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Hi i have an Eh sedan with heavy duty front springs monroe gt gas shocks all round 27mm sports tourer sway bar 16mm rear sway bar all with super pro bushes all round . Also new rear 40mm lowered king leaf springs . What more can I do to make it handle better ? Any help much appreciated !!!
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The things never going to be a corner carver, but you could try getting the aligment set slightly more aggressively. Street alignment is all about tracking straight, turning safely with mild understeer, blah-blah blah. No bad thing, but theres handling to be had with someone who knows what theyre doing. Be prepared to sacrifice a little and wear tyres at odd angles though. Oh, and rack&pinion steering, which i think is achieved with a torana front end. Bonus of disc brakes too. "Silly modern cars" Edited by user Tuesday, 3 November 2009 2:34:38 AM(UTC)
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Handle compared to what? What will you use it for? Circuit? Drag? Street? What wheels, tyres, brakes, tyre pressure, speeds, roads, track surface, temperatures of track, track speeds, road speeds, maintenance. This question has hundreds of variables. If it is old or rare - Cut it! http://www.ehlimo.com.au/ |
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Sounds like you have done as much to the suspension as the basic design allows.If you have the HR front end you could possibly drop the top wishbone down by 25mm by redrilling the top mounting holes.With out reinventing the wheel so to speak the most gains now is by tyre selection(soft compound),tyre width don,t go to wide as the EH is a light weight,wheel rim offsett,the wider the track the better and wheel alignment(double camber angle from standard settings, if the tyres start to feather then realign).All this is trail and error but that is owning an early Holden.Still will not handle like a new car but you will be able to impress the later models.
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Originally posted by Biga064
Hi i have an Eh sedan with heavy duty front springs monroe gt gas shocks all round 27mm sports tourer sway bar 16mm rear sway bar all with super pro bushes all round . Also new rear 40mm lowered king leaf springs . What more can I do to make it handle better ? Any help much appreciated !!!
Sorry to disappoint, but you have a 45 year old car. At the end of the day, it will still be a 45 year old car. (+ 1 day). Anything that you do will be a compromise in some way. There is no one magic answer. If youre not real happy with the way it handles, even with the normal upgrade work you have already done, use the brakes a little more prior to turning. Utility8  |
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Ive just become used to the boat like handling....I could say its setup to understeer...but the simple fact is it doesnt have enough power for oversteer.
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