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Old 09-27-2011, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottBell
Even at relatively stock ride heights my DC2 has very limited bump travel on the front. I run a "weird" super stiff front setup, and with the right surface I could see using 1200b or more on the front.
Yep. Same here.

Oh, and the narrower rear tire thing is actually to get the tire up to temperature and up to temperature quicker.
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And yes there is only one way to make the car handle , at least to make it fast . That one way is what the driver has to determine and is particular to that specific driver
So since you're not every driver and you've stated that the fast setup is determinate of a driver's style then there really is no one fast setup.

There are tradeoffs one way or another. Furthermore, you can have a very fast car early in a tire's stint and a very slow car once the tires wear in. Not bashing on your setup, yours is a very classical approach to a FWD issue. I'm just saying that wild setups have achieved extremely fast paces in racing.
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