Re: [s-cars] RE: BIRA vs Big Red (ECS2, etc)

[CaptMagu at aol.com]

Taka

I think you're a little off base here Taka. Its always a combination of 
things as in the entire setup that usually brings a solution to a challenge. In 
Robert's case and mine to a lesser degree, His full hard setting on the rear 
shock rebound as well as his front compression on shocks plus the 400lb front 
springs all combine to dampen the front dive. Yes, the springs and shocks should 
be tuned in tandem. When I talked to Bilstein prior to the revalve, they were 
very keen not to over dampen with the shocks but in concert with the springs. 
They asked for all the info I had including corner weights, spring rates and 
sway bar rates.

As far as the BRBU(Big Rear Brake Upgrade) goes, I had minimal dive before 
the shock revalve. Everyone that has driven the car has commented on the lack of 
dive. It would be cool to do some side by side braking with Mr Caro. I don't 
do the mods on my car strictly looking at price. I'm looking at the total 
package. A lot of us have too much invested in these cars but its what we like to 
do. 

Hap, talkin dahkine breaks in Evahboost, Maguire