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Suspension Beginner Suspension Tweaking - What to do first?

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Old Mar 16, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Listen to those telling you to have some care with putting too stiff a rear bar on . . . I dialed my 19mm Hsport up to full stiff, and when I went through one of my favorite fwy ramps at speed, it definitely felt like the rear end wanted to come around. That said, I like my 19mm rear bar on medium settting, very light (10.6lb) 15s, KoniFSDs with JCW springs (yes I know Koni recommends no lowering - it's 1/2 inch, if that). I'm intrigued by the Ireland front camber plates, and if I had it to do over again, I might have gone with that first.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 07:38 AM
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After reading NAM threads I did the following -

The first thing I did was a 19mm rear sway bar and the car became more neutral in the corners.

The second thing I did was swap out the run flats - big difference for me when pitching it into a corners as well as dealing with road transitions.

The Third thing was swapping out the stock shocks for a set of Bilstiens. The ride is about the same but produce less lean when tossing the car round.

These mods have raised my confidence and make for a nice daily driver.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 08:47 AM
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great information ...i need to go shopping
 
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