Springs and AutoX
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Springs and AutoX
This might sound like a dumb question, but I'm fairly new to the world of performance cars, so that makes me a little dumb as far as some things are concerned. Would there be any negative effects on the car to have one set of springs for normal everyday driving (for instance, the Racing Beat springs), and then put the stock springs back on before going to autocross in order to remain in the stock class?
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A) That would be a LOT of work.
B) You would have to redo the alignment every time you swapped them (reread A).
If you want the springs, go ahead and run in Street Prepared, where you are allowed to do a LOT of modifications..........
B) You would have to redo the alignment every time you swapped them (reread A).
If you want the springs, go ahead and run in Street Prepared, where you are allowed to do a LOT of modifications..........
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ugh. The guys that swap out the wheels for the track make me lazy, I couldnt imagine doing spring swaps for it.
Maybe some coilovers instead?
Maybe some coilovers instead?
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Unless you're in the top three for a given class, why even worry about being competitive? I say enjoy your car for what it is, mod it any way you want and have fun.
Autocrossing the RX-8 I went from BS to SM simply because I put the Mazdaspeed body kit on it. Other BS competitors said I was being ****, but I wanted to be honest in my classing and it didn't really matter to me either way. Since then I've put in additional mods that definitely belong in the SM group (coilovers, chip, etc) but the car is nowhere near competitive for the class. Even after two years I still run street tires on my car as well. I don't care. I'm having fun and improving my skills.
If I ever get the feeling I could be a serious contender then maybe I'll consider a purpose-built car. Until then I have fun without caring about what class I'm in or how I rank compared to others.
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Autocrossing the RX-8 I went from BS to SM simply because I put the Mazdaspeed body kit on it. Other BS competitors said I was being ****, but I wanted to be honest in my classing and it didn't really matter to me either way. Since then I've put in additional mods that definitely belong in the SM group (coilovers, chip, etc) but the car is nowhere near competitive for the class. Even after two years I still run street tires on my car as well. I don't care. I'm having fun and improving my skills.
If I ever get the feeling I could be a serious contender then maybe I'll consider a purpose-built car. Until then I have fun without caring about what class I'm in or how I rank compared to others.
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Unless you're in the top three for a given class, why even worry about being competitive?
Unless you're in the top three for a given class, why even worry about being competitive?
Autocrossing the RX-8 I went from BS to SM simply because I put the Mazdaspeed body kit on it. Other BS competitors said I was being ****, but I wanted to be honest in my classing and it didn't really matter to me either way.
Until then I have fun without caring about what class I'm in or how I rank compared to others.
Until then I have fun without caring about what class I'm in or how I rank compared to others.
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Originally posted by clyde
If your competitors are okay with something, though (particularly if it's not a performance enhancing modification) it shouldn't be an issue for local events.
If your competitors are okay with something, though (particularly if it's not a performance enhancing modification) it shouldn't be an issue for local events.
Now I just need someone to put out a reliable supercharger...
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