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What do you think they are going to do with the suspension

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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 09:45 PM
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What do you think they are going to do with the suspension

I am anxious to see what they plan for the suspesnion of this car. Any guestimates on swaybar size and ***** like that? I hope this baby is stiff, cause I really am not sure if i will have the dough to dump another 1.5K into a suspension set. I think with a wheelbase of just above 106 inches, 50/50 weight distribution, and the low center of gravity, they really have a handler in the making. I just dont want them to get TOO practical here if you know what i mean
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 08:24 AM
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I can't see why they would make it any softer or worse than the last gen RX-7. I don't think the purpose of this car is to take a step backwards.

I'm planning on it being a very solid handler. As for guesses on swaybar sizes, that could be anything...I mean, each different car and suspension set will have a different width sway bar which will provide different resistances. In some cars, it's possible for a 22mm sway bar to be softer than others with a 19mm...so there's no telling.

As for the springs and struts. Well, I personally prefer spring rates above 300lb/in and general go-kart like driveability...but I don't think I'll be so lucky
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Old Feb 19, 2002 | 01:59 PM
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im probably gonna do an aftermarket anyway, i wanna go for like 500-600lbs/in :D
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