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moose 2008-06-17 02:40 PM

Another handling question
 
How well do anti-Lift kits handle?

sybir 2008-06-17 02:52 PM

Better.

Also, easy, as long as you keep all the bits in the bag. It's when you spread all the bits out that it's harder to handle.

(I have an ALK on both of my cars and love it, but it's not legal for any *competitive* autoX classes as far as I'm aware)

sperry 2008-06-17 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moose (Post 119774)
How well do anti-Lift kits handle?

The biggest benefit seems to come from the stiffer polyurethane bushing than from the static caster added. Turn-in is crisper, but noise/vibration/harshness also goes up a bunch. I wouldn't bother unless you've already done coilovers and swaybars... much more benefit from those, even though the ALK is relatively cheap.

Also, for autocross, the ALK puts you into Prepared. Not Street Prepared, Prepared. If you plan to autocross, look into the Street Touring/Street Prepared legal offset bushings instead of the full blown ALK.

Finally, the ALK can be a bitch to install (more so the offset bushings, as you need a press to do them), and you'll need to re-align the front end when you're done.

Kevin M 2008-06-17 03:11 PM

They covered it all.

Plan to autocross? Do the press-in bushings. Care about ride? Don't do them.

moose 2008-06-17 03:17 PM

Alright I see.
What front roll center adjustment kit?

sperry 2008-06-17 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by moose (Post 119783)
Alright I see.
What front roll center adjustment kit?

Shouldn't make a difference in NVH, and should help with dynamic camber gain on lowered cars... but if you're not lowered, or just driving on the street, probably a waste of money.

Also, it too will require an alignment.

moose 2008-06-17 03:28 PM

The alignment is not my problem. But will it give me a better handling advantage at an autoX on stock springs?

MPREZIV 2008-06-17 04:21 PM

Roll Center Adjustment = useless on your car dude.

moose 2008-06-17 04:23 PM

alright thanks

M3n2c3 2008-06-17 07:59 PM

some discussion along the same lines here:

http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5994

wrxkidid 2008-06-18 04:03 PM

I would think it would be more beneficial to get some nice springs/struts or some coilovers before you did any rollcenter type stuff but what do i know, I feel like was unfashionably late to this thred.

M3n2c3 2008-06-24 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrxkidid (Post 119836)
I would think it would be more beneficial to get some nice springs/struts or some coilovers before you did any rollcenter type stuff but what do i know, I feel like was unfashionably late to this thred.

+1. I love my springs.

van 2008-06-24 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by moose (Post 119786)
The alignment is not my problem. But will it give me a better handling advantage at an autoX on stock springs?

you still have dibs on my setup if I can buy Scotts setup, if we get the same run group this weekend you can check it out

moose 2008-06-24 07:08 PM

Alright Sounds good.


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