STEEDA

97snakedriver · 02-26-2001, 07:25 PM

Yeah, I used to have the Steeda GTrac III.

But basically what you want to do is this:

Start with the shocks and struts on full soft. Drive around and see how the car takes bumps. Don't get too crazy yet. You just want to see how the car takes bumps.

Set the shocks and struts up a notch and repeat. Keep doing this till the springs are fulling damped. IE, when you hit a bump the shock ubsorber takes the bump, but does not bounce afterwards.

Also, you will most likely end up with different settings on the front and back. I ran 4 on the front and 3 on the rear.

The sway bar is more difficult because you need to toss the car pretty close its limits in order to see how it handles. Other then a track, a big empty parking lot will probably be the safest place to do this.

Like with the shocks and struts, start with it set to the lowest (IE, the end links the longest). Then you want to do basically a skid pad test. Drive the car in a fairly tight circle, (about 200 ft if possible). Gradually speed up until the car starts to lose traction. Hopefully with the sway bar at full soft the car will understeer.

Stiffen the sway bar a bit, and try again. Note that car will handle a bit differently depending on which way you go around the circle. Repeat until the car handles almost neutrally going both ways. I would advise leaving a bit of understeer as a safety margin.

That should get you pretty close. Finally drive it on the road and see how it feels. Adjust as needed.

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02-26-2001, 07:25 PM	#2
97snakedriver Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,526	Yeah, I used to have the Steeda GTrac III. But basically what you want to do is this: Start with the shocks and struts on full soft. Drive around and see how the car takes bumps. Don't get too crazy yet. You just want to see how the car takes bumps. Set the shocks and struts up a notch and repeat. Keep doing this till the springs are fulling damped. IE, when you hit a bump the shock ubsorber takes the bump, but does not bounce afterwards. Also, you will most likely end up with different settings on the front and back. I ran 4 on the front and 3 on the rear. The sway bar is more difficult because you need to toss the car pretty close its limits in order to see how it handles. Other then a track, a big empty parking lot will probably be the safest place to do this. Like with the shocks and struts, start with it set to the lowest (IE, the end links the longest). Then you want to do basically a skid pad test. Drive the car in a fairly tight circle, (about 200 ft if possible). Gradually speed up until the car starts to lose traction. Hopefully with the sway bar at full soft the car will understeer. Stiffen the sway bar a bit, and try again. Note that car will handle a bit differently depending on which way you go around the circle. Repeat until the car handles almost neutrally going both ways. I would advise leaving a bit of understeer as a safety margin. That should get you pretty close. Finally drive it on the road and see how it feels. Adjust as needed.