suspension upgrades
Sep 28, 2007, 08:03 PM
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suspension upgrades
i have an 05 mr what are some of the things i should do first.
i was thinking of a bump steer kit, sway bar endlinks, and trailing arm bushings would this be a good start.
i was thinking of a bump steer kit, sway bar endlinks, and trailing arm bushings would this be a good start.
Sep 28, 2007, 11:16 PM
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That's a pretty odd list of beginning mods. Do you know what each of those mods does? If not, I'd suggest reading up.
Sep 29, 2007, 04:33 AM
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Depends on what your plans are for the car.
Some nice coilovers are always a good start. If you will be Auto X, you'll want to combat the stock understeer with a rear sway bar... the Hotchkins 24mm is adjustable (3 settings) and provides very good results.
After that, Whiteline makes two products you could look into, the Front Roll Center Adjustment Kit and the Steering Precision Kit
Some nice coilovers are always a good start. If you will be Auto X, you'll want to combat the stock understeer with a rear sway bar... the Hotchkins 24mm is adjustable (3 settings) and provides very good results.
After that, Whiteline makes two products you could look into, the Front Roll Center Adjustment Kit and the Steering Precision Kit
Oct 1, 2007, 10:54 AM
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Depends on what your plans are for the car.
Some nice coilovers are always a good start. If you will be Auto X, you'll want to combat the stock understeer with a rear sway bar... the Hotchkins 24mm is adjustable (3 settings) and provides very good results.
After that, Whiteline makes two products you could look into, the Front Roll Center Adjustment Kit and the Steering Precision Kit
Some nice coilovers are always a good start. If you will be Auto X, you'll want to combat the stock understeer with a rear sway bar... the Hotchkins 24mm is adjustable (3 settings) and provides very good results.
After that, Whiteline makes two products you could look into, the Front Roll Center Adjustment Kit and the Steering Precision Kit
Cant afford coilovers yet i was thinking works or the red tanabe springs.
Oct 1, 2007, 10:58 AM
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Oct 21, 2007, 04:52 PM
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IMO, most people would end being a much better driver, learning their car, and eventually setting faster times, if they took the money they were going to spend on coilovers (whether they are the cheapo ones or not) and put it into more seat time. Especially for most people on this forum, who are usually just starting out tracking their car. You can do a lot of track days with the money spent on coilovers.
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Oct 22, 2007, 08:23 AM
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+1 for the works springs.
i am in a similar situation as you. i autocross alot and have done a couple time trials, but couldn't afford the coilovers i want just yet. so i got the works springs and i am very happy with them.
as for the rear end links, i have the perrin ones, but only because i broke the stockers (from adjusting the stiffness on my rear sway bar a few too many times). they feel a little stiffer in the rear, but i don't know if it is anything that really helps me. it is a hard thing to say. you might be better off getting everything you can out of the stockers and maybe spending that money on a polyeurathane bushing kit.
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So youre getting ready to do a HPDE, and will soon get into auto-x and road racing? What type of road racing are you referring to? Do you really know what youre getting yourself into?
Best thing you can do is to mod nothing. Have your car checked by someone who knows what theyre doing...fluids, pads, rotors, tires...the essentials. Basically, make sure your vehicle is safe to be driven on a track. Then, improve yourself, ie the driver. Give yourself a good 10 events before considering mods.
Oct 22, 2007, 08:11 PM
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I can afford good coilovers but will not purchase them till I am comfortable with knowing my cars stock potential as well as mine as a driver. What I have learned from my track time is first pads and fluid are a necessary upgrade as it didn't take long to find the limits of the stock brakes. The next thing I did was upgrade the stock springs to the Swifts that are designed for the stock Belstiens and a stiffer rear sway bar. This helped the car rotate and took away some of the understeer. An aggressive alignment definitely helped with the way the car turns. I get the most satisfaction from mods when I can accurately measure the benefits and improvement from each upgrade. I could have afforded to have my car built to top specs but would have missed out on the value of each mod… my 
Oct 22, 2007, 08:42 PM
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Best thing you can do is to mod nothing. Have your car checked by someone who knows what theyre doing...fluids, pads, rotors, tires...the essentials. Basically, make sure your vehicle is safe to be driven on a track. Then, improve yourself, ie the driver. Give yourself a good 10 events before considering mods.