MY DSM and racing (all types). Please look!!

[sleepydsm]

Going to a coilover setup on a 1G dramatically increases the inside of the tire to suspension clearance. I'm pretty sure you could run a different offset/wider wheel with coilovers installed.

I have a ST rear sway bar on my 1G, the car under hard cornering still plows traight (understeer). My car is probably too low, I wanna say the active toe in the back is hurting me a lot. So with my car low, it has some pretty negative camber, and I'm sure the rear toe is F-ed.

I also run 300 treadwear BFG KDW2 (Which are supposed to have some of the best Dry grip in this treadwear range)

I have the "1g big brakes" with stainless lines and axxis ultimates. I still don't feel like they do good enough job braking from high mph.

I too am looking for solid strut bars, I might have to end up maing some. I'd prefer a triangulated one for the front. I do understand that the strut bar alone can affect what class you race in for autox.

[TalonFiero]

RT615 is what I run on the EVO and I run one of their more expensive sizes in 17" I paid $145 a tire. Awesome tire but don't expect much more than 20,000 miles out of them even less with hard driving.

[Matt D.]

Originally Posted by sleepydsm

I do understand that the strut bar alone can affect what class you race in for autox.

Don't worry about classing unless you're doing it to be competitive. Have fun first, then worry about being competitive if you choose to do so.

[Speedfreak]

For brakes at the very least get some aggressive pads(with the 2 pots) with good rotors, SS lines, and some good fluid(Motul or similar). Otherwise go with a big brake kit as suggested earlier.

For suspension, make sure you do the rear sway bar(and probably not the front). On my car with: KYB AGX/Eibach Sportlines/ST rear sway/front strut bar/Ingalls camber kit front/Ingalls camber control arms rear, I can over or under steer on on/off ramps with my gas pedal.. very neutral.

[sleepydsm]

Originally Posted by Speedfreak

For brakes at the very least get some aggressive pads(with the 2 pots) with good rotors, SS lines, and some good fluid(Motul or similar). Otherwise go with a big brake kit as suggested earlier.

For suspension, make sure you do the rear sway bar(and probably not the front). On my car with: KYB AGX/Eibach Sportlines/ST rear sway/front strut bar/Ingalls camber kit front/Ingalls camber control arms rear, I can over or under steer on on/off ramps with my gas pedal.. very neutral.

Does your car have a lot of negative camber in the back? I have those upper arms too, and I think I'm threaded out to their "safety" mark and it's still really negative...

[Speedfreak]

Originally Posted by sleepydsm

Does your car have a lot of negative camber in the back? I have those upper arms too, and I think I'm threaded out to their "safety" mark and it's still really negative...

I have a decent amount(not excessive), but A LOT better then it was before. I still need a good alignment to get it all set properly however.