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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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Best way of improving high speed cornering stability?

Firstly I do know that the best modification is driver skill, second being tires, third being alignment. One of the reasons why I don't plan on doing any power modifications until my driving level improves.

I do enjoy the stock ride height and my city roads are quite bumpy. I would though like something more stable and stiff during cornering at high speeds, I frequent driving through the rocky mountains. What areas can be improved upon the most to reach this goal? Chassis stiffening (tower or underbody brace), sway bars, or springs/dampers?

Would sway bars with oem dampers/springs offer the most improvement?
Or would aftermarket dampers/springs with the OEM sway bar offer the most improvement?

Currently I have 35k on my oem dampers.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Shocks.

Koni Sports. OEM dampers are ok. But the Koni's are way better. Especially with the miles.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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just got konico D specs in today. I'll let you know how they feel when I put them in.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Transam kid 01
just got konico D specs in today. I'll let you know how they feel when I put them in.


Are those a new hybrid brand? do you mean Koni or Tokico D Specs?

If your roads are bumpy I would recommend the Tokicos as you can adjust them to softer than stock and then adjust them up to about where the Konis are.

I have the konis and think they are great but they are definitely rougher on the bumps.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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Another vote for upgrade in damper. Either Koni or D-Spec.

My Koni set are at 50% front, 25% rear and the ride is close to stock, yet the improvement in rebound and overall control is much better than stock.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 06:12 PM
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konico, its a merger.

haha.
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by shaunv74


Are those a new hybrid brand? do you mean Koni or Tokico D Specs?

If your roads are bumpy I would recommend the Tokicos as you can adjust them to softer than stock and then adjust them up to about where the Konis are.

I have the konis and think they are great but they are definitely rougher on the bumps.
Haha, yeah tokico. I was distracted by doing my genetics work.
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Old Nov 12, 2008 | 01:41 AM
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How you tune ur car/suspension really depend on what you want it to do for you, also what kind of road/track you will drive on....

in two yrs, i did over 20 alignments. I need to tune it as my driving skill move up, also need to tune it as per the track i drive on, and of coz tune it after i upgrade my suspensions.

What kind of "high speed" are you talking about? 160+ km/h corners?

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