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Old 05-12-2005, 01:05 AM
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Anyone that AutoX has KYBs? Just wondering what you recommend the settings for these ... I have the AGX by the way ... TIA.
Old 05-13-2005, 12:20 AM
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Never had the pleasure of KYB shocks. Recommend starting at one end of the car and start at the lowest setting and go form there.
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Agreed. For finding your comfortable spot on adjustables, start at full soft and move stiffer from their until you find a comfortable spot. Depending on how stiff your springs are, you might want to start towards the middle setting and see how it feels.
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This event is pretty short though ... 2 practice runs and then 1 timed run. But I 'll probably start in the middle the first run and work my way up. Thanks.
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If you haven't already run yet, you probably want the rears to be pretty soft. I forgot to mention that
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Thanks for the inputs ... the course was pretty fun ... I had the fronts dialed at 8, the stiffest, and rears at 1 .. the softest .. it felt good ... but I only had 3 runs ... I'll try different settings as I get more into this. But it was fun nevertheless
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I have my shocks very stiff up front and one or two clicks off(depending on race surface) for the back.

I see you don't have sway bars in your sig.....get some. Best mod for SoloII racing.

Do you run in street tire class? I ran in that class for a few races(STU)....tried Kuhmo's and I will never go back to street tires. I raced in ESP last year and SM this year.

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I have all four corners at 8 and car handles great. I have played with tire pressure and I have gone with too much in the rears and had the rear come out on a hot turn. Have not tried softer in the back. I am no pro, so can someone explain to me the advantage of going with a softer setting in the back versus the front for autocross?
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This site has some good info.
http://www.musclecar-usa.com/carsetup.shtml



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