Originally Posted by BrantyB (Post 637164)

That would be me!

Nankang AR-1 235/40/18 front & 275/35/18 rear; with 24.0mm M030 front bar and 19.6mm M030 rear. And I love it for autocross. But I do prefer a bit of understeer, the bigger rear bar helps balance out the front to my liking.

Rear wheels are 9" O.Z. with 43mm offset. Fitment is fine and without issue, but I tried it with 5mm spacers and it rubbed, so there's not a ton of room.

Originally Posted by 986 Boxster (Post 637174)

Did you experience less body roll with the track focused alignment?
I got pretty much the same suspension set up that you have and I was looking to add an H&R rear sway bar, but after I had a track focused alignment done, after installing the suspension, most of the body roll, if not all is gone now.
ike84 is right, the factory staggered set up of 205 front & 255 rear on these cars suck, I was experiencing a lot of understeer before I changed to 225`s at the front also. I mentioned that before on a thread on here and I am surprised that none of the track gurus pointed to the width of the front tires as the cause of the understeer.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 637191)

The track focused alignment was very aggressive, which reduced body roll a bit but it just wasn't practical for driving on the street. My personal preference is to keep a mild alignment and to let a sway bar provide assistance or compliment the overall suspension capabilities. I am debating if I want a rear sway bar, but will have to wait. I ended up buying a Tarrett GT3-style front sway bar and will try that first and decide if I want a rear later on.

I don't think I would recommend my previous alignment to anyone. There were a few scary moments on the street, even at traffic speed. :D

Originally Posted by ike84 (Post 637178)

With the spacers installed where did the rear tires rub? Outter wheel well?

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Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 637214)

I'm glad you like the Koni Special Active setup! I'm slowly hoping to convert more people over to it. Such an under appreciated set of shocks, which is the #1 seller for the 993 and 964 guys, but everybody here seems to praise the temple of Bilstein. :D

Originally Posted by 986 Boxster (Post 637257)

I like bilsteins too, I have them on a couple of cars, we`ll see how long they last with the H&R sports springs. I would've liked to match them with the eibach springs, but as you know they are very hard to find. The eibach springs are a bit softer than the H&Rs.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 637258)

Yes, agreed on the Eibach. I know they can be ordered from Europe but I didn't want to go through the hell of Customs etc. That would have been my preference.

I personally have not had good experience on Bilsteins; Koni has always worked very well for me.

Originally Posted by 986tate (Post 637350)

I just got the Eibachs from someone on here. I have stock dampers and springs and super happy with it the way it is. Increase in ARB had negligible impact on daily use, won’t try it on track until October

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 638260)

I ended up with a Tarett Engineering GT3 front sway bar and Elephant Racing adjustable end links.

I'm planning to tackle the job myself in my garage - anything I should know before getting knee deep in this? There aren't very many articles on how to remove the existing front sway bar and vice versa. Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by bcrdukes (Post 638260)

I ended up with a Tarett Engineering GT3 front sway bar and Elephant Racing adjustable end links.

I'm planning to tackle the job myself in my garage - anything I should know before getting knee deep in this? There aren't very many articles on how to remove the existing front sway bar and vice versa. Thanks in advance.