I have some good toe plates and 034 adjustable rear toe links. Currently running .24 decimal degrees toe in at the rear. I have a chart that converts this into a linear measurement based on the wheel size. My previous rear toe in was .44 decimal degrees, so my current rear toe is about half of what I had before. What do you suggest?
Saturday is calling for .5” of rain. It’s going to be interesting. I have fresh MPS4S and they are great in the wet. I rarely have to give point bys in the wet. Wet track is a great power equalizer. In the wet my car is loose with the stiffer rear sway bar. So got to judge my corner entry speeds correctly. Throttle lift = snap loose
Yeah, the wet is an amazing equalizer. If I know it's going to be a very wet weekend (like 90%+ both days), I get my rear toe aligned in more. Last time I believe it was 1/8th in per side, with total toe being 1/4 in. It was still slidey on lift off, but completely controllable and very easy to modulate mid corner with throttle and brake. I don't have much hard data from the last heavy wet day, but I recall 15 cars on track, i started around 5-6, passed everyone in front of me, then had wide open track until I passed another 3 or 4 cars.
Currently trying to decide between Ohlins R&T, KW V3, Bilstein B16 (not same price bracket), or MCS setup. I know everyone seems partial to Ohlins so far. Anyone who has/had any of those options able to provide some feedback?
I was comparing the Ohlins, B16, MCS, and AST recently. MCS/Ground control were awful with responses (taking upwards of 2-3 phone calls and 2-3 weeks between responses). AST was fine for the most part but refused to give me any real data and the majority of responses were "because our shocks are really powerful", so I gave up on trying with them. Ohlins is far above and beyond the rest of them in terms of communication and directness. I would not hesitate to buy anything from them. I wouldn't touch the KW with a ten foot pole. I've known so many people with issues with them on track, from spring seats working their way down to broken shafts, and everything in between.
Just over cyber monday, i ended up purchasing the B16, because I was able to get them for under 1300$ for the set, and I got a DCC canceler for cheap as well. I wanted the Ohlins, but couldn't justify double the price at the moment (just had a baby, and I owe my wife some 1300$ shoes for Christmas...). I will most likely run the B16 for a while and then get them either revalved for linear F/R at 500/400 or resell them and get the Ohlins. I'm keeping my 034 dynamic + plates for the time being. With enough(but not too much) lowering in front, the static camber can come down to -2.3~ and still keep a proper geometry on them.
I liked the Bilsteins, right up to the moment when I was informed that Bilstein won’t sell replacement struts. I have a broken strut that can’t be fixed or replaced. Now I have to do a complete replacement of the suspension.
Unfortunately, you're not the first I've heard of having similar issues. Let's chat on the side...I might be able to help you machine, or machine for you, some locking collars out of aluminum. I'm considering just reinforcing them right out of the gate when I get mine in...