28 replies to this topic

[The Batman]

sooooo who is holding onto a secret geo setting that will turn my car into an f1 car? Or is the 340r settings still good?! What about amount of shims etc?! Thank you kindly

[JG]

take it to BoT, Job done

[mbes2]

Take to MBR, well worth it for setup

[slindborg]

Very subjective....and not as critical (in terms of measurements) as many will claim

 

 

 

[Nev]

Taking to person X and simply asking for a fixed geo xxx is not the best way to get the car the behave how you YOU want it to. It also probably doesn't take into account any specific variations of your particular car, such as: 1/ a worn bush that for example might cause a wheel to toe in as soon as the car is rolling. 2/ part worn tyres. 3/ non standard tyre widths (front and/or rear) 4/ power changes (a 150 HP car will want a diff setup to a 300 BHP car for example). 5/ brake changes (a car pulling -1.2g will want diff setup to a car pulling -2.0g for example). 6/ play in the rack 7/ worn ball joints on tie rods 8/ non OEM spring rates This list of variations could go on and on, as I am sure everyone knows. The best way IMO is to do it yourself, drive it a bit at the speeds + surfaces you want, see if it is better or worse and then tweak it again and repeat the process. An itterative process will be far more likely to give you what you want. Also you will gain a good insight into what tweaks make what differences. So for example, in the future you were to do a track day in the wet, you might already know what you need to do to quickly tweak the geo on that particular day to make it more grippy, under/over steery, less snappy etc etc. It's quite easy to do Joe (have a look on YoueTube etc) and satisfying, not to mention costs next to nothing. As a leading experimenter with these cars, I would think it's right you your ally

Edited by Nev, 22 April 2015 - 10:49 AM.

[Matthew Bentley Racing Ltd]

- As many camber shims as possible (use longer bolts if necessary) 

- 90mm rear ride heigh

- 120mm front ride heigh

- Min castor

- 1 mm toe out at the rear

- 1 mm toe in at the front

- Dampers full stiff

- Remove the ARB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..................... any handling issues will be a result of the driver not the setup.................

[techieboy]

 

Should improve the turning circle. 

 

God, I hope nobody tries that in the future.  

[siztenboots]

adjust front track rod ends with steering wheel turned one full turn right, helps for going round clockwise UK circuits

[The Batman]

I guess I ask for replies like this Joe for mod

[siztenboots]

make sure tires are matched perfect and staggered special

[slindborg]

loose is fast and on the edge of out of control

[mbes2]

I thought it just helped to fold down the rear seats 

[chris_uk]

- As many camber shims as possible (use longer bolts if necessary) 

- 90mm rear ride heigh

- 120mm front ride heigh

- Min castor

- 1 mm toe out at the rear

- 1 mm toe in at the front

- Dampers full stiff

- Remove the ARB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

..................... any handling issues will be a result of the driver not the setup.................

 

 

surely you mean 10mm toe out @ rear and 10mm toe in @ front ...

Edited by chris_uk, 22 April 2015 - 02:20 PM.

[siztenboots]

bend the driveshafts for extra rear camber

[The Batman]

I think people aren't taking this seriously... I will just stick the exige/340r spec on the car

[leevx2.2]

Get Matt to Geo it you tight arse lol

[chappers2000]

make sure tires are matched perfect and staggered special

Excellent. Should make it go like thunder.

[The Batman]

Get Matt to Geo it you tight arse lol

Lol times are hard! Matt how much for replacing toe links and a geo? Can it be done whilst I wait? I don't want my car back in 6months

[Zoobeef]

Everything's available while you wait, just might be handy to have a sleeping bag sometimes

 

 

[slindborg]

I had somewhere between 340r road and 340r track toe settings put on, random camber and caster but it was great