[V8] Suspension

[Coleman, David]

> BTW, while I think a rear a/r bar is a waste of time on a FWD 
> 4k or on an
> UrQ, 
...
> ballast.  If anyone has any experience with running a rear 
> a/r bar on one of these cars, I'd be curious to hear the results.

On a hot lap, my IT-C A1 Scirocco is able to keep all 4 wheels on the ground 98% of the time.  However, its suspension is not roadworthy -- Custom-valved Bilstein HD shock/struts with Eibach coil-overs (with heavy rates).  No front bar, one ~25mm rear bar, and serious (a bit too much) negative camber.  One lower suspension tie-bar.  The setup works, as I set the fastest lap in each of the 6 races I won this year, at two different road courses.  Twice I got oh-so-close to the track record set by a RWD 510 in ideal conditions.  In fact, it's not unheard of for some (slower) FWD guys to run 2 rear bars.

To presume a full-race FWD setup would have any place in an AWD land yacht would be unwise, which is why I've started to clam up a bit on this.  But I believe it's worth considering when setting up a performance-oriented FWD 4kq or Coupe.

-Dave