Operation: Car Make Go Faster

[Reedy]

First post updated:

Minor housekeeping and scored a bullseye on the LSD debate. Also tweaked mission statement.

[luke 3mps]

Well when you think about it all cars that compete in superlap run coilovers, they enable you to dial in and fine tune the settings with the more expensive sets being able to handle the punishment of ripple strips and loads put onto them.

I have heard that the KW coilovers are a good buy for both the street and track, they don't sacrifice much comfort and are made for quality rather than quantity with a premium of course, another thing to consider is servicing of the units in case something goes wrong, I know Tein offers this in Australia through Fulcrum suspension (i think), but if you wanted to get real serious about it and can spend the $$$ you can look into a custom set of coilovers like DMS. But you're right you're better looking into it further and weigh up the costs and if it is truly worth it.

Also keep in mind the un-sprung weight reduction gained with coilovers and also think how a set of shocks with spring would cope on the track, last thing you want is a blown Koni shock! Not saying they're bad but coilovers tend to have a broader range of travel than a set of shocks, I also know first hand that KingsSprings would be too soft for the track, every car I have driven feels too unstable, my theory is that their spring rates or coil material is too soft.

I remember reading an article on a magazine going into fine detail about coilovers for each specific application i.e. drag, drift, track and rally Not sure if I can find it, would have served as a real good read...

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Well BCs have the rear spring perch at the top of the spring rather than at the bottom, so all you have to do is to jack it up, loosen up the locking perch and then wind the other perch upwards and lock it back in (to go lower), and wind it down to go up.

The fronts (if they're bottom adjustable coilovers), you can take the wheel off, loosen up the locking perch, loosen the 14mm bolt on the back of the knuckle, on the rear opening you have to slightly split it open to free up the bottom section of the coilover and turn that same section of the coilover clockwise or counter clockwise depending whether you want to raise or lower the front.

A little bit hard to explain without images as a reference.

I have to agree. coilovers will give u the best adjustments, if you buy them and there to hard for street use get softer springs. In the US the springs are everywhere, and cheap ( cheaper than our lowering springs).

[Reedy]

OK new self imposed rule: No more money is to be spent on modifying this car until I have clocked a 1:13.5 or better at Wakefield Park. At the end of winter I will get my Neova's re-fitted, have an alignent done my a proper suspension specialist, go to QLD Raceway in September and then Wakefield Park in October and see where we stand from there.