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 stiffest conventional springs for an e30? 
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M20_fever wrote:
the thing with that pic is that you are sliding, as you said. traction has already been lost, so you've unloaded the suspension at that point. If you had a pic of just before you started sliding I think you would see more roll.


This. When you are sliding, you are not using the maximum amount of lateral grip the car has, thus not getting as much weight trabsfer.

Matt, having ridden in your car, you do still have some body roll. I can't remember how much, but compared with Jim's Camaro that I rode in all day your car rolled a fair bit more.

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Turner lists the J stocks at $399 new, so hopefully I can find a used set in the $200-300 range, then I can sell the H&Rs and get some re-valved Bilsteins. I'll pull the rear sway, and throw on a vert front sway and see how the car does in the spring. Im gonna post a wtb tbread on the forums, but keep an ear to the ground for me guys.

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Fri Nov 04, 2011 10:16 pm
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I'll definitely keep an eye out. Depending on my $$ situation at the time, I may be interested in the H&R's.

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Nsquared97 wrote:
M20_fever wrote:
the thing with that pic is that you are sliding, as you said. traction has already been lost, so you've unloaded the suspension at that point. If you had a pic of just before you started sliding I think you would see more roll.


This. When you are sliding, you are not using the maximum amount of lateral grip the car has, thus not getting as much weight trabsfer.

Matt, having ridden in your car, you do still have some body roll. I can't remember how much, but compared with Jim's Camaro that I rode in all day your car rolled a fair bit more.



Lol! I understand that totally... That was the only pic I could find from the day... Lol!

So you were at the auto-x?? Why I am brain farting on who you are?? Especially if you rode with me!! Lol!

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I'll watch for them as well Tony!

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Lol! I understand that totally... That was the only pic I could find from the day... Lol!

So you were at the auto-x?? Why I am brain farting on who you are?? Especially if you rode with me!! Lol!


Haha no we met at the Shawno autoX a couple months back, I rode with you then (have no idea if your suspension setup has changed since then). You were telling me about this site and that's why I joined. I was there with Jim Chartre, just riding along with various people. We started talking while they were drying up the oil on the course.

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Ah yes! Now I remember. lol! Nothing has really changed with it at all so its the same!

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E30 Series cars here don't run rear swaybars as part of the rules.

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really? wonder why that is?

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