im a novice and i need some help

grey mx-3 · Post by **grey mx-3** » September 11th, 2005, 2:18 am

hey guys i autocrossed for the first time today i didnt know what area to post this in i am interested in doing more events so i need to impove my suspension i know i need coilovers and a sway bar and better tires but what are some recomended brands and a good site to get the parts from and also if i forgot anything that would improve my suspension please let me know. any advice would be appreciated

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » September 11th, 2005, 2:31 am

strut toer bars makea huge diff if you dont already have them...

grey mx-3 · Post by **grey mx-3** » September 11th, 2005, 2:35 am

hgallegos915 wrote:strut toer bars makea huge diff if you dont already have them...

no i dont have them what is a good brand of those

neutral · Post by **neutral** » September 11th, 2005, 6:36 am

This thread will answer some questions...
http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.ph ... =strut+bar

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » September 11th, 2005, 12:18 pm

if you want to be competitive, just slapping on parts will disqualify you from a LOT of auto-x classes.

first figure out what class you want to race in, then depending on the class, modify your car accordingly.

If you want to do H-Stock, you have little options in the suspension dept. You can do struts only...no springs or anything.

If you want STS, you can do strut/coilovers/swaybar/bushings/stb's and a couple more things.

Casino · Post by **Casino** » September 11th, 2005, 3:13 pm

Gro Harlem wrote:if you want to be competitive, just slapping on parts will disqualify you from a LOT of auto-x classes.

first figure out what class you want to race in, then depending on the class, modify your car accordingly.

If you want to do H-Stock, you have little options in the suspension dept. You can do struts only...no springs or anything.

If you want STS, you can do strut/coilovers/swaybar/bushings/stb's and a couple more things.

exactly what Gro said, you have little options for suspenion to stay in your class.

Try buying some R compound tires if you really want a huge difference, also maybe swap your stock wheels for some leight weight ones, as long as they are stock size and width you shold be fine, adding a sway bar will not also bump you up depending on if its front or rear.

Honeslty just get some good tires work on your driving and just have fun for a bit until you get the hang of it.