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Suspension Best cheap combo for a nice cornering?

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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Best cheap combo for a nice cornering?

Hello guys, im just making numbers ($$$) of what do i will need for a better drive..

In my list:

Rear Brace (M7 and prodynamics)

Springs (what brand?)

And for my personal opinion... M7 Wing (challenge)



What do you think about this mods?
will it really worth?

Thanks (i know that for a better suspension i will need a coilover setup, but for my budget that chance is impossible right now)

btw.. sorry for my bad english...

R56 S.

 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 01:40 AM
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spend the $$$ on a race driving school, it will make more difference than any mods you can do to your car

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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 04:47 AM
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In my list:

Rear Brace (M7 and prodynamics)
Will have no noticeable affect on cornering ability especially on a stock car.

Springs (what brand?)
I have heard decent things about NM

And for my personal opinion... M7 Wing (challenge)
Will do absolutely nothing except on long sweeping curves at very high speed. Unless you take your car to the track it makes very little sense.


Thanks (i know that for a better suspension i will need a coilover setup, but for my budget that chance is impossible right now)
The parts you listed above add up to about $1200. For that amount of money you could get coilovers and a rear sway bar, which are probably the two best things you can do for cornering other then tires.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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The Sway Bar is by far the biggest and best bang for the buck for cornering improvement.
Then I would say springs the TSW or the NM for that car.

But the Wings your looking at are 95% for looks. You need to be on a racetrack to see any difference in handling from a wing. Trust me I've done the testing at the track.
 
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