I took my 02 Turbo to the track for the first time and was really hooked. I have an ECU flash and exhaust and recently put JIC Coilovers on. For the track I cranked them all the way to make the car as stiff as possible but wasl not really thrilled with the handling. The car stuck in the corners pretty well but seemed to have a lot of understeer and seemed to wallow a bit in "S" type transitions.
I am trying to find someone in the southeast that is a suspension guru on these cars so I am not going through months of trial and error. We have some great mechanics here in Nashville, but I have yet to find anyone that really knows the suspension.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks a lot!

 

Yes, three suggestions:

1. To correct understeer you need to make the front softer than the rear.

2. If you really have only one DE as experience, save your money on equipment and spend it on seat time.

3. If you can't follow suggestion number 2, get some adjustable sway bars. They aren't real expensive, help you tune the front/rear handling, and will still be useful when you skill level increases.

Jon

 

We need a lot more data...

What are the alignment specs?

What sway bars do you have?

what tires were you running?

What tire pressures did you set the car to?

What springs are in your coilover kit?

As was mentioned above, you really should soften the front ALOT and that thing will turn better... Remember, there is much less weight up front that at the rear. You need the suspension upfront to be much softer so it will not plow.

Mike