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View Poll Results: Eibach springs or Coilovers? | |||
Eibachs are more than enough for the track | 9 | 60.00% | |
A coilover setup is a necessity for the track | 6 | 40.00% | |
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03-05-2012, 08:38 PM | #23 | |
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Who cares about time I did all last year and it took all the fun out of going to the track. I had blinders on from the morning of the track day until it was over the next day or following days later. I hit the goal I wanted 57s... After that what next...55s 56s? I guess me rambling I am trying to say enjoy the company around you at the track instead of the "times" on the track. That is what I miss most, the people like Doc/Dave/Ashley who you see on regular basis and get to become good friends with. A time is a time. Guess what, it ain't worth going off in the esses at 145+ like I have unless you are getting paid. |
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First weekend in May with trackdaze, I have seen a red pickup out at VIR, but never an F-250. The weather will still be nice and maybe we can get Ashley to show up. We all know Doc will already be there.
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03-06-2012, 01:41 PM | #30 | |
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Always a first time. However, I bet he cannot break 2 mins unless he buys some mods - like a GTR vz
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I will be there for that weekend with a beefier tranny. Shit breaks, should have stuck with the Germans!! I will also be at Summit with my GTI later in May.
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I can try to make that.
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I hope that all will be at Trackdaze in May. Should be one real good event. We may have some new instructors coming out of the Trackdaze Instructor School where I will be teaching this coming week. Look forward to seeing you guys soon, even you Martin in your F250 chug achug.
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Very little bodyroll at turn 1 considering it looks like the inside tires are off the ground.
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Going back to the OP's original post, there are two main difference between coilovers and regular springs: spring rates and damping quality.
Stiff springs hold the car up off the bump stops while soft springs make the bump stops part of the suspension. Basically, with lowering springs (or stock springs), you're riding the bump stops to some extent in every corner. With coilovers, you're not - the springs are doing all the work. Stiffer springs require more damping. Furthermore, the shape of the damping curves can be selected to deliver better handling. So, there's no doubt that you can go fast with Eibach springs, or other lowering springs or stock springs, but properly set up coilovers will be easier and more consistent to drive fast on. It depends on what your goals are as to which is better for you. I'm a big fan of making my car easy to drive fast, so I set it up accordingly. When I can run at 80% and keep up with people working their butts off at 90%, I'm happy. |
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