Does the C5R run coil overs???
Drifting
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Re: Does the C5R run coil overs??? (Raysvette)
I found this on Chevrolets C5R racing pages:
Front Suspension
Short/long arm double wishbone; forged aluminum upper, cast aluminum lower control arms; fabricated steel knuckle; coil-over multi-adj. shocks; adj. anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension
Short/long arm double wishbone; steel fabricated upper, cast aluminum lower control arms; fabricated steel knuckle; coil-over multi-adj. shocks; adj. anti-roll bar
I've seen more and more people on the forum going to coilovers but the majority is using the stock leaf-springs. Most people using coilovers are into some kind of roadracing/autoXing.
This is a couple of threads recently dicsussing coilovers: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=214022 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=220630 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=216027 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=204271
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[Modified by seanr, 11:59 AM 3/15/2002]
Front Suspension
Short/long arm double wishbone; forged aluminum upper, cast aluminum lower control arms; fabricated steel knuckle; coil-over multi-adj. shocks; adj. anti-roll bar
Rear Suspension
Short/long arm double wishbone; steel fabricated upper, cast aluminum lower control arms; fabricated steel knuckle; coil-over multi-adj. shocks; adj. anti-roll bar
I've seen more and more people on the forum going to coilovers but the majority is using the stock leaf-springs. Most people using coilovers are into some kind of roadracing/autoXing.
This is a couple of threads recently dicsussing coilovers: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=214022 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=220630 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=216027 http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=204271
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[Modified by seanr, 11:59 AM 3/15/2002]
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Re: Does the C5R run coil overs??? (seanr)
One interesting thing about what coil overs add on a C5:
David Farmer of Speedvision fame and McClure both run C5s. David has the stock suspension (spring and shocks) and McClure runs a very expensive coil-over and a more powerful engine. David has consistently ran within half a second or faster. What can we infer? Well, I don't think coil overs help as much as you would think.
Dynos don't lie, but track racing is more than horsepower.
David Farmer of Speedvision fame and McClure both run C5s. David has the stock suspension (spring and shocks) and McClure runs a very expensive coil-over and a more powerful engine. David has consistently ran within half a second or faster. What can we infer? Well, I don't think coil overs help as much as you would think.
Dynos don't lie, but track racing is more than horsepower.
Drifting
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Re: Does the C5R run coil overs??? (Chris@VetteFinders)
Chris,
I do not think it says so much about coilovers, it says more about the driver quality :)
I agree with you that you would not get any big differences if using the same driver, same car and swap between leaf springs and coilovers using a very flat track. Under the same circumstances on a track with rough surfaces in the corners you would get a greater difference because the car with leafspring would sidestep in the corners making it impossible to have the same speed through and out of the corner such as a car with coilovers. And I think there is a reason why the C5R team is using coilovers .....
For us happy amateurs I think it adds some security because if the car would sidestep in a corner at high speed most of us would not be experienced enough to compensate and go off the track :)
My $0.02.
I do not think it says so much about coilovers, it says more about the driver quality :)
I agree with you that you would not get any big differences if using the same driver, same car and swap between leaf springs and coilovers using a very flat track. Under the same circumstances on a track with rough surfaces in the corners you would get a greater difference because the car with leafspring would sidestep in the corners making it impossible to have the same speed through and out of the corner such as a car with coilovers. And I think there is a reason why the C5R team is using coilovers .....
For us happy amateurs I think it adds some security because if the car would sidestep in a corner at high speed most of us would not be experienced enough to compensate and go off the track :)
My $0.02.
