[s-cars] Correct Bilstein / Eibach Suspension Availability

[LL - NY]

Doug,

Just a correction, you want about  0.0 to -0.5 camber, and POSITIVE caster, 
(steering axis is tilted back at the top, causes a bit of trail like
shopping cart
front wheels) which improves centering and on center feel. Also causes the 
outside front wheel in a turn to have abit (really minor on a strut
car) better roll
camber, since in effect it adds a litttle negative camber when the
wheel is turned.

A majority of dive and roll is caused by the car's center of mass
being above the
roll axis, which is mostly due to the sedan nature of our beasts.
Lowering springs
help a little by lowering the center of gravity, and their stiffness
helps by providing more resistance to the weight transfer. (this is
why I'm suggesting the H&R S6+). HOWEVER, there is ALWAYS more weight
transfer than in a lower CG car, which means it'll never transition
like a sports car. That the STi and the Evo do so well in the handling
department is partially due to the fact that they do run stiff springs
for what they are. But FWIW, Miss Piggy will never be an Evo. Taka's
suggestions on sway bars (yup, I've been thinking along that route)
should be taken to heart, and one other thing that mayhelp in the roll
department without getting too hammered on ride would be urethane
anti-sway bar bushings (don't think I could put up with them for the
remaining bushings, even my roads aren't THAT smooth). Just beware
that stiff springs don't do too well on small high frequency pavement
problems such as the ridges as I've described. If you have alot of
them on your regular roads, then go for the Eibachs, they'd be better
than the S6+ springs.

HTH,

LL - NY


On 5/20/05, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> Doug-
> With the 2Bennett plates, you should be able to dial in some negative
> caster and get a decent -0.5 or so camber, that's about max for a
> street car unless you want to wear tires unevenly.
> 
> You're not going to get rid of the dive and roll- even with lowering
> springs, that will improve things, but it won't get rid of the massive
> roll. I should find and send you photos of my 200 autox'ing- it's
> funny-looking- looks like it's going to roll over, it's leaning so
> much.
> 
> A custom front 30-32mm sway bar and the HRSB will help fix the roll
> issue. It's still not going to turn-in like Pizzo's Evo.
> 
> Taka
>