Stephen yes for my Tiger also. What size sway bar do you have on the
front. Mine is 7/8".
Larry
Stephen Waybright wrote:
>My benchmark for the ride/handling target is my Miata w/ Eibach spings
>and KYB AGX adjustable shocks. I track the Miata and have a good feel
>for it's behavior at the limits. The Tiger sways more suddenly on
>turn-in and leans more once settled in, nose dive is slightly more than
>the Miata, or maybe it's just because my Tiger's Wilwood brakes provide
>so much more stopping force???
>
>--- Larry Paulick <lpaulick@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Theo, if my memory serves me right, the stock springs were something
>>like 265 ppi. I purchased a set of CAT 335 ppi and they were too
>>soft
>>for my purposes. You could tell the differences between the stock
>>springs and the CAT springs easily by the wire diameter, and like
>>wise
>>with the 425 springs.
>>
>>I now have 425 or 450 ppi fronts and 190 ppi rears from Dale A.
>>
>>I also designed a sway bar setup that mounts to the crossmember with
>>poly bushings and spiracle bushings at the a arms, and it really un
>>binds the front end.
>>
>>I looked at the Koni site last night and they recommend against using
>>
>>shocks for dive or sway control, but use springs and sway bars for
>>those
>>functions.
>>
>>I had Doug Jennings Sr. and Jr., who are very familiar with Tigers,
>>and
>>very fast east coast drivers, drive my car and they said it was
>>neutral,
>>and you could drive it anywhere as it was balanced.
>>
>>I still feel like it dives too much and the sway is more than I like
>>but
>>I have nothing to compare it with, so I will mush on till I feel
>>comfortable or change the design.
>>
>>
>>Larry
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