Aussie_HSV
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- 721
- Australia
Hi all,
Not sure what pearls of wisdom you'll be able to put forward on this, but I figured I'ld throw a line in the water and see what I can catch.
Heavy car + high speeds = poor braking performance.
I guess I won't win any prizes for stating the obvious there, but does it mainly come down to having to adjust the driving style to suit the car, or are there other tricks of the trade that can be applied to improve a situation like this?
I can't raise the tyre grade, can't raise ABS, and only rear downforce available.
I've taken it to Route X and found it's brake level limits before lock-up.
I'm mainly considering suspension, brake bias, and weight distribution for this FR car.
It would seem that soft front springs and compression dampers work best.
But I'm unsure if that's the best option.
Rear brake bias has it's positives, but the many negatives may outweigh them.
And the car sits at 53:47 standard so I've tried ballast to the rear.
I simply can't decide if this is helping or not.
So does anyone have a few general rules of thumb that I should work with?
I'm happy to try and tune out any inherent issues that comes with the better braking.
But I'm sitting on the fence with all these options atm, and can't decide which road to head down.
Appreciate any replies.
Cheers.
Not sure what pearls of wisdom you'll be able to put forward on this, but I figured I'ld throw a line in the water and see what I can catch.
Heavy car + high speeds = poor braking performance.
I guess I won't win any prizes for stating the obvious there, but does it mainly come down to having to adjust the driving style to suit the car, or are there other tricks of the trade that can be applied to improve a situation like this?
I can't raise the tyre grade, can't raise ABS, and only rear downforce available.
I've taken it to Route X and found it's brake level limits before lock-up.
I'm mainly considering suspension, brake bias, and weight distribution for this FR car.
It would seem that soft front springs and compression dampers work best.
But I'm unsure if that's the best option.
Rear brake bias has it's positives, but the many negatives may outweigh them.
And the car sits at 53:47 standard so I've tried ballast to the rear.
I simply can't decide if this is helping or not.
So does anyone have a few general rules of thumb that I should work with?
I'm happy to try and tune out any inherent issues that comes with the better braking.
But I'm sitting on the fence with all these options atm, and can't decide which road to head down.
Appreciate any replies.
Cheers.