Pro Touring (Autocross) Top 3 Mistakes

[HYRDGOON]

Thought this was a good read

http://lateral-g.net/top-three-mistakes-when-building-a-pro-touring-car/

 

[Derwud]

Well I will break rule #1, but 2 and 3, I am good...

 

[Cranky]

I've found that you can go a bit softer on the springs and use heavier sway bars to make it corner well and yet not ride like a 1 ton truck in a straight line. It just depends on what you're looking for. Total handling or total smooth ride or somewhere in between the two. Never have liked a bone jarring ride....

 

[Budnicks]

Not all that telling, pretty much common sense stuff, but interesting none the less

 

[Kern Dog]

I've found that you can go a bit softer on the springs and use heavier sway bars to make it corner well and yet not ride like a 1 ton truck in a straight line. It just depends on what you're looking for. Total handling or total smooth ride or somewhere in between the two. Never have liked a bone jarring ride....

While in theory I agree, the 1.15 torsion bars I installed still did not result in a harsh ride in my Charger.
Also, my car had a persistant oversteer problem even with a 295 rear tire. Going to a matching set of 275s would have made handling worse.

 

[72Fourspeed]

Tex Smith, hot rodder from waaaaaay back, once said use enough spring to hold the car up, then control it via shocks & sway bars.

 

[Derwud]

That is fine for turn right and left, but break dive and acceleration would suffer..