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Picked up thr Strano Bars - where shall I set them

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Duane Black

Curbs go brrrppp
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Durham, NC
so i know the general tuning principles of dialing back oversteer/understeer - I just wondered where you guys may start.

I’ve got stock springs, koni yellow front struts, a light k member, and now, a fays 2 watts link and a set of Strano bars.

The guy I got these from was running like 3x the factory spring rate and ran the bars full stiff up front, middle stiff in the back, and the watts in a pretty low hole, like 2nd from the bottom, but it looks like that’s all designed around ride height.

Curious if these sounded like good starting points for a stock spring set up on a v6
 
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545
I am assuming you are running stock GT or V6 PP springs with a 123F / 156R rates.

I would set the front bar full stiff and the rear in the middle. Depending on how you like your car’s balance, you may wind up moving the rear bar to full stiff after you drive the car for a while.
 

Duane Black

Curbs go brrrppp
580
415
Exp. Type
Time Attack
Exp. Level
5-10 Years
Durham, NC
I am assuming you are running stock GT or V6 PP springs with a 123F / 156R rates.

I would set the front bar full stiff and the rear in the middle. Depending on how you like your car’s balance, you may wind up moving the rear bar to full stiff after you drive the car for a while.


This would be correct. This is what I was thinking. Stiff front with weak springs keeps the car in the camber curve better, right?
 
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Grant 302 has a post topic listing out know spring and sway bar rates. It is helpful to look at when trying to get an idea of initial settings. Just search the forum and it should pop up.
 

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