1st autocross run.

70b7duster said
Thanks for the replies! If I remember correctly the front bar is 1". The rear springs are matched. I already had the springs, and the thought after speaking to a few people was rather than buy springs and a rear sway bar, control the rear roll with spring rate. Which seemed to work quite well just had some side to side movement like you mentioned was probably due to the arch. I raised the nose about an inch from that picture. Here's my idea for the rear. Let me here some feedback.

Rather than dumping a bunch of money into springs and bars. (When I eventually want to do a HKD triangulated 4bar ;). Use afco spring sliders to get the rear down, and also help w/ the side to side movement, fab a panhard bar, and maybe put a 1" lowering block in it.

Sounds like a plan to me. I don't think you'll need a 1" lowering block with the sliders. You can see in younggun's picture that just installing the sliders will lower the car. If you're springs aren't relocated like his are, I would weld an "L" shaped piece of channel to the top of the slider so that you can use the stock rear spring mount. Put the slider flush with the bottom of the frame at that mount, and locate the "L" bracket so that you can use the original shackle mount bolts. Or just weld the slider onto the bottom of the frame there below the original shackle mount, depending on whether or not you care if the slider bracket is still there after you convert over to the triangulated 4-link.

Looking at younggun's picture that would put the slider even higher than his, and would probably work out to at least an 1" of drop, if not more.

lilcuda said
Where was the autocross? I've been looking for a place to try autocrossing my car.

I'd be interested in the answer to that too. In fact, if you let me know when the next time you're planning on taking your car out I'd love to try and make it down. I'm just up in Sacramento. I've yet to get mine on any kind of course, and I'd love to see a HDK car in action.