Standard Torsion bars + Uprated Dampers - Saxperience

Mochachino · 12th March 2010, 23:15

What would happen if i put uprated dampers on standard torsion bars.

Would it over damp, and be a bit like having weak springs and uprated dampers at the front?

AXracing · 12th March 2010, 23:39

If you just slightly harden dampers on the front and rear but retain original springs and tbars it would work fine. It would just slow down the the body role, dive and lift a bit. Over do it and the suspension will start to pack down and unload wheels and such like.

Slightly harder front springs with harder dampers front and rear will tend to move the grip bias slightly to the rear. This makes the car relatively “easy” to handle.

If you just slightly uprate the rear dampers and the rest is standard it will do the opposite and move the grip forwards. It will make the car a little “harder” to drive but will make it want to turn in more.

Road cars people tend to want to be set “safe” or “easy” as most road driving is not 100% consecration, there is no run off and just most road drivers are not half as good at driving then they think. So most of the kits you see with just front springs and full damper set are great for a road setup.

Mochachino · 12th March 2010, 23:46

Well 275 or 300 lbs at the front. To start with I was thinking GrpN Dampers on standard TBars. So im guessing from what youve put it would make it feel fairly even with the different senarios youve given? I thought GrpNs would be overkill onstandard bars? What do you rekon?

AXracing · 13th March 2010, 00:06

The rear dampers aren't actually all that hard but your real problem would be the balance of the car as your front springs are so hard. 300Lb is very hard and I know plenty of people competing on softer springs. So you would be talking thicker rear tbars and arb for this sort of thing. Though it does all come down to personal preference.

Mochachino · 13th March 2010, 00:12

Should do for the time being, then il get thicker Tbars and possibly some stockhatch dampers for the rear. See how it goes anyway then tweak things. At least i know itll be ok for the time being then. Thanks for the help.