Are Perrin drop links worth getting for my new sway bar? Ed and others?
04-06-2006, 08:32 AM
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Speaking of which, Ed, where did you get them and how much were they?
I'm seriously considering it - Love the H-Sports, but I'd like to cut down on the turn in delay and mid corner correction even more. Obviously, I have the bug.
04-06-2006, 02:32 PM
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After the weekend on the track, YES....
Had a great time with the car at the track this past weekend. Was fun to wheel the big ol' boat around the track and even pass a few cars. But the pretty red paint on the calipers was gone after the first run session.
The Perrin links definitely made a difference in the front end feedback. I could point the car at the apex and not have to make a bunch of corrections other than for a total lack of tire grip. But the one thing the Perrin links did promote on the track was a bit more understeer than I recall from before. I suspect that not only did I remove ALL rubber flex from the front sway bar, but also made the front bar feel like it's a bit stiffer thus promoting understeer. before the next event, I'll try to come up with an improved rear drop link setup to match the front.
Oh, and one car that gave me a passing signal was a Carrera GT!. (I won't mention that I was already on warm tires and he had just come out of the pits. Or that I had to give him a pass by a lap later.) Still it was fun to revel in the moment for a lap.
The Perrin links definitely made a difference in the front end feedback. I could point the car at the apex and not have to make a bunch of corrections other than for a total lack of tire grip. But the one thing the Perrin links did promote on the track was a bit more understeer than I recall from before. I suspect that not only did I remove ALL rubber flex from the front sway bar, but also made the front bar feel like it's a bit stiffer thus promoting understeer. before the next event, I'll try to come up with an improved rear drop link setup to match the front.
Oh, and one car that gave me a passing signal was a Carrera GT!. (I won't mention that I was already on warm tires and he had just come out of the pits. Or that I had to give him a pass by a lap later.) Still it was fun to revel in the moment for a lap.
04-06-2006, 08:01 PM
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lol, passing a Carrera GT! Looks like there's nothing an allroad can't do.
The question, then, is who's the better driver?
By the way, what are your current front and rear swaybar settings with the droplinks?
By the way, what are your current front and rear swaybar settings with the droplinks?
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04-09-2006, 11:44 AM
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Passing the Carrera GT was very short lived.... Got passed back 2 laps later
and in a big way!!!
H-Sports set at stiff rear. Wish the rear was even stiffer but still a bit of push on the track.
H-Sports set at stiff rear. Wish the rear was even stiffer but still a bit of push on the track.
04-09-2006, 11:48 AM
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HP2's worked pretty well, but the nice red paint was gone after one run session...
Running Hawk HP Plus pads front and rear. Good bite but could have used more. Hawk Blues next time. But if I do a lot of this, I'd have to get a BBK. But the HPs's are so much better than the stock late style calipers which flex like crazy. I did boil my ATE Super Blue fluid though, but that wasn't the car's fault. We got an all-black flag because of an ontrack incident. I was one turn ahead of pit entrance and had to go in with benefit of a cool down lap. Had both front brakes smoking. Might have just been thr red caliper paint burning off, but from the smell, it was most likely the pads.
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