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Old 04-25-2013, 09:31 AM   #561 (permalink)
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Just remember that stiffest isn't always fastest. You have to match the damping to the tires and the track conditions. Some weight transition is useful, it just needs to be controlled.

For my setup I run full stiff on DOT-slicks, about 2/3rds for R-comp 100TW tires (NT01/RA-1) and about 1/2 for sticky street tires as the starting point. In the rain on R-comp wets I run about 1/3rd. Different coilovers though so your settings will be a little different. If I'm not happy with the traction balance of the car front to rear I will make small adjustments to try and get it dialed in.

Probably the most important thing is that you keep a log of everything. Weather, tire pressures, damper settings, what you had for breakfast, oil temps etc. It will all be useful when analyzing your performance at the end of the day or even in between sessions.

Car is looking great BTW and love the data logging setup.
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