At 5:16 PM -0800 1/23/00, Brandt D. wrote:
With the GTI being a FWD and having problems during
launches due to that fact, will lowering the car 2 or
so inches in the front with not so stiff springs and
lowering the back only an inch or so with really stiff
springs help with traction on the launch?...Wow, that
was a long sentence, but I didnt know of any other way
of explaining.
The major problem I have launching is the lack of low-end
torque. I get the best results by keeping the revs up and balancing
between wheel-spin and clutch slippage as I let out the clutch. The
only real problem from the suspension is a bit of wheel hop. (I have
Neuspeed Sport Springs, and Bilstein Sports, BTW) However, I don't
like to punish my car like that too often, and I prefer the twisties
to a straight road anyday. Neuspeed makes a set of springs which they
call DLS: Drag Launch Springs, which you might want to look into if
launching is that important to you. I don't know what the ride height
and spring rates are, but since they're optimized for launching, I'm
sure that handling suffers. I also don't know how the set-up you
suggest will affect launching, but I can be sure it will give you a
TREMENDOUS amount of under-steer.
Lee
W. Lee Hendrick
[email protected]
http://soliton.ucsd.edu/~hendrick/
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