for those of you that have actually run autocross, could you give me some idea of the setup you like the best? I'm just starting this year and have very little idea of what will work the best.

wheels: 16x7.5 with wide offset(cannot remember at the moment)

tires: Potenza RE730 225/50/16 upgrading to a new set of tread, A520 or Kumho Ecsta MX if released soon
(unwilling to spend money on race tires/wheelset for now)

struts: tokico blue nonadjustable(wish I had illumina)

springs: tokico 1.5 inch drop

swaybars: front and rear suspension techniques(front is adjustable)

tie bars: suspension techniques 2gnt front upper, topspeed racing rear upper and rear lower, RRE front lower

camber kit: RRE rear(spacers and bolt kit)

I think the most noticeable improvement to a stock suspension is swaybars....and I am not talking factory.


Basically I have a budget suspension that has worked well on the streets and has performed very well for me on the autocross track

Out of 9 points events I attended last year, I received 5 first place and 2 second place finishes in SCCA Arkansas Region 77(STS class).

Do not forget the brakes when upgrading your suspension.

I did a local SCCA driving school two days ago and ran my first event this year in Street Modified. It was pouring down rain the whole day and it was not a good event to compare cars/drivers. Everyone kind of made it a play day with concentrating on smoothness and picking different lines. The stock cars even did better than street prepared and prepared due to the large volume of water on the course.

good luck

thanks, I think we can get this done. What make aftermarket sway bar
would you recommend?

RMDSM sway bars are supposed to be among the best.. you can get the set for about 300 at www.rmdsm.com as soon as i get the $$ for them im getting them.

haha I tend to do horrible at autox anyway make sure you got good tires for one thing, something that sticks to the ground really well.

If you have adjustable damper on your shox set the front to the least damper and rear to the most. Also if you can get a choice of springs rates try to get the rear stiffer than the front. I don't know the exact numbers though.

heh they say if you add a fat bar in the rear or just take the front sway bar off it's good for FF cars.