Suspension Voodoo

[JLawton]

OK, some more to think about........

Following up to Greg's story on the NX and listening to the "experts", the guy who built my car was an expert. He ran 350/600 for springs and broke track records. I've spent the last three years testing and changing, testing and changing. I now run a larger rear bar than he did and 600/825 for springs which is HUGE for rates on a Mac strut car. It goes to show, different drivers, different tracks need different set ups.


Dan, I'm going to make a suggestion that goes a little against everyone else. Unless you are a multi millionaire (and if so, I want to become your best friend) I would stick with a less expensive tire and spend your money on testing and seat time. Hoosiers will start to drop off in 5-8 heat cycles (yeah, some will say they can get 10 - 12 but they're only fooling themselves). Once a tire goes off it's useless for testing. You want consistancy when testing.

One other big factor for me was that I spent years driving cars that handled like crap. I didn't know any better. Then I drove Kirk's Golf and discovered what a good handling car felt like. From there I had a target to aim at. Maybe some sucke.........er ..........friend would let you drive their car..........