[Z06] What Handling mods to do?
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Get a new alignment, and may be new tires.
How old are your tires? if they are more then 3 years old, you need new tires.
an aggressive street alignment will do wonders for handling.
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What alignment settings would you recommend?
edit: i ordered LG GT2 coilovers
Last edited by XavZ06; Mar 31, 2010 at 05:41 AM.
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not to offend you but i'm not a complete beginner when it comes to understanding the cars handling, altough i'm more used to 4WD cars. This baby for instance:
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You are correct, sparco race seats, harness, integral rollcage.
Engine 2litre 16V turbo, gasflowed head, nimonic valves, C&B cams, forged internals: pauter rods, wossner pistons, Garrett GT30 turbo.
412bhp. 430 ft lbs of torque.
Engine 2litre 16V turbo, gasflowed head, nimonic valves, C&B cams, forged internals: pauter rods, wossner pistons, Garrett GT30 turbo.
412bhp. 430 ft lbs of torque.
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What do you plan to run for sways?
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Hi all,
I'm looking to upgrade the handling of my 02 C5 Z06.
The suspension is too much comfort orientated for my liking, i just don't feel the car like i do with other cars.
What i want is flat cornering and a much more precise steering.
Especially the wobbly front end is bothering me, i want the nose to steer in the moment i turn the steering wheel, not 2 seconds later
I'm looking to upgrade the handling of my 02 C5 Z06.
The suspension is too much comfort orientated for my liking, i just don't feel the car like i do with other cars.
What i want is flat cornering and a much more precise steering.
Especially the wobbly front end is bothering me, i want the nose to steer in the moment i turn the steering wheel, not 2 seconds later
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I'm tempted for either the LG T1 bars or the pfadt bars, i still need to do some research do see what works best. I think the rear sway bar needs the most attention, the front one is pretty big already.
Maybe we are, is your font end wobbly as well?? I'm pretty sure it comes from the stock rubber in the control arms and i'm thinking to have all the control arms polybushed and see what happens.
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