I hope I don't need to upgrade too soon because I just upgraded. Good thing springs are relatively cheap. If I catch trophy fever it could be a bad thing, a very bad thing.
Rich Blake -----Original Message----- From: John Caldwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 9:25 PM To: Rich Blake; A2-16v Subject: Re: [A2-16v] Suspension Report Auto X if you get good quality springs- like H&R's- you won't wear them out. I meant more in the sense of being ready for an upgrade after time. I've seen neuspeed springs sag like crazy, but all the H&R's and eibachs I've seen have lasted for a very long time. The eibachs that were on my GTI when I bought it 4 years ago are (or were) on somebody's car and worked fine iirc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Blake" <[email protected]> To: "John Caldwell" <[email protected]>; "A2-16v" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 14:37 PM Subject: RE: [A2-16v] Suspension Report Auto X > Generally how many auto-x and track events does it take to wipe out a set of > springs? Or how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie > pop? I am basically learning how to drive this season and will work more > car stuff over the winter. > > I can run STS during SCCA sponsored events, but many of the local clubs have > their own "regional" classes that are similar but not exactly like SCCA. At > regional events I am somewhere between stock and "improved". If I put my > old small bumpers back on I guess I could be totally legal for stock class > which usually has the most exciting competition. I know that to be > competitive in DSP you need something other than a MK2 VW. Subaru 2.5L RS > and VR6 MK3 GTi comes to mind when thinking about how I will get my butt > kicked there. > > Rich Blake > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Caldwell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 12:09 PM > To: Rich Blake; A2-16v > Subject: Re: [A2-16v] Suspension Report Auto X > > > You ought to run in STS, your car will probably be a lot more competetive > there. Go for 2.5 deg. of camber (dont worry about wear issues... if your > driving is at all like mine you'll wear your tires MORE evenly with all that > camber) and get a rear bar. As far as upgrades from where you're at right > now, you also might want to look into some stiffer linear-rate springs > instead of the progressive-rate H&R's. Something to think about in 6 months > when you once again feel like your car handles like crap, even though it's > still 10 times better than it used to be. :) > > > >
