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Old 04 September 2009, 02:45 PM
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Default Backend wants to step out - Too stiff ?

Have a 95 classic wrx but i have fitted some Pink (not red) Showa springs/shocks,they have 4 damping adjustments, i have them on the softest seting front and rear,quite a firm ride still to say the least,but better than the coilovers i had,they were stiff !!!
Its had a geo setup by powerstation,nothing fancy,just normal tracking etc

anyhoo,car feels like the back end wants to step out when driving briskly/thru twisties etc,doesnt feel planted at all,even in a straight line feels if i slightly moved steering wheel left/right at speed id totally wipe out

so,could they suspension be too stiff or not enough ?

was thinking of getting a H brace for underneath,currently have front and rear strut braces too.

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Old 04 September 2009, 11:06 PM
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Does the car wallow or is it geometry induced ?

Wallowing is when the suspension is set too soft, geometry will just feel like low grip, mine was scary in the wet till I had the rear end set to a more "normal" toe-in.

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it certainly doesnt wallow,far far from it, put it this way,you can push down on the wing to get shock movement and the most anything moves is the wing itself flexing !

they are not worn or seized just bloody hard

i had it aligned for correct toe etc for tyre wear.

just feels unstable, i certainly wouldnt want to take an S bend (on track) at 90+ as it would have issues on the exit of the S Bend i reckon
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I'd suggest that the rear end has been set-up a bit "lively", a less aggressive toe setting should calm things down...

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