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In Reply to: This doesn't make sense (more) posted by Chris Graff on December 18, 2001 at 11:31:02:
Anyway, glad I got some backup on this topic. Personally, I think the SLS is for a luxury car, not a street rod or track/school car. I'm not going hog-wild with my M5, that's why I bought a cheap M3. [BTW--You can get E30 325i's for under $5000 in great condition for a track beater!!!]
BUT I am going to change out the front and rear springs as soon as my GC kit comes in. I haven't bought the GC camber plates, yet, but lowering the front about 1/2 to 1" will help significantly. I just asked the UUC Digest about those bumpsteer spacers, and Ed wrote back saying that Bavarian Specialties in PA makes them. They have an A-Mod E28 with E34 M5 engine that rips. He (Bav Specialties) was the only one who could keep up with Chuck Stickley's E36 M3 at Summit last Fall. Too bad he went off and bent a fender into the tire!
And I agree with you on the damper/shock misnomer. I'm guilty of using the wrong term there. A so-called "shock absorber" actually transmits shock. The spring is what absorbs shock. We 'muricans can get important details messed up all the time. Bugs me to no end sometimes!
Dampers affect the ride quality more than any one part of the suspension!! If your ride is too harsh, your dampers are too stiff! If your car wallows like a Lincoln Continental, your dampers are too soft. Hard springs DO NOT jolt your car as bad as most people think. That's why I'm going with relatively heavy springs (300-450lb/in) to tame body roll, squat, and dive. I am also going to downgrade the anti-roll bars (Gasp!). I'm confident that the ride quality will not suffer, but handling will be vastly improved. If I'm wrong, I've only lost time and gained experience!
JamesM
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