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Old 08-17-2013, 04:37 PM
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I had the poly/poly end UMI lca's. Now I have the poyl/roto joint ends. The 555's and the new lca's's made a big difference. The car feels heavier in the corners.
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FYI, even having poly on one end of the lca's will limit articulation(been there, done that). I'd recommend going with the roto-joints on both ends, you'll have more predictable handling at your limit of your tires. Have you tried any different shock settings, do you have your watts-link dialed-in?
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The shocks are new. I want to run them for a while before I make any adjustments. I rechecked the Watts and the tube mounts haven't moved and is still parallel.
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So are you saying that your shocks are still set to full soft...? The front's really need to be turned up at least 1/2 way with the 550 lb.in. spring rate, full soft(or close) on the rear is fine .
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I initially set the fronts to 4 and rear at 3
Old 08-18-2013, 01:46 PM
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Are you still testing on the street? I don't know how you can give the car an accurate assessment without taking it on some kind of course
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The back roads is where I go to trial and error. Next week is the autoX. I will see how it goes.
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I'm going for some 18" wheels and tires. I will keep the 17's I have now for future comparison.



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