First LS1! Help Please!
04-24-2012, 01:16 PM
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04-24-2012, 04:44 PM
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Poly bushings are only adequate if you only drive in a strait line on smooth surfaces, and even at that a rod end would perform better. Your suspension needs to articulate to work, poly bushings in control arms will bind, hurting handling and ride quality.
As for the rest of the mods, they may help marginally for traction(tires will make or break it), but won't do squat for handling. Suspension-wise Good shocks will make the biggest handling difference, followed by good springs and swaybars, and a watts link. Search around a lot before you buy anything, there are parts out there that do nothing, and parts that will hurt one performance aspect of the car (like handling or traction) but benefit the other.
04-25-2012, 08:51 AM
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If this is the case then you need to search around here.
Poly bushings are only adequate if you only drive in a strait line on smooth surfaces, and even at that a rod end would perform better. Your suspension needs to articulate to work, poly bushings in control arms will bind, hurting handling and ride quality.
As for the rest of the mods, they may help marginally for traction(tires will make or break it), but won't do squat for handling. Suspension-wise Good shocks will make the biggest handling difference, followed by good springs and swaybars, and a watts link. Search around a lot before you buy anything, there are parts out there that do nothing, and parts that will hurt one performance aspect of the car (like handling or traction) but benefit the other.
Poly bushings are only adequate if you only drive in a strait line on smooth surfaces, and even at that a rod end would perform better. Your suspension needs to articulate to work, poly bushings in control arms will bind, hurting handling and ride quality.
As for the rest of the mods, they may help marginally for traction(tires will make or break it), but won't do squat for handling. Suspension-wise Good shocks will make the biggest handling difference, followed by good springs and swaybars, and a watts link. Search around a lot before you buy anything, there are parts out there that do nothing, and parts that will hurt one performance aspect of the car (like handling or traction) but benefit the other.
04-25-2012, 04:46 PM
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http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...D=90&ModelID=7
Made ground up specifically for auto-x (fstock) and has proven itself with multiple national SCCA wins. This is not overly low or harsh, its firm but not jarring (think C5 Z06 or BMW E46 M3 like), and the balance and grip are ridiculous, you can push the car so hard...
See it in action here, and how Sam developed the setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weWQHijkSU8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxe1lHIxuE
Take note this is a full weight, registered street car, no chassis stiffening, with just bolt ons and simple bolt in suspension with R compound (315) tires.
