Suspension 19mm v. 22.5mm rear sway bar
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I have the big Hotchkis 25mm hollow on the medium setting, but I’m going to bring it down to softest for next track day. It’s been great for autocross but first time at the track there was one tricky high speed corner over a crest that got the car really light, and the rear wanted to step out, so I was really cautious through it.
Was running lower rear tire pressure to help, and need to remember it’s fwd so it can pull itself out of those situations, but I still think going softer should feel less oversteery dangerous (I’m in a first gen R53 btw, but this thread seemed most relevant).
Can anyone confirm the last outside hole (farthest from the main bar) is softest setting, right? I’m trying to visualize it, and that would certainly allow the bar to flex more (axially), but would also give it more leverage being in the farther position…
Was running lower rear tire pressure to help, and need to remember it’s fwd so it can pull itself out of those situations, but I still think going softer should feel less oversteery dangerous (I’m in a first gen R53 btw, but this thread seemed most relevant).
Can anyone confirm the last outside hole (farthest from the main bar) is softest setting, right? I’m trying to visualize it, and that would certainly allow the bar to flex more (axially), but would also give it more leverage being in the farther position…
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Follow up to my question about the bar settings...
the hotchkis instructions state "the ‘soft’ position is the hole towards the bar end"
Pelican instructions (http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm) state “the first hole (towards the front of the car) is the stiffest setting”
I’m thinking Pelican is wrong here?
the hotchkis instructions state "the ‘soft’ position is the hole towards the bar end"
Pelican instructions (http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm) state “the first hole (towards the front of the car) is the stiffest setting”
I’m thinking Pelican is wrong here?
Follow up to my question about the bar settings...
the hotchkis instructions state "the ‘soft’ position is the hole towards the bar end"
Pelican instructions (http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm) state “the first hole (towards the front of the car) is the stiffest setting”
I’m thinking Pelican is wrong here?
the hotchkis instructions state "the ‘soft’ position is the hole towards the bar end"
Pelican instructions (http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarti...eplacement.htm) state “the first hole (towards the front of the car) is the stiffest setting”
I’m thinking Pelican is wrong here?
The first hole towards the front of the car is right next to the "bar" and would be the stiffest. Hopefully that makes some sense.
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I ended up finding other pics from whiteline that confirmed this.
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No, BUT I've been reading on here that the stock end links MAY cause clunking noise as it may not be up to the now stiffer job.
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Running the 25.5 hollow rear bar. We tried both middle and stiff settings during autocross and we are quickest with it set in the middle. The stiff setting makes the car twitchy. Its almost like you can feel it quickly lift one of the rears and its hard to be smooth. Even with it on the middle setting I just about spun last week in a high speed slalom section with the rear tires at 38psi. Dropped the rears to 34 and flew on through it. We are leaving it in the middle. Overall it works great.
This is with 235/40/17 Dunlop Star Specs, Koni FSDs and Eibach springs
This is with 235/40/17 Dunlop Star Specs, Koni FSDs and Eibach springs
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