On the Bump stops

[JFryer]

Well started installing some Top End street camber plate's on my 260Z and made a very rude discovery. My car is riding on the bump stops in the front. It turns out that the springs set that I got from Vic Brit about 3 years ago aren't stiff enough. Now here is the delema. As the car is set up right now I am running Koni shocks front and rear. With the vic brit (ground effect) springs on the front. In the rear I have Nissan Euro springs cut 3/4 coil. Anti roll bars 20mm front and rear. Here is the problem. As the car is now when I go out on the track. The car handles very nicely with just some light understeer. If I screw up in a turn and backoff the rear end comes out very gently and is easy to catch.

Now the ? should I leave the car as is until the day comes when I can shorten the front struts and go real camber plates and coil-over's, or should I replace the front springs with the rear springs from Vic brit that I never used because they were to short for the rear (one more coil then fron springs). Or if anybody has any ideas would love to here them. Also what about rollbars. right now with front end on the stops there is very little body roll but I guess that would change with new springs. Are the 20mm bars enough.

Thanks

 

Jeremy Fryer

Early 74 260Z

[Guest Anonymous]

I work with a lady who grew up in enterprise boll weevil statues kick ass!

It must be pretty low to be riding on the stops, no?

I have 19 and 21 mm sway bars, I wish they were stiffer. I have the euro springs and I wish they were stiffer as well.

 

 

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Morgan

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[blueovalz]

On a surface with any dips in the turns, my initial response would be you must be doing fine, because if the car was at it's limits in the turns, and if the suspension truely did bottomed out, you would not have the smooth transistion to oversteer that you have discribed. You will have no doubt in your mind if you happen to bottom on the stops in a turn if it happens. As far as roll bars, I was fortunate to get a 27mm/21mm bars when you could still get this size, and I always liked it. At this time I currently use a 25mm/23mm (but the arms have been shorten which stiffens the bar) and 200lb springs, all working well together. I would think the general concensious of the members here would be that a larger bar(s) would would benefit you (again, depending on what you are trying to do with the car).

 

Terry