Reccomendation for road course type suspension?

lamrith

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Hey all, got the notch home lastnight. Suspen seems good (stock), but long term I wantoot set-up the car as a road course type racer. something to go play around in the twisties with. Right now it is just a bone stock 2.3L LX, I will probably go 2.3T on it also to up the power..

ANYWAY I thought most suspen parts in the magazines are more drag strip oriented so thought I would ask about "road racer" suspension stuff to see what you guy use/recommend

 

Dan P.

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You could go with a set of sub frame connectors, panhard bar, sway bars front and back. A good set of nice fat tires and larger rims. Caster Camber plates with some springs, and upper and lower control arms. Try Maximum Motorsports http://www.maximummotorsports.com/ they have what your looking for. Plus take a look at my site I have done a few of the mods that I listed.

Dan

 

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GRIGGS all i have to say.

 

lamrith

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I guess I should really clarrify, This is a daily driver, not a autocross or racecar. I just want ot liven it up a bit for now... Just to keep it relative thi is a $280 4cyl heh so $2k for suspen not quite in my raneg heh Sorry I should have clarified....

Someone said putting GT gear under it and then the subframes etc mentioned above would be a decent start??

 

bhuff30

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put some GT sway bars in. that will make you feel better until you realize how horrible your 14 or 15 inch tires are. Then, you can upgrade to a bigger wheel with nicer tires. The springs may seem soft then, so throw in something stiffer.
I have a lot of suspension work done, but it has only made the car more of a handful. Sure, I can corner harder at the limits, but is is unpredictable and likes to oversteer which isn't healthy for me more of the time.