The plan...

[TroyV]

The last COM event is coming up... Lime Rock Park in mid November....and that will be it until spring...

I am going to be running at least ten autox events and three to four COM (road course) events next season...

I know my car is not set up well to do that many events in one season. I am going to spend the winter doing some stiffening but I need help on some specifics....

I'm going with MM fullength subs, but I also want jacking rails... whose rails should I get...and do they need to be cross joined to the subs to be effective?

I'm going with MM's STB as well....straight forward there..no questions..

I'm sticking with the stock suspension components.... I have Steeda Sport springs installed... New shocks are on the menu, but not sure what to get for a daily driver.....I'm leaning toward Bilsteins..

I need bushings. Whose do I get.... Do I need urethane?

Do I need rear UCA's and LCA's..

Also aside from normal maintenance what do I need to do to make sure the car is race ready?

Sorry for the long post..... I just need some guidance....

[Gene Fine]

Originally posted by TroyV
I'm going with MM fullength subs, but I also want jacking rails... whose rails should I get...and do they need to be cross joined to the subs to be effective?

I've got the Kenny Brown rails and matrix, with the MM subs. They work pretty well together.

I'm sticking with the stock suspension components.... I have Steeda Sport springs installed... New shocks are on the menu, but not sure what to get for a daily driver.....I'm leaning toward Bilsteins

Bilsteins are good. Take a look at the ones from MM. They claim to have revalved them so they work better on a track car.

I need bushings. Whose do I get.... Do I need urethane?

For where? Front control arms? MM and Steeda both have them.

Do I need rear UCA's and LCA's

Not immediately. Really, until you put some sort of locater (Panhard, Watt's, etc) on the car, the stock control arms will suffice. Whatever you do, don't get polyurethane. Get spherical bearings. Are you planning on eventually building the rear fully (i.e. torque arm)?

Also aside from normal maintenance what do I need to do to make sure the car is race ready?

For opentracking, not much. If you're going to be running R compounds, maybe consider investing in an Accusump or a baffled oil pan. Before you start building the car up, though, double check the rules for your autocross class. Remember, subframe connectors will get you bumped up in to SM.

[TroyV]

Thanks for taking the time Gene.

I'm already SOL where factory stock classes are concerned.....due the cams, head work, and more noticably, the brakes..

I'm not very concerned about the class I'm in......I'm more worried about the car,and doing the correct things to keep it as solid of a performer as possible.

The baffled pan make a lot of sense when used with R's. I'll add that to the list.

As for shocks and bushings.... I have to ride the line here.... The line is in between daily driver, and weekend warrior, but more toward daily... The roads here are terrible, and I don't want the car shaking itself to pieces. I understand there is no do all product, but I need to keep the priorities straight.

I plan on doing something with the rear, but probably not until I am forced to so.....so it's pretty much staying the way it is. It's just that I can see all the bushings in the control arms (front and back) and the anti-sway bar bushings deteriorating....and I want to pre-emptively deal with that. I've driven Mustangs running urethane and was pleased with the reaction, but it did not handle tough roads well.