Handling Options

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I'm ready to dive into improving the handling of my car. I will be 90% street driven, but by no means a daily driver so I dont care about ride quality. It's all about performance

Here is what I have planned so far:

• Weltmeister 19mm or 22mm Front bar (Can anyone let me know if I need the 22mm)
• PP 165lb rear springs
• Koni's all around, adjustable if I can get them.
• No rear sway
• New rims and tires, probably 5 lug fuchs with 195/60's on them.

Any comments or suggestions are always appreciated!

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Here are my recommendations:

Wheels: As long as you are planning to convert to 5 lug, and the car is 90+% street driven, get 16x6 wheels and put 205/50-16 or 205/55-16 tires on it. The car will handle great, and you will thank yourself every day you drive the car on the freeway and don't have to do 4000 rpm to keep up with traffic. They also look better. If you get serious about competing in autocross or track events, then you'll be getting a second set of wheels with sticky tires anyway - and for those you will want 205/50-15. This will end up giving you the best of both worlds.

If you autocross, I would recommend the 19mm front sway bar with 140 lb rear springs. I think this softer setup helps for autocross unless the surface at your venue is very smooth, grippy, and consistent (but most places aren't).

For track, you will want to go stiffer, like 22mm front sway bar and 180 lbs rear springs. You'll also want to beef up your front torsion bars. But I'm no track expert - there are better people to take advise from for track setups.

But for autocross or track, read the rule books first, and figure out where you want to run, and then begin making changes. If you don't, you will kick yourself later.

Just my .02
Demick

Good info, thanks for sharing.