kitwetzler

With the MPSCs, I ran the front bar stiffer because they don't give a lot of warning before they break away, I like to have a little margin of error at 100mph.

I wouldn't suggest loosening the bar for the track, especially because the car generates lift at speed. A neutral handling car at 50mph becomes oversteerish at 100mph... I just mentioned that I run mine that way, but again, I'm not on a stock suspension. Start stiffer, the bar is easy to adjust if it's too stiff.

124Spider

So, I got the bar on Friday, installed it on Saturday (boy, could it use some more detailed, illustrated instructions!), and did an autocross on Sunday. Phew.

I set it on the fourth of six settings. The car felt very good on Sunday, with my PSCs (the first time I've used the tires in an autox; I used them on the track for the first time last Monday). I'm not experienced enough to really be able to compare, but it just felt more planted, with the rear end swinging only if I asked it to, and only a little bit then. No understeer that I noticed (Steve, I tried not to overdrive into corners, apparently with some success). There were several sharp turns, and the car behaved perfectly. That was a nice change.

Next stop is a two-day track school several hundred miles away. I'll drive there on the stock RE050 tires, and change to the PSCs there. Should I keep the bar at the same setting? Some folks seem to suggest that I should soften it a bit, while others suggest that it should be stiff.

Finally, I don't drive at all aggressively on the road. Is there any reason to set the bar softer when I'm not doing a track event or an autocross?

Thanks.

jguerdat

I've left my Comptech bar on full stiff for years. You can use normal 225s on the rear of an '00-'03 with no problem that way...