If all goes well, I won't need to worry about shock (or spring) rules in
Stock. Once I have some debts paid off and a little money saved up, I'm
getting a kart. No shocks or springs on one o' them!
Scot
'91 ES Miata w/box-stock Koni Sports
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Washburn" <washburn@dwave.net>
To: "Alan Dahl" <adahl@eskimo.com>
Cc: <autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: Springs? Nah. (was Shock Rule Re-write)
> A technically good solution perhaps, but it contains a phsycological
hurdle
> that probably can't be overcome. If many people now complain that free
> shocks are too "un-stocklike", free springs could not be perceived as
being
> any better and in fact would be most likely looked upon as far worse.
> Doesn't matter that they are cheaper and just as easy to install.
>
> I admit that some measure of control on shocks is appealing. My friend,
who
> runs an S2000, is very happy to be back in autocrossing after many-year
> layoff. He got the car, went for the front bar, and got the wheels, got
the
> Hoosiers. He is having a ball and really enjoys autocrossing his car.
Talk
> is of course, now turning to shocks amongst his competitors and he is not
> real excited about the additional expense to "keep up with the Joneses".
>
> Let's face it...we are not all shock experts. There is an element of
> "lemming-ness" that is at work here. Despite what anyone says about how
> much these high zoot shocks are really needed, the *perception* of that
need
> is enough to jack the cost up. And un-necessarily, I might add, in many
> cases. (Just look at many National finishes and check the shocks.) I
need
> to think about Byron suggestions a little more, but I do not think that
> freeing springs is going to be the answer. Nice try though!
>
> > Make *springs* free in stock! By allowing people to switch to stiffer
> > springs we allow them to make the same roll stiffness adjustment to the
> > car for a far cheaper price ( a good set of Miata springs is less than
> > $300 vs $3000-$5000 for a set of shocks). I know it sounds crazy but I
> > think it might just work.
> >
> > Opinions? Feel free to flame away!
> >
> > - Alan Dahl
>
> Patrick Washburn
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