Hey Paul,
Going from Eibach Sport springs to adjustable ride height
coil-overs with 380 lb. front and 500 lb. rear linear rate springs made a huge
difference in performance for the Maxima. I moved from the bottom third in
overall finishers to the top half the very first event and successively better
each event following. Corner weighting, ride height, turn-in and roll were
all improved although at the time all I knew was that it was quicker through
the cones.
I was actually able to live with them on the street for several
years but it wasn't a very pleasant commute until the roads turned from holey
to curvy.
Your mileage may vary. ;^)
Barry -
http://www.4d-sport.com/projectcars/projectone.html
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From: "pault151@comcast.net" <pault151@comcast.net>
To: autox
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Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 10:34:08 PM
Subject: mega-stiff springs on a street tire car
Was having a discussion a
while back with Ben M. but anyone else is welcome to chime in with their
experience. How much of an improvement would you think could be gained on a
street tire car by going from somewhat stiff aftermarket springs to
hellaciously stiff coilovers?
Someone with the same model claims to have
picked up >1 second / lap by going to a Ground Control with 550/450 lb
springs, as compared to the setup like mine with Intrax/ Eibachs. He's
running an R-tired class though. As is Ben.
I know the Honda Nation is all
running coilovers and has outstanding handling on street tires. Just looking
for some other opinions, and educated opinions, on how much a car with
reasonably optimized camber (-2.7 camber, 0 toe in front) but ~240 lb springs
might expect to pick up by moving to this alternate setup, which would pretty
much make the car track-only.
Paul T
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