Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 11:09:39 +0100 (MET)
From: Russell Maddock
Subject: Spax dampers
Is anybody on the list using these? I'm running Spax shock absorbers with Monte Carlo springs and 185/60 Pirelli P6 tyres and wondering what settings other people are using. So far I've tried setting the shock absorbers soft at both ends, hard at both ends, and soft at the front/hard at the back.
With all of the above settings I've been getting rather sudden lift off oversteer. It's fun, but I don't always appreciate the adrenaline rush!
Russ Maddock
http://www.petrie.starway.net.au/~sunbeam
Sunbeam Imp Sport
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 13:46:09 +0100 (MET)
From: Nick Cleak
Subject: Re: Spax dampers
Hi Russ ,
well , i think your problem may be the tyres rather than dampers , i have been using the Gas Spax for years , they are excellent , hard at the back and softish at the front .
The tyres are too wide i feel , so with the camber change they tend to run on the outer ( or inner) edge when the loading changes , I run 175 / 60 X 13 Yokohama AVS tyres all round , there is no way i can get either end to let go , even around a racing circuit , in the wet it grips as if dry too !
I am going for narrower perhaps 165 tyres on the front next time ...
You may find a big difference if you space the rear wheels out one inch each side , i found that when i fitted special 6 x 13 revolutions with a built-in 1" spacer the rear felt far less 'top-heavy'...
nick...