04-12-2007, 11:14 PM
RM sway bars for our car make a HUGE difference. I am running intrax springs on stock shocks that have softer spring rates, and I still run circles around most cars in handling. Definitely one of the best upgrades along with dsmlink. I dont think harnesses are a big deal, as much as the seat.
A roll cage should definitely be on the list for an autox car, but for street duty stay away. Due to our coupe/hatchback chassis design, our cars are torsionally weaker, coupled with the sunroof, its a disaster. This is where the chassis of the EVO really kicks it up, due to that B pillar and lack of sunroof, along with lots of seam welding instead of shitty welding that we came with. We have this gaping hole in middle of our roof and no real structure for those long doors and windows, along with a hatch for a whole between the two upper rear mounts.
Eventually when this car gets completely done, ill be getting her acid dipped and stitch-welded all over the place. That does wonders without even adding the weight of a roll cage. Take a look at the Opera race cars in Japan, they stitchwelded everything up and actually drilled holes in the sheetmetal savings tons of weight, but ended up making the chassis a hell of a lot of stronger.
Then eliminate the one of the last evo suspension better points, and replace our rubber bushings as much as I can with spherical bearings.
Anyway, got carried away, definitely get sway bars, have fun with the front one. I hated doing it. After that either replace your tokicos with konis and/or get some RRE spherical top mounts to replace our shitty rubber suspension mounts.
A roll cage should definitely be on the list for an autox car, but for street duty stay away. Due to our coupe/hatchback chassis design, our cars are torsionally weaker, coupled with the sunroof, its a disaster. This is where the chassis of the EVO really kicks it up, due to that B pillar and lack of sunroof, along with lots of seam welding instead of shitty welding that we came with. We have this gaping hole in middle of our roof and no real structure for those long doors and windows, along with a hatch for a whole between the two upper rear mounts.
Eventually when this car gets completely done, ill be getting her acid dipped and stitch-welded all over the place. That does wonders without even adding the weight of a roll cage. Take a look at the Opera race cars in Japan, they stitchwelded everything up and actually drilled holes in the sheetmetal savings tons of weight, but ended up making the chassis a hell of a lot of stronger.
Then eliminate the one of the last evo suspension better points, and replace our rubber bushings as much as I can with spherical bearings.
Anyway, got carried away, definitely get sway bars, have fun with the front one. I hated doing it. After that either replace your tokicos with konis and/or get some RRE spherical top mounts to replace our shitty rubber suspension mounts.
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