theamsoilguy
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- Nov 18, 2010
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Edmonton,
AB_Canada
Hi. I have been digging and finding some info on springs rates that people who track their cars runs. I still have not decided on what I am going to do.
My car is a 91 awd built for the chump car series. The rules changed a bit and I can upgrade my shocks\struts from stock but still cant go crazy. I found hotbits, as my rally car has those. They can build me a monotube shock, valved to match my spring rates and set it up to be lower than stock ride height. The car is pretty stock, poly bushings, modified from some extra camber\caster, running 245/35/17 toyo r1r.
I will be removing my upgraded rear sway and putting a stock one back on to avoid the penalty I get for that. The car pushed before the sway bar upgrade, and still pushes but not as bad. I was running eibach lowering springs, have no idea on spring rate but guessing 350ish front and 200 rears. It wasn't enough spring and it wastn enough rear spring compared to the fronts.
Seems lots of track cars are setup near the same rear spring rates as fronts, maybe 50lb less on average. Someone said go 400/350, I heard of a car running 650/650, 600/550. I know my 944 is running 800/1000.
If you track a 1g, what are your spring rates and what are your sway bars and what do you recommend.
PS: Car is about 1700 front and 1000 rear for balance wet with driver.
Thanks Al
My car is a 91 awd built for the chump car series. The rules changed a bit and I can upgrade my shocks\struts from stock but still cant go crazy. I found hotbits, as my rally car has those. They can build me a monotube shock, valved to match my spring rates and set it up to be lower than stock ride height. The car is pretty stock, poly bushings, modified from some extra camber\caster, running 245/35/17 toyo r1r.
I will be removing my upgraded rear sway and putting a stock one back on to avoid the penalty I get for that. The car pushed before the sway bar upgrade, and still pushes but not as bad. I was running eibach lowering springs, have no idea on spring rate but guessing 350ish front and 200 rears. It wasn't enough spring and it wastn enough rear spring compared to the fronts.
Seems lots of track cars are setup near the same rear spring rates as fronts, maybe 50lb less on average. Someone said go 400/350, I heard of a car running 650/650, 600/550. I know my 944 is running 800/1000.
If you track a 1g, what are your spring rates and what are your sway bars and what do you recommend.
PS: Car is about 1700 front and 1000 rear for balance wet with driver.
Thanks Al