My plans for a better cornering '90 80q

[Lawrence C Leung]

Going to a wider wheel (at least 7" preferably 7.5" for the tire size
you've selected) will also improve things. You will notice quicker
response and a slight improvement in grip going to the 15's, a somewhat
less noticeably improved response but significantly reduced roll with the
new springs. Would suggest getting the complete spring/shock/anti-roll
bar package, as they all work together, and the designed package
components (such as Eibach's, if it's availible for your car) are truely
designed to work well together. They generally work much better than
anything you can design and put together yourself, unless you are into
suspension design. And they've tested everything out together to get the
best package, something you're unlikely to be able to afford to do. 
Note, if you do the springs and wheels and anti-sway bars, you will move
up into the Street-Prepared class in SCCA Solo 2 auto-X'ing. 

LOL,

LL - NY

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 11:16:05 -0800  "Darringer, Chris"
<Chris.Darringer at schwab.com> writes:
>I want to improve the track performance of my '90 80q.  It is my 
>daily
>driver, but it is also used for the occasional track event or auto-X.  
>I am
>looking at the following "areas in need of improvement", listed in 
>order of
>importance:
>
>(1) Driver competence - but we won't go into that here...
>(2) Tires - I plan on moving to ultra high performance 205 55 15s from 
>the
>current all-season 195 60 14s.    
>(3) Wheels - I will need new wheels (Borbet type "S") for my new 
>tires.
>(4) Eibach springs - I read several very positive posts here about
>installing Eibachs.
>
>Aside from wheel styles and tire brands, is there anything wrong with 
>this
>plan?  I would buy the wheels and tires from the Tire Rack.  I would
>appreciate any alternative suggestions or plans.  Will the extra 1cm 
>tire
>width or 15" really change anything?  Would mounting 205s on the 
>original
>wheels be something to consider? 
>
>Thanks!
>Chris Darringer