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Gairloch · 05-30-2006, 11:56 PM

1. '91 NA
2. RSR Race springs, KYB AGX dampers
3. Racing Sparco NT-R 17x7 +42 F/17x8 +45 R
4. Hankook RS-2 215/40-17 F / 235/40-17 R
5. rolled or cut fenders? No
6. Front:
Caster +5
Camber -2
Toe 0

Rear:
Camber -2
Toe 0

I love my RSR Race springs, they do a fantastic job of managing weight transfer. Thanks to them I will not need to use anything other than a stock sway bar.

I'm not so hot on the KYB AGX dampers. The valving is slow so they end up being very non-compliant on compromised surfaces. In hard cornering this has lead to unpredicable behavior and rough road is very uncomfortable to ride over. On smooth surfaces they are acceptable.

I just put 300 track miles on the tires this last weekend. I am very very happy with their performance. They communicate very well when reaching the traction threshold and let go in a very predictable manner. They did tend to pick up a lot of klag which needs to be scrubbed off to protect the balance of the wheel (learned this one the hard way). Overall the corner speeds they carried was impressive and wear was acceptable.

The cars handling is mostly neutral with a slight tendancy to oversteer. The steering is extremely responsive (manual rack). I intend to try adding 1/8th total toe in the rear next time I have the car aligned to address the oversteer.

05-30-2006, 11:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	1. '91 NA 2. RSR Race springs, KYB AGX dampers 3. Racing Sparco NT-R 17x7 +42 F/17x8 +45 R 4. Hankook RS-2 215/40-17 F / 235/40-17 R 5. rolled or cut fenders? No 6. Front: Caster +5 Camber -2 Toe 0 Rear: Camber -2 Toe 0 I love my RSR Race springs, they do a fantastic job of managing weight transfer. Thanks to them I will not need to use anything other than a stock sway bar. I'm not so hot on the KYB AGX dampers. The valving is slow so they end up being very non-compliant on compromised surfaces. In hard cornering this has lead to unpredicable behavior and rough road is very uncomfortable to ride over. On smooth surfaces they are acceptable. I just put 300 track miles on the tires this last weekend. I am very very happy with their performance. They communicate very well when reaching the traction threshold and let go in a very predictable manner. They did tend to pick up a lot of klag which needs to be scrubbed off to protect the balance of the wheel (learned this one the hard way). Overall the corner speeds they carried was impressive and wear was acceptable. The cars handling is mostly neutral with a slight tendancy to oversteer. The steering is extremely responsive (manual rack). I intend to try adding 1/8th total toe in the rear next time I have the car aligned to address the oversteer.