From: darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov on behalf of Dave Darling [darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 1999 4:27 PM To: 914@rennlist.org Subject: RE: [914] Re: sheet metal/to sway or not to swaybar >Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 16:20:28 -0700 >To: Mike Mueller >From: Dave Darling >Subject: RE: [914] Re: sheet metal/to sway or not to swaybar >Cc: >Bcc: >X-Attachments: > >>Dave, last night I installed a stock front bar (19mm) i have not driven >>the car yet to see how it feels, tonight i was going to install the 180# >>rear springs, would that be a bad idea now ? > > I find that with (allegedly, I have not tested them and they were >given to me) the 140#/in springs on my car, the 19mm sway bar set at near >full-hard is almost enough. I have the rear shocks set full soft and the >fronts set full hard, and the car it still a little tail-happy. I have >not monkeyed around with tire pressures much, but I am just about at the >limit of adjustment on my car for front-rear balance and the front is just >about stiff enough. > If you have stock torsion bars in front, the 180s will probably >make your car pretty tail happy. If you have larger ones, they may work >well with the springs. I don't know; I haven't played with torsion bars. >(I don't want to go to Z-7's Production class.) > Swapping springs isn't that lengthy a procedure. If you can, I'd >suggest trying the 19mm front bar with the stock springs (if you don't have >them I can drop my old ones off, though they've kinda sagged) to see how >balanced you think the car is. Then try the 180s if you think the car >pushes much. > Stiff rear springs will make the car tail-happy. If you're comfor- >table that way, that can be OK for you. Your rear tires won't last as long >(BTDT!) and your lap times will suffer a bit, but if you like it then that >is what really counts. > >--DD > Dave Darling 74 914 2.0 (decapitated) darling@simlab.arc.nasa.gov "OFF WITH ITS HEADS!"