My benchmark for the ride/handling target is my Miata w/ Eibach spings
and KYB AGX adjustable shocks. I track the Miata and have a good feel
for it's behavior at the limits. The Tiger sways more suddenly on
turn-in and leans more once settled in, nose dive is slightly more than
the Miata, or maybe it's just because my Tiger's Wilwood brakes provide
so much more stopping force???
--- Larry Paulick <lpaulick@comcast.net> wrote:
> Theo, if my memory serves me right, the stock springs were something
> like 265 ppi. I purchased a set of CAT 335 ppi and they were too
> soft
> for my purposes. You could tell the differences between the stock
> springs and the CAT springs easily by the wire diameter, and like
> wise
> with the 425 springs.
>
> I now have 425 or 450 ppi fronts and 190 ppi rears from Dale A.
>
> I also designed a sway bar setup that mounts to the crossmember with
> poly bushings and spiracle bushings at the a arms, and it really un
> binds the front end.
>
> I looked at the Koni site last night and they recommend against using
>
> shocks for dive or sway control, but use springs and sway bars for
> those
> functions.
>
> I had Doug Jennings Sr. and Jr., who are very familiar with Tigers,
> and
> very fast east coast drivers, drive my car and they said it was
> neutral,
> and you could drive it anywhere as it was balanced.
>
> I still feel like it dives too much and the sway is more than I like
> but
> I have nothing to compare it with, so I will mush on till I feel
> comfortable or change the design.
>
>
> Larry
>
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