumpstops.

I also fitted another set of Eibach springs and wishbone bushes. I can now say that the handling is spot on. There is hardly any body roll, the steering is pin sharp. With a new set of Eibachs the ride quality is great as well. I removed the last set as the ride quality was poor, but I now believe they were slightly sagged. The cut down bumpstops helped as well. Looking forward to some trackdays in the new year now...:)

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