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Subject The limits of suspension: Sidewall flexing...what can I do?
     
Posted by SeedyRom on June 02, 2001 at 3:05 AM
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Message I guess other than get smaller profile tires lol! Damn...went out for some late night driving tonight to test out the front sway bar on the stiffest setting. Until now I had it on the softer one to avoid anymore understeer than I already had. But the car feels great overall and I can still control it. However, I'm at the damn limit of my tires...I can feel when I make a turn HARD or snap the wheel back and forth, that the sidewalls are flexing and the car is slowing down. This sucks! I have those meaty 235/40/17's up front (as if the 275/45/17's in the back arean't already oversized as well). Major sidewall...

I notice that in TT's (like Ste?my's) with the electronic suspension on sport mode, he can rock the car back and forth and it doesn't dip at ALL. Now, I know the stock suspension is GREAT but his car (and a few TT's I've been in) has stock rims and tires...but it's night and day.

Funny thing is, stock TT sidewall (same as NA) is 4.43" and my setup is 3.70...so what gives? Perhaps the tires I have (Potenza RE730s) could be the culprit? Any thoughts?

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