<<<BTW, seeing as we have NO dampening now I think it will be some time
before we even get around to finding nth degree performance thru "fine
tuning" shocks.>>>
The issue I was referring to isn't buying 12 different
types/brands/models of shock to find the right damping match for the
car (although that IS an issue). The issue is that cheap shocks aren't
consistent. You probably don't want radically (and randomly) different
damping left-to-right on a given axle. In order to get a set of 4
shocks that have close enough performance characteristics - even among
the same part # - you have to buy a bunch and sort them. I'd suggest
you go to the APEXSpeed website and have a look through the FSCCA
threads on their spec shocks. These were supposedly designed to all be
the same - they weren't, even though they were the same model from the
same vendor.
<<<As for the wheels and tires we can limit widths to maybe a 7" rim
instead of 8", etc.>>>
That's a pretty big rim - FC specs. FF is currently running a 5.5"
maximum width, and they have a fairly wide rear tire.
<<<The OD on some 13" tires are close to what we are running today. >>>
True.
<<<The advantages are that they are perceived as "real" wheels and
tires, they are already manufactured, they will take a lot of
undampened travel out of the car, they will handle better, and they
will look pretty cool. >>>
That handling advantage, though, is the problem. How would we equalize
performance with the current 10" cars that can't easily be modded? If
we have to add weight, we've increased cost and reduced reliability in
other ways, right?
The only way I see that sort of change working is in conjunction with
other changes, i.e., 600cc cars can run 13" wheels, but they have to
run at a higher weight. In effect, thought, what you have done is
created a whole new class - F600 - that runs roughly the same speed as
the existing F500s, but does so with totally different components.
If you make that many changes (shocks, tires, engines), why wouldn't
you just lump FF, F500 and F600 all together into FD (or equivalent)?
What keeps F500 on the map as a distinct low-cost class?
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