Hey all ive set up my konis/gcs and what I really want out of them is performance, not so much looks. My car is an em1, and Im planning to autocross it. Right now I have zero fender gap, but even with front extended tophats, my suspension travel is about 1/4 inch!


At what point does too much drop = bad handling characteristics?
As stated my car is currently 0 fender gap, but lacking suspension travel in the front. I may do fork mod to alleviate it though.


Thanks

 

Spring rates? Current alignment specs? Photo of ride height?

 

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what size rims/tires are you running?

 

all the specs are in his sig.

I think a 2-2.25" drop is about right.

 

It's a little long-winded, but Mike Kojima of SCC wrote these awesome tech articles about suspension. This goes to a big list of all teh articles. It'll tell you more about suspension than you'd probably ever care to know.

 

I can't believe you would ever need to do both extended upper mounts AND the fork trick in the front.

How did you determine that you only have 1/4" travel with extended top hats?

I had zero fender gap on my Integra w/ GC's and 380 lb/in front springs, and I never had any problems with bottoming out or with the stock upper control arms hitting the shock towers.