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Chevy
11-23-2007, 11:41 AM
Car is a 68 camaro with small block making nearly 400 hp with tko 600 behind it. I have DSE coilover conversion with their uppers and lowers, sway bar, PS, and 13" Baer brakes front with 12" rear. Tires are 245 front and 275 rear on 17" wheel vintiques alluminum rallyes. In the rear i have DSE drop springs on a 12 bolt rear with 3.73 gears. Shocks are adjustable Konis in front and some gas-adjusts out back but i just purchased adjustable konis for the rear. Car will see some street action but the goal is the best autocross set-up.

Question is: what do others recommends for shock setting on this car? DSE will only recommend "on the soft side". I have searched this forum and find only vague references to the same effect. Currently, i have the front full soft, should the rear be full soft as well? I understand some of the set-up is personal or car preference but i'd like to know what has worked for others on similar set-ups.

Thanks in advance!

MrQuick
11-23-2007, 09:11 PM
depends on how you like your car to feel. Adjust to a setting, make notes and take it for a spin. Keep adjusting till you get to a point you like.

Chevy
11-25-2007, 11:30 AM
depends on how you like your car to feel. Adjust to a setting, make notes and take it for a spin. Keep adjusting till you get to a point you like.

This is what most say, and it makes sense for a pure street machine...but it seems to me that there must be a "best" set up with respect to going fast in an autocross type setting. Possibly there is a little wiggle room in terms of what setting would get you around the cones fastest based on your driving style, but for this type of set-up it seems to me best isn't what you like, but what is fastest...unless i am missing something.

So what is the "best" setting for going fastest around some cones on Saturday? Or at least a good starting point?

Thanks!