@Xracer - Stu is spending pounds to shed grammes!!
Stu, I would stick to the kit front end for now. I always drive cars as kit for a few meetings first and tune them up to my driving style. Once I have a base set-up I can drive as fast as my brain will let me, then's the time to try something new.
If Mark comes back with something definitive on the IFS, then I'd take that advice. Mark spends a lot of time on his car and racing his car. When we raced together, his advice worked for me.
The lowered rear roll centre will give more rear grip so the understeer seems a reasonable development. I think softer tyres all round are what David Gale is able to do now with the new roll centre, so you can get some steering back.
Balance the main chassis well but don't be too fussy about the rear pod in my view - MarkC will tell you different!
Connectors and wire a
from me!
Stick to kit oils and springs for now. As Mark says, this is tuned to the track conditions, not just because there are other chassis changes. Get it to a reasonable weight, put the lower-grip setup on it from the handbook and then go race it. Once you have a feel for the car and can replicate lap times within a gnats cock, then you can change things and see what the clock says.
Anything else - just get out and drive!! HHT
