First of all, wanna THANK YOU ALL for all of your suggestions & advices, they
were helpfull.
Now, back to what I've seen. My car is '92 Civic 4dr w/Integra non-VTEC swap.
The Ground Control spring rates are: 380 front/250 rear. Front & rear 19mm
sway bars, Tokico non-adjustable shocks. The car has the full array of
polyurethane bushings. Tires: 195/50R15 Nitto 450. I kept my front @ 42psi &
rear @ 39-40psi. The front tire was scrubbing on more than the half of the
sidewall. The conclusion is that I didn't have enough pressure in the fronts.
Because of that the car had a hint of understeer & I could feel the sidewalls
binding.
Now, my wife has '94 Integra GSR w/Integra Type R springs (I believe the rates
are 350-front/220-rear, not sure though), Tokico non-adj. shocks 24mm front
sway bar & 19mm rear sway bar. Polyurethane bushings all around. Her tires
were Kumho Ecsta 205/50R15 w/pressures for the event being 49psi-front/45psi
rear. She didn't have ANY sidewall scrub & the instructor drove her car & was
very impressed w/the way her car handled. Now, since my car has stiffer
springs & softer FRONT sway bar, would that cause sidewall scrub? Or is it
that Nittos have softer sidewalls? OR, I need more tire pressure in the front?
And again, thanx for all your support. We have SCCA event this Saturday & both
of us are going (Englishtown, NJ).
Yuri
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