Until just a few years ago, Neuspeed springs were relabelled H&R's... -josh
--- John Caldwell <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. :) > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > For list archives, see listinfo link above. ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com
